NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Thursday, June 6, 1996

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

95-757 - Hawaii Volcanoes (Hawaii) - Follow-up on Drug Arrests

On November 26, 1995, J.S. and J.R., both Mexican
nationals, were arrested for possession of almost 200 grams of cocaine and a
gram of heroin after they crashed their vehicle while attempting to elude a
ranger who observed them traveling at a high rate of speed.  On May 20th,
they pled guilty to charges of possession of the drugs with intent to
distribute; they were sentenced, respectively, to 21 and 18 months in federal
prison.  They will be deported to Mexico after they serve their sentences. 
[CRO, HAVO]

96-126 - Hawaii Volcanoes (Hawaii) - Follow-up on MVA with Employee Fatality

On May 22nd, a federal grand jury in Honolulu indicted T.T. on
charges of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the March 29th accident in
which interpretive ranger Russ Bickler was killed.  T.T. was also indicted
for causing substantial bodily injury to Kersten Johnson, the passenger in
Bickler's vehicle, and for possession of about 200 grams of cocaine with
intent to distribute, operating a non-insured vehicle without a no-fault
insurance policy, and excessive speed.  The trial is set for July.  [CRO,
HAVO]

96-260 - Vicksburg (Mississippi) - Attempted Robbery

A woman who was walking alone on the park tour road near the Mississippi
Monument on the evening of May 9th was approached by five juveniles, one of
whom grabbed her necklace while the others stood by, holding sticks in their
hands.  The victim was able to retain a hold on her broken necklace as she
screamed for help.  A nearby male visitor heard her screams and ran to
provide assistance.  The juveniles fled into a thicket behind the monument
and continued into a public housing area.  Responding officers and rangers
were unsuccessful in their efforts to locate the juveniles.  Residents of the
housing area declined to provide information on what they'd seen.  On May
20th, an elementary school teacher overheard a fourth grader talking about
the incident and was able to obtain a list of names of those allegedly
involved in the attack.  Rangers worked with the Vicksburg police
department's juvenile division in the investigation.  All the named suspects
were interviewed; during questioning, several lied about their prior contacts
with rangers around the monument.  The interrogating officer obtained
confessions and found that the attack was premeditated.  All of the youths
were linked to a local gang with members ranging from eight to 16 years old. 
The five, whose ages ranged from 12 to 14, have been charged with felony
attempted robbery and will appear in state youth court at a future date. 
They were subsequently released to their parents and/or guardians.  [Greg
Zeman, Chief of Ops, VICK]

96-261 - Yosemite (California) - Climbing Fatality

On Sunday, May 25th, the park was notified of an injured climber on the
Beverly's Tower route near Cascade Creek on Highway 140.  Responding rangers
found S.R. at the base of the climb.  He was suffering from severe
head injuries and was in respiratory arrest.  Advanced life support measures
were begun, including insertion of an endotracheal tube.  S.R. was then
lowered approximately 350 feet to the road, taken by ambulance to a
helicopter at El Capitan Meadow, then flown to a hospital in Modesto, where
he later died of severe head trauma.  Investigation revealed that the fall
was caused by the failure of several pieces of protection.  [Cameron Sholly,
YOSE]

96-262 - Yosemite (California) - Rescue

E.I. and J.U. were fixing a rope one pitch above their
bivouac on the south face of Washington Column early on the evening of May
26th when J.U. slid and fell about 20 feet, landing on top of E.I.. 
Both hit their heads and were dazed by the impact.  J.U. rappelled off three
pitches to report that E.I. had suffered chest trauma and was having
difficulty breathing.  A rescue effort was immediately initiated.  A team
comprised of medics and a dozen climbers reached E.I. by midnight.  He
was stabilized, placed in a litter, and lowered over 600 feet off the cliff. 
A two-hour-long ground evacuation down the talus slope to a waiting ambulance
followed.  E.I. was treated at the park clinic, where his injuries were
found to be much less serious than initially reported by his partner.  [CRO,
YOSE]

96-263 - Washington Office (DC) - Employee Injury

Dale Morlock, and outdoor recreation planner in the Environmental Quality
Division, was injured in an accident while riding to work on his motorcycle
earlier this week.  He will be in the hospital for several days, then
recuperating at home.  Get well wishes may be sent to him via Ellen
Singleton, Environmental Quality Division, Room 1210, 1849 C Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20240.  [EQD/WASO]

                   [Additional reports pending...]

FIRE ACTIVITY

The fire report is not available today due to the early release of the
Morning Report.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No submissions.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Career Planning and Tracking - Over the next few weeks, parks and offices
will be receiving copies of the "Career Planning and Tracking Kit," a major
piece of work that has been developed over the last 18 months as part of the
Service's employee training and development strategy.  Among other things,
the kit contains charts and definitions of essential competencies for over
230 NPS jobs in 16 career fields.  All employees will receive an eight-page
booklet which contains an overview of the kit and an explanation of how to
access the computer disks contained in it.  On average, one kit is being
distributed for every ten employees.  Information from the kit will also soon
be available through the Service's Web page and can be downloaded by those
who have access to the Web.  All employees are urged to read the eight-page
booklet carefully and then seek out a copy of the kit for personal reference. 
For the first time in the history of the Service, competencies at entry,
developmental, and full-performance levels have been defined for nearly all
job positions.  These competencies will guide your personal development as
well as the emphasis for training and development opportunities throughout
your careers.  [Mike Watson, Superintendent, Stephen T. Mather Training
Center]

6(c) Retirement - The Service's authority to grant 6(c) maximum entry age
exceptions to permit persons over the age of 37 to enter designated 6(c)
positions expires on July 10th.  Any park or office needing an entry age
exception MUST submit the request to ranger careers manager Bill Sanders
BEFORE July 10th.  He is reachable as William Sanders at NP-WASO-POPS on
cc:Mail.  [Bill Sanders, RAD/WASO]

MEMORANDA

No submissions.

EXCHANGE

NCIC Terminal - Due to a statewide upgrade of Maine's NCIC network, the park
has a Datamaxx PSS-2000 NCIC terminal in excellent condition that it no
longer needs.  The terminal is setup to use the 8A1 polling protocol.  Other
protocols in the manual say that the unit can be used on any network that
supports the Burroughs, Bell 8A1, 8S1 and other protocols.  If interested,
contact Boyd McFarland via cc:Mail at ACAD Ranger Activities or via phone at
207-288-3360.

OBSERVATIONS

Today's submission comes from Carl Bowman at Grand Canyon:

"We think of our land and water...not as static and sterile possessions, but
as life-giving assets to be directed by wise provision for future days.  We
seek to use our natural resources not as a thing apart, but as something that
is interwoven with...labor, agriculture, recreation, good citizenship."

                                            President Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the cooperation and
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