RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

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

Day/Date:	 Wednesday, November 27, 1991

INCIDENTS

91-635 - Saint Croix (Wisconsin) - Assist in Barge Recovery

On November 22nd, rangers assisted in corralling a runaway 30-ton barge 
near the Nevers Dam boat landing north of Saint Croix Falls.  The incident 
began when it was discovered that the barge had slipped its moorings from a 
construction site at a bridge north of Rush City, Minnesota.  Authorities 
feared that the barge would hit and damage a Northern States Power dam at 
Taylor's Falls and sought to stop it before it reached that location.  
River ice, 20 degree temperatures and 10 mph winds hampered recovery 
efforts, but rangers and local law enforcement officers were finally able 
to get it under control after it had drifted 29 miles down the river.  It's 
not known whether the barge escaped because of rising water from recent 
snow melt or because someone deliberately set it adrift.  [Joe Hudick, SACN, 
via CompuServe message from Ben Holmes, RAD/MWRO, 11/26]

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Halainen on AL (11/25-11/29).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Gale serving as incident commander for 50th 
anniversary of Pearl Harbor, U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, HI (11/25-12/9); 
Norum, Broyles and Erskine on AL (11/25-11/29).

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

Telephone:	Branch of R&VP - FTS 268-4874/6039 or 202-208-4874/6039
              Branch of F&A (WAS0) - FTS 268-5572/5573 or 202-208-5572/5573
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