RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

Attention: Directorate
           Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
           Ranger Activities Division Information Network

Day/Date:	 Friday, November 22, 1991

INCIDENTS

91-630 - New River Gorge (West Virginia) - Arson Arrests

At about 2:00 p.m. on the afternoon of November 20th, rangers responded to 
a fire on Highland Mountain.  Two park engine crews, a park wildland fire 
crew, and crews and engines from the state and two local volunteer fire 
departments were able to contain the fire, which was caused by an arsonist 
who burned a vehicle at that location.  While fighting this blaze, 
firefighters were called to respond to four more starts near Glade Creek.  
At the same time, crews at Grandview Park spotted several arsonists setting 
fires on the Mill Creek Road.  Enforcement rangers immediately set up road 
blocks to prevent them from leaving the area.  Following a joint 
investigation by rangers and FBI agents, three suspects were detained; two 
of them, J.W.V. and R.M., both of Beaver, West Virginia, 
were arrested on four counts of wildland arson, conspiracy to commit arson, 
and driving while intoxicated.  The state will also prosecute the pair on 
all four arson counts.  Over 200 acres of park land were burned by the 
fires.  [Telefax from Lizzie Watts, NERI, 11/21]

91-631 - Ocmulgee (Georgia) - MVA with Fatality

D.K.J. of Macon, Georgia, was killed when his vehicle left Emery 
Highway and struck a concrete utility pole in the park just before 2:00 a.m. 
on November 16th.  The vehicle was believed to have been moving in excess 
of 80 mph at the time of the accident.  Alcohol was involved.  Macon police 
investigated the incident.  [Telefax from Steve Alscher, LES, RAD/SERO, 
11/21]

OPERATIONAL NOTES

1) NOTE: The telephone numbers for the Branch of Fire and Aviation in WASO 
will change effective sometime today.  You can reach Elmer Hurd, Bill 
Spruill or Helen Kelly by calling FTS 268-5572/5573 or 202-208-5572/5573.

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 (11/19-11/22).

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