- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, April 29, 1996
- Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Monday, April 29, 1996
Broadcast: By 1000 ET
INCIDENTS
96-170 - Antietam (Maryland) - Suspected Arson
Local fire companies responded to a fire in progress in a log structure
within the park at midnight on April 24th. The structure, which was built in
the 1960s and was proposed for removal in the park's GMP, was most recently
used by C&O Canal as a maintenance shop. After the shop was relocated, the
building was sold to K.D., who was responsible for the removal and
salvage of the structure. K.D.'s car was also destroyed by the fire.
The state fire marshal's office is treating the incident as a suspected arson
fire and is continuing its investigation. ATF has also sent an investigator
to the scene to collect samples for analysis in their laboratory. Removal of
the building has been postponed until the investigation concludes. [ANTI]
FIRE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level II
LARGE FIRE SUMMARY
% Est
State Unit Fire IMT 4/26 4/29 Con Con
NM Mescalero Agency Chino Well T1 7,100 8,260 100 CND
Santa Fe NF Dome T2 125 4,150 10 5/5
State * Sugarite -- - 600 30 4/28
AZ Fort Apache Agency White Sprg. Cx T2 4,017 4,933 100 CND
Coronado NF Clark Peak T2 600 2,076 35 5/2
Tonto NF * Lone T2 - 12,000 10 5/4
CO San Juan NF * Snow Springs T2 - 355 50 5/3
CA Los Padres NF * Grand -- - 750 10 NEC
* Rico -- - 150 100 NEC
Fresno-Kings RU * Panoche -- - 10,000 100 NEC
Heading Notes
Unit -- Agency = BIA area; NF = national forest; RU = CA state resource
or ranger unit; RD = state ranger district; District = BLM
district; NWR = USFWS wildlife refuge
Fire -- * = newly reported fire (on this report); Cx = complex; LSS =
limited suppression strategy; CSS = containment suppression
strategy
IMT -- T1 = Type 1; T2 = Type II; ST = State Team
% Con -- Percent of fire contained
Est Con -- Estimated containment date; NEC = no estimated date of
containment; CND = fully contained; NR = no report
FIRE NARRATIVES
Santa Fe NF/Bandelier NM - Although no new information has been received in
NICC from the Type I team on the Dome Fire, Bandelier's chief ranger reports
that the superintendent closed the park just before 11 a.m. on Saturday
morning due to the proximity of the blaze. The fire is human-caused, and
authorities have the name of a probable suspect. Resources committed to the
fire as of today: 29 crews, which, with overhead, amounted to 784 people; 15
engines; and five helicopters. [Carl Newman, CR, BAND]
Coronado NF - The Clark Peak Fire is threatening multi-million dollar
telescopes, an astrophysical research station, a major USFS administrative
site with a visitor information center, and a research natural area. High
winds yesterday continued to cause control problems
FIRES AND ACRES BURNED
NPS BIA BLM FWS States USFS Total
Number 0 0 0 0 49 5 54
Acres Burned 0 0 0 0 209 1,030 1,239
COMMITTED RESOURCES
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Federal 90 87 21 14 549
Non-federal 8 47 2 0 81
CURRENT SITUATION
High winds continued to cause problems on nearly all large fires yesterday.
High to extreme fire dangers are being reported in numerous areas in
California, Colorado and the Southwest. Mobilization through NICC remained
steady again yesterday, A Type I team with another ten crews will be sent to
the Southwest today.
NATIONAL OUTLOOK
A RED FLAG WARNING for strong winds and low relative humidities has been
posted for the south central coast of California. Fire activity in that area
may therefore increase. Strong surface winds will also continue in Arizona
and New Mexico.
[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 4/29]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Report pending.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
NPS Budget - The following is a summary of changes made, or directives added,
by the just-enacted Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1996 to language or
directives previously specified for the NPS:
o ONPS (operations) funding was reduced by $670,000. By directive, this
reduction should be from "administration." This cut will likely not
affect park operating budgets.
o Previous language regarding Mojave was deleted and replaced by language
that (1) requires the Secretary not to change from historical
management practices employed by BLM until the NPS has prepared a final
conceptual management plan that incorporates traditional multiple uses,
(2) specifies that the Secretary must obtain committee approval to
spend more than $1.1 million this year for Mojave operations, and (3)
states that the President is authorized to suspend the first two
provisions if such a suspension is determined to be based on the
"public interest in sound environmental management, sustainable
resource use, protection of national or locally-affected interests, or
protection of any cultural, biological or historic resources." Such a
suspension is to be reported to the Congress, for such period as the
President determines but not to exceed the period when the first two
provisions would otherwise be in effect.
o Places a moratorium on issuance of a rulemaking for Alaskan subsistence
fishing during FY 1996.
o Requires the NPS to return a "Fort San Carlos" plaque to the Daughters
of the American Colonists.
o Adds additional language covering the disposition of funds obligated by
the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation.
o Adds a $500 million rescission of FY 1996 appropriations to all
agencies, govermentwide, "from administrative and personal services and
contractual services and supplies accounts" on a pro rata basis. OMB
has 30 days to decide what this means and tell Congress how much each
agency must kick in. We have no way of knowing how much of a hit this
will be to NPS; as soon as that is determined and we can figure out
where it will come from, we will let you know.
o Provides $47 million for FY 1996 storm damage repair. We will be
making a distribution of this soon after we finish an analysis of the
$53 million in requests received so far.
[Jim Giammo, Budget, WASO]
MEMORANDA
No submissions.
