- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Tuesday, June 11, 1996
- Date: Tues, 11 Jun 1996
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Tuesday, June 11, 1996
Broadcast: By 1000 ET
INCIDENTS
96-251 - Shenandoah (Virginia) - Follow-up on Double Homicide
The investigation into the two homicides continues. Only limited information
is being disseminated because of the nature of the inquiry. The incident is
being managed under unified FBI and NPS command. The incident objectives, as
taken from the original incident action plan, are as follows:
o Conduct all incident activities safely and prevent injuries.
o Determine the events that led to the conditions found on June 1, 1996.
o Apprehend all suspects.
o Protect the public.
Media attention waned somewhat over the weekend. Close attention is being
made to impacts on the park staff, which have been significant. Critical
incident stress management sessions are being conducted throughout the park.
Even if a break in the case occurs, the team anticipates being in the park
for a full three weeks in order to attend to significant level of follow-up
activities which will be necessary. [Greg Stiles, SHEN]
96-257 - Theodore Roosevelt (North Dakota) - Drowning
On June 4th, searchers found the body of R.S. about five miles from
the point where he was swept off his horse while trying to cross the Little
Missouri River. Earlier efforts by divers to retrieve the body had been
hampered by a swift current and zero visibility. Divers spent five days
searching for him; two days of intensive boat and air searches followed. The
incident was managed under unified incident command with the county sheriff's
office. Park personnel attended the funeral services on June 6th. [Jay
Liggett, THRO]
96-273 - USPP Headquarters (D.C.) - Death of Employee
Lillian Johnson-King, secretary for the Park Police Operations Division since
1990, was killed in a motor vehicle accident in New Bern, North Carolina, on
June 9th. She had been with the Service for over 20 years, beginning at
Santa Monica. Prior to taking the position in the Operations Division, she
worked in the White House liaison office. Funeral services will be held on
Wednesday at 2 p.m. at St. Luke's Church in LaGrange, North Carolina.
Condolences may be sent to her family care of Mitchell Funeral Home, 104 West
James Street, LaGrange, North Carolina 28551. [Bill Lynch, LES, NCFDO]
96-274 - Yosemite (California) - Search and Rescue
Park dispatch received a 911 call via cellular phone from the backcountry on
the afternoon of Sunday, May 26th. The caller reported that her daughter,
14-year-old A.W., had become separated from their group near
Ostrander Lake. Wawona rangers immediately began a search which involved
four hasty teams transported to the area by helicopter. Rain, hail and below
freezing temperatures set in on Monday. Search efforts continued and
expanded over the next two days. At the height of the search, over 200
personnel were involved, including nine dog teams and three helicopters.
Twelve agencies joined the NPS in the search effort. On the afternoon of
28th, A.W. was found by a ground search team along Illilouette Creek,
about five air miles from the point last seen. She was uninjured and walked
to a landing zone to be flown out. Media interest was extremely high, and
the search received major coverage in central California. Several magazines
are planning articles, and a move producer phone to acquire rights for a TV
movie. Mike Durr served as incident commander. [Kevin McMillan, YOSE]
96-275 - Yosemite (California) - Search and Rescue
W.D., 40, and J.M. began a backcountry trip into the
Laurel Lake area on June 1st. W.D., a diabetic, became sick and began
vomiting after they reached the lake on the first day. They waited for two
days to see if his condition would improve, then began the hike out on June
4th. W.D. was unable to eat and was vomiting almost hourly; after a few
miles, he was unable to go any further. J.M. hiked out and contacted park
dispatch the following day. A park helicopter transported rangers Greg
Lawler and Tim Palmer to W.D.'s reported location, but the rangers were
unable to spot him due to heavy vegetation. They landed at a helispot a mile
away, then hiked down the Frog Creek drainage until they found him. W.D.
was severely dehydrated and disoriented, and his vital signs were diminished.
