RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
CC: RAD Information Net
Day/date: Monday, October 7, 1991
INCIDENTS
91-539 - Everglades (Florida) - Search in Progress
A Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Cessna 172 with two people aboard
disappeared while searching for overdue boaters along the park's
west coast on October 2nd. The pilot of the plane found the
missing boaters near Mormon Key and directed other searchers to
their location, then radioed that he was running low on fuel.
He apparently tried to return to Marco Island, which is north of
the park, but did not arrive and was not heard from again. A
search was immediately begun employing searchers from the park,
CAP, Coast Guard and local sheriffs' departments and was still
underway at the time of the report. The plane is presumed to
have gone down in the Gulf of Mexico. [Telefax from Mark Lewis,
LES, EVER, 10/4]
91-540 - Olympic (Washington) - Suspected Arson
Just after 1:00 a.m. on September 29th, a Port Angeles police
officer driving by the park's visitor center saw smoke issuing
from the building and found the center panel of an outdoor
plexiglass display on fire. The Port Angeles fire department
and park personnel responded to the fire and were able to catch
and suppress it just as the flames were starting to burn the
visitor center's exterior wall. Part of a phone in an outdoor
booth on Hurricane Ridge in Olympic was found melted that night.
A device used to light crack cocaine may have been used to torch
both the plexiglass panel and the phone. A log cabin in a
county park was also set afire that same night and burned to the
ground. Rangers are investigating the incidents in conjunction
with the state fire marshall's office, the Port Angeles police
department and county authorities. [SEAdog message from Mike
Blankenship, RAD/PNRO, 10/1 and 10/4]
CALENDAR
Asterisk (*) indicates new entry; plus (+) indicates revised
entry subsequent comments explain the revision. Brackets at
end of entry indicate source of information:
October 21-25 Regional Chief Rangers' Annual Meeting, Boise,
ID. [Dick Martin, RAD/WASO]
* October 15-18 "Natural Areas in the Western Landscape,"
Eighteenth Annual Natural Areas Conference, YMCA of the Rockies,
Estes Park, CO. Room Rates range from $102 to $207 and include
three nights' lodging, transportation to and from the airport,
and all meals, including a banquet. For more info, call Janet
Wise at FTS 327-2093 or 303-969-2093. [Steve Chaney, RMRO]
October 21-25 Law Enforcement Refresher Training, Quality Inn,
Philadelphia, PA. Interested persons should contact Michael
Dumene at Independence at 215-597-0391 or 7077 (FTS 597-0391 or
7077) before September 30th. [Ginny Paci, RAD/MARO]
October 23-26 Tenth Annual Cave Management Symposium, Bowling
Green, KY. Cohosted by American Cave Conservation Association
(ACCA) and Mammoth Cave NP. For further information, contact
Dave Foster (ACCA) at 502-786-1466 or Jeff Bradybaugh (MACA) at
502-758-2238. [Jeff Bradybaugh, MACA]
October 25-26 "Biological Pollution: The Control and Impact of
Invasive Exotic Species", training course, IUPUI University
Place Conference Center, Indianapolis, IN. For further
information, contact Bill McKnight, Indiana State Museum, 202 N.
Alabama, Indianapolis, IN 46204. [Steve Cinnamon, MWRO]
* October 28-December 20 LEEDC Staff Detail, FLETC, Glynco, GA.
Funded by LEEDC/FLETC. For application procedures, contact your
regional training office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
* October 30-November 22 Firearms Instructor Detail, FLETC,
Glynco, GA. Funded by Firearms Division, FLETC. For
application procedures, contact your regional training office.
[Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
* November 4-8 SemiAutomatic Pistol Program, FLETC, Glynco, GA.
Funding by LEEDC/FLETC subject to availability of FY 92 funds.
