- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Tuesday, June 25, 1996
- Date: Tues, 25 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 25, 1996
Broadcast: By 1000 ET
INCIDENTS
96-308 - Glen Canyon (Arizona/Utah) - Homicide
On the evening of Friday, June 21st, two local concession employees attacked,
brutally stabbed and killed another employee at the Wahweap dormitories. The
pair then fled on foot. Rangers and county deputies responded. Both
suspects were apprehended in the Wahweap area the following morning by
rangers, deputies and Aramark security guards. At the request of the
sheriff's department, further details are being temporarily withheld, pending
indictments. [Dave Sandbakken, LES, GLCA]
96-309 - Little River Canyon (Alabama) - Rescue
On the evening of June 22nd, rangers received a report of a falling victim at
Little River Canyon Falls and responded along with state park rangers, local
police officers and rescue squads. J.R., 22, of Rome, Georgia, had
slipped and fallen about 30 feet off the falls, struck the rocks below, and
rolled unconscious into deep water under the fall. Several bystanders pulled
J.R. to the surface and resuscitated him. A technical rope system was used
to evacuate J.R. from the canyon. He was flown to a hospital in
Chattanooga, where he was treated and released the following morning. [CR,
LIRI]
96-310 - Indiana Dunes (Indiana) - Resource Violation
On April 8th, R.D., 29, was burning paper trash in a barrel behind his
home, which is adjacent to the park. R.D. thought the fire was out and went
inside. He came out 45 minutes later and found the nearby woods on fire.
The fire burned into the park, consuming just over 16 acres. An
investigation was conducted which confirmed that the fire had begun at R.D.'s
trash burning barrel. R.D. was charted with damaging park resources. Under a
plea agreement, he agreed to plead guilty and pay restitution to the park for
fire suppression costs of $1,384.22. [Richard Littlefield, CR, INDU]
FIRE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level III
LARGE FIRE SUMMARY
% Est
State Unit Fire IMT 6/22 6/25 Con Con
AZ Coconino NF Arch T1 200 306 100 CND
Peaks Cx T2 1,525 13,120 20 6/28
Pot T2 519 7,000 90 6/25
Kaibab NF Bridger Cx T2 375 3,100 10 7/3
State Bowie/Dos -- 100 1,227 95 6/24
Apache/Sitgreaves NF * Cottonwood T2 - 1,570 70 NEC
NM Santa Fe NF * Nicole T1 - 366 NR NEC
NV State * Autumn Hills T1 - 4,000 45 6/26
Ely District * Maynard -- 1,600 6,700 60 6/25
UT Richfield District Little Sahara Cx T1 2,000 18,000 0 NEC
Salt Lake District * Sheep Rocks T2 - 900 10 6/26
Fishlake NF * Pole Creek T2 - 4,500 0 NEC
State * Soldier Pass -- - 600 20 NEC
* Parker -- - 120 100 CND
MN Superior NF S. Temperance T2 3,700 4,130 85 6/27
CA Sequoia NF * Sierra -- - 150 10 6/25
Riverside RU * Jack Rabbit -- - 343 100 CND
* Soboba -- - 670 100 CND
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
Coconino and Kaibab Nfs - A national area command team under Rick Gale
(RAD/WASO) has been established to oversee all fires in the two national
forests. The Peaks Complex (formally the Hochderffer Complex) is comprised
of the Hochderffer, Freidlein and Walnut fires. The latter two have been
controlled, but the former continues to burn actively about 15 miles
northwest of Flagstaff. High winds, high temperatures, low humidities, and
low fuel moisture have caused this fire to burn with great intensity.
Several roads and highways in the area are blocked, including US 89. The
Bridger Complex is 25 miles southwest of Jacob Lake and on the border of
Grand Canyon National Park. The Jump fire in this complex made a major run
yesterday and is now estimated at 5,188 acres.
Richfield District - The Little Sahara fire in the Little Sahara Complex
jumped the cat line to the northeast and made a run to the north. Four towns
are threatened and evacuation plans have been developed.
FIRES AND ACRES BURNED
NPS BIA BLM FWS States USFS Total
Number 0 13 14 0 70 13 110
Acres Burned 600 10 10,926 11,143 29,938 15,496 68,113
COMMITTED RESOURCES
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Federal 303 160 69 18 968
Non-federal 59 142 9 0 237
CURRENT SITUATION
Extreme fire behavior occurred on several large fires in the Southwest and
Great Basin yesterday. Resource mobilization through NICC remains steady.
Two Sequoia NF firefighters received burns while working on the Sierra Fire
yesterday and are receiving treatment in area hospitals.
NATIONAL OUTLOOK
NICC has posted FIRE WEATHER WATCHES for strong winds in southern and eastern
Nevada, for dry lightning and strong gusty winds in Arizona (excluding the
southwestern portion of the state), and for high winds, dry lightning and low
relative humidities in southern Utah.
The fire workload is expected to increase in the Southwest, Great Basin and
southern California. High winds will make initial attack difficult in many
areas, therefore increasing the probability of escaped fires, Continued
initial attack activity is expected in Alaska.
[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 6/25]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No submissions.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
Reports pending.
MEMORANDA
Reports pending.
EXCHANGE
No submissions.
UPCOMING IN CONGRESS
The following activities will be taking place in Congress during coming weeks
on matters pertaining to the National Park Service. For inquiries regarding
legislation pertaining to the NPS, please visit the Office of Legislative and
Congressional Affairs Website at http://www.nps.gov/legal, or contact the
main office at 202-208-5883/5656 and ask to be forwarded to the appropriate
legislative specialist.
June 26
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski): Hearing on S.
1804, amendments to the laws dealing with territories and freely associated
states of the United States (Guam lands and American Memorial Park).
House Resources' Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs: Hearing
on H.R. 3635, transfer of management authority for Christiansted NHS in the
Virgin Islands.
July 18
Senate Energy and Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Parks, Historic
Preservation and Recreation (Campbell): Hearing on S. 988, protection of
Oregon Inlet (transfer for jetty and sand transfer system at Cape Hatteras
NS); S. 1805, Voyageurs NP Accessibility and Partnership Act.
July 25
Senate Energy and Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Parks, Historic
Preservation and Recreation (Campbell): Hearing on S. 1699, to establish the
National Cave and Karst Research Institute in New Mexico; S. 1737, the
Yellowstone Protection Act (addresses the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone Wild
and Scenic River and the Absaroka-Beartooth National Wilderness Area); S.
1809, Aleutian World War II national historic areas.
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Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the cooperation and
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