An IV was started to rehydrate him. An eight-person carryout team was flown
in; they carried him to the helispot, where he was flown out to the park
clinic for treatment and recovery. [CRO, YOSE]
[Additional reports pending...]
FIRE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level II
LARGE FIRE SUMMARY
% Est
State Unit Fire IMT 6/10 6/11 Con Con
AK State Millers Reach 2 T1 37,336 37,336 100 CND
Graveyard Creek T2 12,760 12,760 100 CND
100 Mile Creek T2 64,000 64,000 10 NEC
Crooked Creek T2 23,000 23,000 40 NEC
Tetlin T2 5,000 5,000 5 NEC
NM State San Pedro T2 4,000 5,000 45 6/11
Burgette -- 3,000 3,840 80 6/11
Navajo Agency Allentown 5 -- 2,390 3,114 100 CND
Gila NF Tadpole -- 140 140 80 6/11
Carson NF * Trampas -- - 150 50 6/12
AZ State * Witch Wells -- - 630 70 6/12
Tonto NF Sunflower -- 170 170 60 6/11
NV Ely District Rainbow Cx T2 14,990 22,350 38 6/14
Winnemucca District Kennedy Cx T2 4,100 3,930 100 CND
Carson City District Desert Peak -- 2,000 4,500 100 CND
Battle Mtn. District * Railroad T2 - 800 0 NEC
UT State Allred -- 2,750 3,200 95 6/10
* Sheep -- - 1,500 10 6/12
CA Santa Clara RU Del Valle -- 722 722 100 CND
Riverside RU * Chisholm -- - 600 0 NEC
* Newport -- - 258 0 NEC
Cleveland NF * Cedar T2 - 700 - NR
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
FIRES AND ACRES BURNED
NPS BIA BLM FWS States USFS Total
Number 4 12 15 1 61 68 161
Acres Burned 6 54 58,886 2,970 5,519 381 67,796
COMMITTED RESOURCES
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Federal 153 143 38 16 655
Non-federal 49 67 14 3 466
CURRENT SITUATION
Fire activity increased in the Rockies yesterday because of thunderstorms
throughout the area. Initial attack and large fires continued in the
Southwest, Great Basin and southern California. All Alaska fires received
rain, which helped firefighters meet containment objectives. Areas
throughout the Southwest are reporting very high to extreme fire danger
readings.
NATIONAL OUTLOOK
NICC has posted a FIRE WEATHER WATCH for dry thunderstorms in most of Arizona
and southwest Colorado. Thunderstorms will occur in several areas in the
West today, increasing the chances for initial attack operations.
[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 6/11]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No submissions.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
No submissions.
MEMORANDA
No submissions.
EXCHANGE
No submissions.
OBSERVATIONS
The following was sent along by Ron Wilson in Curatorial Services in WASO:
"Much is riding on the stewardship of the objects in your care. The past,
the present and the future all have an interest in their preservation and
protection. The people of the past who made these things, used them, and
loved them, have a stake in this. Their immortality rests in them, and our
best understanding of the people of the past rests in their objects. Their
things show us how they felt about themselves and the world around them and
provide physical clues for how they lived, what they wore and ate, and what
they knew. Original objects are important because they transcend time...
whether George Washington's love letters or a chair from Ebbets Field,
Tutankhamen's throne or a prehistoric bone with astronomical markings...they
were there when history was not yet history. They provide a link to the
reality of the past. We owe it to their makers and users to keep these
things looking as close as possible to their original condition and
physically intact. The same is true for the natural history specimens, for
they hold within the clues to the history of our planet and to the evolution
that created us. For what ever reason we choose to preserve the things we
do, it is important to think of the objects we care for as part of a
continuum of time. Our ownership of these things is just a brief stop for
them between the past and the future. We are figuratively, and sometimes
literally, holding them in trust for our children and their children and a
thousand generations to come."
Barbara Applebaum, "Guide to
Environmental Protection of
Collections," 1991
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Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the cooperation and
support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.
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