NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date: Wednesday, April 3, 1996 

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

96-127 - Crater Lake (Oregon) - Rescue

On the afternoon of April 1st, B.S. and his twin, nine-year old
daughters, A.S. and S.S., were snowshoeing on the West Rim Trail about a
quarter mile from the trailhead.  A.S. was standing 10 feet from the edge
of a cornice near the caldera when it fractured directly underneath her.  She
free fell about 20 feet to a 60-degree slope, then was carried 700 feet down
the incline into the caldera by the resulting slab avalanche.  The avalanche,
which was about a half foot thick and 75 feet across the crown, continued for
about 1,200 feet to the edge of the lake.  B.S. was able to see his
daughter's head, which was never completely engulfed by the avalanche, and
could still see her when she was cast to the side by the debris flow somewhat
more than halfway downslope to the lake.  B.S. sent his other daughter for
help, then entered the caldera to help A.S.  S.S. contacted a concession
employee, who reported the incident to rangers.  Rangers assembled a team
which entered the caldera on belay and rappel ropes.  The first EMTs on the
scene determined that neither A.S. nor her father had suffered from
significant trauma.  Both father and daughter were in stable condition, but
chilled.  They were belayed up from the caldera.  The family was reunited at
the Canfield ranger station, where they were treated for exposure.  [Uwe
Nehring, CRLA]

96-128 - Point Reyes/Golden Gate (California) - Arrest; Car Clout and Assault

On January 22nd, two Swiss nationals reported that their car had been
burglarized at the Lighthouse parking lot in Point Reyes and that the thief
had assaulted one of them after they'd discovered him in their vehicle.  The
man, subsequently identified as G.H., a known area car-clouter with a
25-year record of auto burglaries, stole over $800 in U.S. currency and 500
Swiss francs.  An interpretive ranger spotted G.H. on Great Beach below
the lighthouse, and he was caught and arrested by rangers.  G.H. was
subsequently able to get out of prison on bail.  On March 1st, Golden Gate
dispatch received an anonymous report of a man casing cars at the Muir Beach
overlook.  The description of the man and his vehicle matched those of
G.H. and the car he was using at Point Reyes.  He was stopped but was not
arrested because he wasn't seen entering any cars and did not have any stolen
property with him.  The report of this incident, however, was brought up at
G.H.'s preliminary hearing on March 4th.  G.H. pled guilty to second
degree robbery, a second strike under California's three strike law, and was
subsequently sentenced to five years in prison.  Rangers were to interview
him yesterday to pursue his claims that he knows about several other long-
running auto burglary operations in northern California.  [Frank Dean, CR,
PORE]

96-129 - National Capital Parks (D.C.) - Arrest for Weapons Violations

Just after midnight on March 29th, Park Police officer W.S. Humberson spotted
a traffic violation and attempted to stop the vehicle.  The driver fled and
Humberson pursued.  The vehicle turned into a dead-end street; when the
driver realized this, he reversed direction and struck Humberson's cruiser in
an apparent effort to disable it.  The driver then crashed into a parked
vehicle, effectively aborting the attempted escape.  Humberson apprehended
the driver, K.C., and passenger, G.J.  A loaded .380
handgun was taken from K.C., and a loaded AK-47 assault weapon was
recovered from the area near the front passenger's seat.  Both were arrested
for weapons violations.  [Bill Lynch, LES, NCFDO]

96-130 - North Country (Wisconsin) - Property Damage

A vehicle belonging to a hiker using North Country National Scenic Trail was
destroyed around midnight on March 2nd.  The driver and his companions were
following portions of the trail in northwestern Ohio, and had parked the car
adjacent to a rutted service road while they camped nearby.  During the
night, they heard a loud crash and realized that someone had rammed their car
with a vehicle.  The driver of the vehicle backed up and rammed the car
again, moving it 30 feet, before departing.  There was extensive damage to
the engine and front end of the car, and it was declared a total loss.  The
county sheriff is investigating; no leads have yet been found.  [Bill Menke,
Manager, NOCO]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No submissions.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Radio Frequencies - The Department and the U.S. Forest Service have entered
into a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to share air frequencies.  
Effective immediately, the NPS has limited authority to use certain Forest
Service frequencies and the Forest Service has limited authority to use an
Interior frequency.  The conditions are as follows:

o All use is restricted to the area west of 95 degrees West.

o The use of certain frequencies must be coordinated through the National
Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) by the Geographic Interagency
Coordination Centers (GICCs).

o Certain frequencies are not permitted in base stations and repeaters.

o Radio frequency assignments (RFAs) are required for frequencies on
which base stations and repeaters can be authorized.

o Aircraft power is limited to 10 watts.

Frequencies that are now available, subject to the terms of the MOU, are:

o 166.675 MHz - Interagency air tactical frequency for use on incidents. 
To be used to support air-to-air and air-to-ground FM communications on
large scale incidents.  Must be coordinated through communications duty
officer at NIFC for use by the GICCs.  Base stations and repeaters are
prohibited on this frequency.

o 167.950 MHz - Same as for 166.675 MHz.

o 168.625 MHz - National Air Guard frequency for government aircraft
assigned to incidents.  To be used for emergency communications for
aviation.  A separate receiver is required in assigned aircraft which
permits continuous monitoring.  Transmitters on the frequency should be
equipped with a CTCSS Encoder on 110.9 Hz.  Emergency ground-to-
aircraft and aircraft-to-aircraft communications, initial call, recall,
and re-direction of aircraft when no other contact frequency is
available.  RFAs are required for fixed station installations.

o 168.650 MHz - Interagency air net.  To provide for a national flight
following capability for official traffic.  Flight-following, dispatch,
and/or re-direction of aircraft; air-to-ground and ground-to-air
administrative traffic; not authorized for ground-to-ground traffic;
RFAs are required for fixed station installations.

o 169.150 MHz - Same as for 166.675 MHz.

o 169.200 MHz - Same as for 166.675 MHz.

o 170.000 MHz - Same as for 166.675 MHz.

[Frank Weed, NPS Radio Coordinator]

MEMORANDA

No submissions.

EXCHANGE

Radios - C&O Canal has a dozen HT600 portable radios with lapel microphones
and chargers that it is making available to interested parks.  All are in
excellent condition.  They are configured in the 146-162 frequency range. 
They're also looking for information on a reliable Bendix King radio repair
facility, preferably on the East Coast or in the Mid-Atlantic area.  If
you're interested in the former or can provide information on the latter,
contact Kevin FitzGerald at NP--NCR.

OBSERVATIONS

"To preserve the significant places of beauty and majesty of the very land in
which we have our roots; to keep living and accessible and dynamic the steps
of our history so that a self-understanding patriotism of the highest order
will continue to have throughout the future an effortless and natural flow -
this is the covenant by which the National Park Service is bound."

                                      Freeman Tilden, "The Fifth Essence"

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