EXCHANGE
Boating Regulation Information Sought - Saint Croix NSR is proposing to amend
its boating regs to address injurious, non-indigenous aquatic plant and
animal species. The purpose of the proposed rule is to protect park water
resources from the negative impacts of exotic aquatics, such as zebra
mussels, round goby and purple loosestrife. They're in the process of
finalizing the rule, and are interested in information from other parks with
aquatic resources that can be used to strengthen the preamble and broaden the
issue beyond just zebra mussels. If you can help, please send information on
the types of aquatic exotic species you're dealing with and the vector (mode
of overland transport) to Sue Jennings at SACN Resource Management at NP--
MWR.
TRAINING AND WORKSHOP CALENDAR
Two calendars alternate in the Morning Report on Mondays - this one, which
contains training courses and workshops, and a second, which contains
meetings, conferences and events. If you know of a conference, meeting,
workshop or training session with Servicewide interest and implications,
please send the information along. Entries are listed no earlier than FOUR
months before the event, EXCEPT in instances in which registration dates
close much earlier. Asterisks indicate new entries; brackets at end of entry
indicate source of information. Brevity is appreciated.
5/2-4 -- "Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act:
Implications and Practical Applications," Minneapolis, MN.
Contact: University of Nevada, 702-784-4046. [Diane Vogt
O'Connor, CSD/WASO]
5/7-9 -- Incidental Business Permits/Special Park Uses, Denver, CO.
Specific meeting location TBA. Contact: Laurie Shaffer via
cc:Mail at NP-DSC-AP. [Laurie Shaffer, DSC]
5/8-10 -- Federal Asian Pacific American Council National Training
Conference, Doubletree Hotel, Arlington, VA. Cost: $300. For
registration form, write FAPAC, PO Box 23184, Washington, DC
20026-3184. Call National Airport Doubletree Hotel no later than
today for reservations (1-800-848-7000). Contact: Colleen Spicka
at NP-NCRO-FIN. [Colleen Spicka, NCFDO]
5/13-17 -- Preventive Conservation of Geologic Materials, Yellowstone NP,
WY. Cost is $350 before May 1, $375 after. Discounts if in
conjunction with course listed below. Contact: Sally Shelton,
619-232-3821 x 226 (phone), 619-232-0248 (fax),
libsdnhm@class.org (e-mail). [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]
5/20-23 -- Advanced Conservation of Geologic Materials, Yellowstone, NP, WY.
Cost is $350 before May 1. Discounts if in conjunction with
course listed above (prerequisite). Contact: Sally Shelton, 619-
232-3821 x 226 (phone), 619-232-0248 (fax), libsdnhm@class.org
(e-mail). [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO] [Diane Vogt O'Connor,
CSD/WASO]
6/1-5* -- SCA Comprehensive Conservation Work Skills Program, Yellowstone
NP, WY. Projects will deal with building with rock, site
restoration and revegetation, trail tread and drainage, basic
timber, and survey and design. $625. Contact: Debi Monroe, 603-
543-1700. [David Kratz, FRLA]
6/5-7 -- "Past Reflection Builds Future Perfection," National Asian
Pacific American Women Tenth National Training Conference. Cost:
$150 before May 10th, then $175. For registration information,
write NAPAW, 10th National Training Conference, PO Box 494,
Washington Grove, MD 20880-0494. Contact: Colleen Spicka at NP-
NCRO-FIN. [Colleen Spicka, NCFDO]
6/8-16 -- Rock Art Field School, Deadman Wash, Coconino National Forest,
AZ. Costs are $60 for the field school, $20 for membership in
Arizona Archeological Society, $10 for enrollment in AAS
certification program. Contact: Jane Kolber, 520-432-3402.
[Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]
6/12-14 -- Incidental Business Permits/Special Park Uses, San Francisco, CA.
Specific meeting location TBA. Contact: Laurie Shaffer via
cc:Mail at NP-DSC-AP. [Laurie Shaffer, DSC]
6/16-21 -- Managerial Grid: Phase I and Instructor Preparation Seminars,
Jackson, MS. Phase I is a prerequisite for attending the IP
seminar. Sponsored by ANPR. Cost: $500 for members, $550 for
non-members. Deadline for applications is May 10th; they should
be sent to ANPR, PO Box 307, Gansevoort, NY 12831. Contact: Paul
Anderson; Ann Baugh, 520-638-2691; or Bill Wade, 540-999-3400.
[Bill Wade, SHEN]
6/17-20 -- "Progression Through Challenge," Training Conference, Interagency
Committee on Women in Federal Law Enforcement, Omni Shoreham
Hotel, Washington, DC. This training conference is the largest
federal government training of its kind; 900 people attended last
year. Men are welcome. Cost: $250 (before Mary 17th). Contact:
Pamela Dickenson at 202-433-9175 (phone) or 202-433-0904 (fax).
[Colleen Spicka, NCFDO]
OBSERVATIONS
Today we have a "twofer" courtesy of Tony Sisto at Fort Vancouver - a quote
from President Teddy Roosevelt used by President Clinton on Earth Day:
"Remember, it was a great Republic president, Theodore Roosevelt, who set out
nation on the path of conservation. In 1908, he said, 'Any right thinking
parent earnestly desires and strives to leave a child both an untarnished
name and reasonable equipment for the struggle of life. So this nation as a
whole should earnestly desire and struggle to leave to the next generation
the national honor unstained and the national resources unexhausted.' It
sounded good in 1908, and it's even more important as we stand on the edge of
a new century."
President Bill Clinton, Earth Day,
1996
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