For application procedures, contact your regional training
office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
November 5-7 "Incident Commander: Emergency Response", Myrtle
Beach Hilton, Myrtle Beach, SC. The course, sponsored by the
Association of National Park Rangers, will focus on ICS
leadership and will be taught by NASAR instructors. The tuition
is $160. Registrations should include name, address, phone
number and tuition, and should be mailed to Debbie Gorman, PO
Box 307, Gansevoort, NY 12831. For further information, contact
Paul Anderson at 703-999-3400. [Paul Anderson, SHEN]
November 12-15 "Fisheries Management: Dealing with Development
in the Watershed", symposium, Newport, RI. For further
information, contact John Boreman at the University of
Massachusetts (413-545-2842).
November 15-16 Sixth Annual Wilderness Emergencies Conference,
Los Abrigados Resort, Sedona, AZ. Sponsored by the Flagstaff
Medical Center. For further information, contact Sharon Harbeck
at 602-779-3366 ext. 4185. [Sharon Harbeck, Flagstaff Medical
Center]
November 18-22 Second National Park Service GIS Users'
Conference, Denver, CO. The conference will bring together all
NPS users of geographicdata technology for the first time in
over three years. All personnel involved in GIS should consider
attending. There will be poster and plenary sessions, panel
discussions and workshops. For more information, including an
announcement brochure and list of possible workshops, contact
Leslie Manfull, GIS Division (Denver), at FTS 327-2590 or
303-969-2590. [Leslie Manfull, GIS]
* November 18-22 SemiAutomatic Pistol Program, FLETC, Glynco,
GA. Funding by LEEDC/FLETC subject to availability of FY 92
funds. For application procedures, contact your regional
training office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
November 19-22 Regional Recreation Fee Coordinators' Training,
Washington, DC. [Wes Kreis, RAD/WASO]
* November 27-December 20 Firearms Instructor Detail, FLETC,
Glynco, GA. Funded by Firearms Division, FLETC. For
application procedures, contact your regional training office.
[Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
* December 2-20 Firearms Instructor and SemiAutomatic Pistol
Program, FLETC, Glynco, GA. Funding by LEEDC/FLETC subject to
availability of FY 92 funds. For application procedures,
contact your regional training office. [Carole Pfeifer,
LEEDC/FLETC]
* December 6-7 Overview of Archeological Protection, Fort
Worth, TX. For application procedures, contact Dr. William
Butler at FTS 327-2875 or 303-969-2875. [Carole Pfeifer,
LEEDC/FLETC]
* December 9-13 Law Enforcement for Managers, FLETC, Glynco,
GA. Funded by LEEDC/FLETC. For application procedures, contact
your regional training office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
December 11-14 Annual convention, National Campground Owners
Association, San Diego, CA. NPS employees have been offered the
members' registration rate of $210 per person for the entire
convention, or $75 per day for the days when seminars will be
given. Lodging and some meals will be extra. The educational
program will focus on operations and maintenance; the trade show
will feature the latest in equipment and services. Call
703-471-0143 for registration information, or Priscilla Baker at
202-208-4917 or FTS 268-4917 for further information. [Priscilla
Baker, Tourism]
* January 9-March 25 Basic Law Enforcement for Land Management
Agencies, FLETC, Glynco, GA. Funded by LEEDC/FLETC. For
application procedures, contact your regional training office.
[Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
(Calendar appears in the morning report every other Monday. If
you know of a conference, meeting or training session with
Servicewide interest and implications, please provide the
specifics to Bill Halainen in Ranger Activities).
STAFF STATUS
Division Chief: Brady at Branch of Fire Management planning
meeting, Boise, ID (10/7-10/8) and 75th anniversary symposium,
Vail, CO (10/8-10/11).
Branch of Resource & Visitor Protection: Schamp managing
security at 75th anniversary symposium, Vail, CO (10/5-10/11);
Sisto on annual leave (10/9-10/15).
Branch of Fire & Aviation: Hurd and Spruill at branch planning
meeting, Boise, ID (10/7-10/11); Farrel conducting structural
fire review, Cumberland Island, GA (10/10-10/12).
Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities
Telephone: All Offices FTS 2684874/6039 or 2022084874/6039
Telefax: Branch of R&VP FTS 2686756 or 2022086756
Branch of Fire FTS 2685977 or 2022085977
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