RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
MORNING REPORT
Attention: Directorate
Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
Ranger Activities Division Information Network
Day/Date: Monday, November 18, 1991
INCIDENTS
91-617 - Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) - Theft of Painting
On November 7th, an ENP&MA employee discovered that a painting had been
stolen from the lower gallery of the park museum. The six inch by ten inch
painting, entitled "Crossing the Rappahanock at Chancellorsville", was
completed sometime during the Civil War by artist William McIlvaine and is
valued at $2,500. It was one of nearly a dozen paintings on exhibit in the
gallery. Although the exhibit was not alarmed, its design incorporated
standard security provisions and security guards were present in the
building. A $500 reward is being offered for information leading to
recovery of the painting. An investigation by park personnel is underway.
[CompuServe message from Mac Heebner, CR, GETT, 11/14]
91-618 - Sleeping Bear Dunes (Michigan) - Accidental Shooting
B.S., 22, of Flushing, Michigan, accidentally shot himself in
the abdomen on the morning of November 17th when he fell on his .44 magnum
rifle while deer hunting in the park's Platte River District. Other
hunters in the vicinity heard Stevenson's cry for help and carried him to a
nearby road. Rangers Rich Slonaker and Bob Saddler responded and assisted
a county rescue team in evacuating B.S. by air. He was reported in
good condition at a local hospital later that afternoon. [CompuServe
message from SLBE, 11/17]
91-619 - Grand Canyon (Arizona) - Felony Arrest
On the morning of November 5th, rangers responded to multiple reports of a
reckless and possibly intoxicated driver operating a pickup truck on South
Rim roads. Ranger Marty McCaslin spotted the truck on Sunset Drive and
stopped it. McCaslin approached the truck and asked the driver, 20-year-old
N.E., to turn off the engine, but Esplann instead sped away
from the scene. McCaslin and ranger Steve Stockdale pursued; additional
units joined in, including the park helicopter. N.E. was operating his
truck in a reckless and extremely erratic manner, using both lanes of the
South Entrance Road and forcing oncoming traffic to take evasive action.
Ranger Keith Lober passed N.E. and pulled in front of him in an effort
to slow him down and protect other vehicles; N.E. responded by making
several attempts to pass Lober, and at one point rammed Lober's patrol car
in the rear. N.E. eventually passed Lober, but crashed while attempting
to drive the wrong way through an open lane at the South Entrance Station,
where traffic had been stopped. N.E. and his intoxicated passenger
received minor injuries in the accident. N.E. was arrested and taken to
the Coconino County jail, where he is being held on high bond for a variety
of charges, including assault on a federal officer, felony flight, and
felony DUI. The prosecution is being handled jointly by the U.S.
Attorney's Office and the Coconino County attorney. Lober was commended
for his efforts to shield oncoming traffic from N.E.'s vehicle.
[Dispatch, GRCA, via CompuServe message from Herb Gercke, RAD/WRO, 11/15]
CALENDAR
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. Entries are listed no earlier than four months before the
event. An asterisk (*) indicates a new entry; a plus (+) indicates a
revised entry - subsequent comments explain the revision. Brackets at end
of entry indicate source of information:
November 18 - September 30, 1992 - Instructor Details (30, 60, 90, or 120-
day) to FLETC's Firearms, Driver Training or Physical Techniques Divisions.
For application procedures, contact your regional training office. [Carole
Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
December 2 - 6 - PNR Resource Management Refresher Workshop, Moscow, ID.
For further information, contact Kathy Jope at 206-553-5670 or FTS 399-5670.
[Kathy Jope, RAD/PNRO]
December 2 - 13 - Driver Instructor Training, FLETC, Glynco, GA. Funded by
benefitting accounts. For application procedures, contact your regional
training office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
December 2 - 13 - Physical Fitness Coordinator Training, FLETC, Glynco, GA.
Funded by benefitting accounts. For application procedures, contact your
regional training office. [Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
December 2 - 12 - Advanced Physical Security Training, FLETC, Glynco, GA.
Funded by benefitting accounts. 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 - 10 - "Monitoring the Effects of Forestry Activities on
Streams in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska", EPA workshop, Seattle, WA.
Registration fee of $20. For further information, call Rick Edwards, EPA,
206-553-8511 or FTS 399-8511. [Kathy Jope, RAD/PNRO]
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]
* December 16 - 17 - "Monitoring the Effects of Forestry Activities on
Streams in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska", EPA workshop, Eugene, OR.
Registration fee of $20. For further information, call Rick Edwards, EPA,
206-553-8511 or FTS 399-8511. [Kathy Jope, RAD/PNRO]
January 6 - 10 - Natural Resource Communications, California State
University, Chico, CA. For further information, call Dr. Jon K. Hooper at
916-898-5811. [Kathy Jope, RAD/PNRO]
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]
* January 13 - 17 - "Critical Issues: Museum Security and Fire Protection",
Williamsburg, VA. The objectives of the course are to incorporate museum
practices into physical security and structural fire protection programs
and to reinforce cooperative working relationships that ensure improved
overall museum collections protection. Funded by benefitting accounts.
For further information, contact Connie Hudson Backlund, Mather EDC, FTS
925-6402 or 304-535-6402.
January 13 - May 6 - Seasonal Law Enforcement Ranger Academy, Colorado
Northwestern Community College, Rangely, CO. For further information and
application, contact Steven Whittmore at 303-675-3306. [Steve Whittmore,
CNCC]
January 27 - 31 - Archeological Resource Protection Training, Glen Canyon,
Page, AZ. Funding by LEEDC/FLETC subject to availability of FY 92 funds.
[Carole Pfeifer, LEEDC/FLETC]
January 28 - March 27 - 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]
STAFF STATUS
Division Chief: Brady on annual leave (11/18-11/22).
Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Martin instructing at safety for
line managers course, Beckley, WV (11/18-11/20); Kreis at regional fee
coordinator meeting, WASO (11/20-11/22).
Branch of Fire and Aviation: Norum at meeting of prescribed fire and fire
effects working team, Charleston, WV (11/17-11/22); Gale serving as
incident commander for 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, U.S.S. Arizona
Memorial, HI (11/25-12/9); Botti at Western Region FMO meeting, Yosemite,
CA (11/18-11/22); Broyles at training working team meeting, White River, AZ
(11/7-11/22).
Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities
Telephone: All Offices - FTS 268-4874/6039 or 202-208-4874/6039
Telefax: Branch of R&VP - FTS 268-6756 or 202-208-6756
Branch of F&A (WASO) - FTS 268-5977 or 202-208-5977
CompuServe: Branch of R&VP - WASO-RANGER
Branch of F&A (WASO) - WASO-FIRE-WO
SEAdog: Branch of R&VP - 1/650
Branch of F&A (WASO) - 1/655