- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, July 22, 1996
- Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Monday, July 22, 1996
Broadcast: By 1000 ET (DELAYED AND ABBREVIATED)
INCIDENTS
96-398 - Grand Canyon (Arizona) - Rescue
Park dispatch received a report of a woman having a seizure on the South
Kaibab trail late on the afternoon of July 17th. Rangers found 44-year-old
P.D.-M. of Lake Bluff, Illinois, in full cardiac arrest. CPR had
been begun by bystanders; ranger/paramedic Nancy Mecham initiated advanced
cardiac life support measures, including defibrillation and administration of
cardiac drugs. P.D.-M.'s pulse returned and she began breathing within
seven minutes. She was carried out of the canyon and flown to a hospital in
Flagstaff, where she's now reported to be in stable condition. [Charlie
Peterson, ACR, GRCA]
96-399 - Vicksburg (Mississippi) - Ordnance Disposal
The park was closed late last week due to the discovery of live Civil War era
ordnance in a private Civil War museum adjacent to the park. People involved
in closing down the museum, which has gone out of business, discovered 231
live projectiles in the building. Since the museum is only 35 feet from the
park tour road and 100 yards from the visitor center, a decision was made to
close the area for safety reasons. A military bomb disposal team was on
scene as of Thursday. As soon as the ordnance is moved, the park will
reopen. [Greg Zeman, CO, VICK]
[Additional reports pending...]
FIRE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level II
The preparedness level has dropped one level. Preparedness Level II goes
into effect when the following conditions are met: One geographic area
experiencing high fire danger. Numerous Class A, B, and C fires occurring
and a potential exists for escapes to larger (project) fires. Minimal
mobilization of resources from other geographic areas occurring. The
potential exists for mobilizing additional resources from other geographic
areas.
LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY
% Est
State Unit Fire/Incident IMT 7/19 7/22 Con Con
CO Craig District * Big Bend -- - 340 50 7/22
San Juan NF * Disappointment -- - 1,500 25 7/31
Montrose District * Squaw Canyon -- - 408 90 7/22
WY Wind River Agency Railroad #2 -- 350 850 100 CND
UT Zion NP Wildcat T2 50 2,000 0 NEC
ID Boise District * Bryan's Run -- - 152 100 CND
CA Santa Clara RU * Mines -- - 305 100 CND
AK Statewide 28 LSS fires -- 342,165 330,163 -- --
GA Atlanta Area Olympics 96 T2 - - - -
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; LPS = limited
protection status
FIRE/INCIDENT NARRATIVES
Wildcat Fire, Zion NP - Strong winds, coupled with hot and dry weather
conditions, pushed this prescribed fire over its northeast flank.
Olympics 96 Incident, Atlanta Area Parks - The incident management team (IMT)
continues to manage an array of activities associated with the Olympics which
are having impacts on Martin Luther King, Chattahoochee and Kennesaw
Mountain:
o Martin Luther King - The presidents of Slovenia, Slovakia, and San
Marino toured the park on July 19th, and the Olympic torch passed
through the park that evening. The torch bearer ran past Dr. King's
memorial, where NBC-TV aired live coverage and fed the footage straight
into the Olympic stadium. Meanwhile, a threat to extinguish the torch
led the Georgia State Patrol to abbreviate the planned route at the
last minute and caused rangers to step up security measures. Queen
Sofia of Spain made an unannounced royal visit to the park on July 21st
along with an entourage of personal escorts, State Department officials
and Spanish TV crews.
o Kennesaw Mountain - A medical tent was set up to provide heat-related
casualties with Gatorade, water and first aid over the past weekend,
which saw very high heat throughout the area. Local paramedics who
staffed the tent provided assistance to 600 people yesterday. While
general visitation has been down at the park, more recent counts
indicate it is again on the rise. The park's general accessibility and
trail system have made the park appealing to many Olympic athletes.
Marathon runners from Kenya, South Africa, Poland, Guam, Brazil,
Australia, Guam, Zimbabwe, New Zealand and Malawi Central Africa are
all taking advantage of a 16-mile round trip trail suitable for
training purposes.
o Chattahoochee - Another attraction to the Olympians is the Cochran
Shoals jogging trail at Chattahoochee. This trail has been used daily.
French, Australian, and German athletes have been seen running along
the three-mile loop trail, and this use is expected to continue. Other
activities at Chattahoochee include several river rescues and drug and
alcohol-related incidents over the past few days.
FIRES AND ACRES BURNED
NPS BIA BLM FWS States USFS Total
Number 1 2 13 3 64 22 105
Acres Burned 0 0 1,651 8,992 7,455 14 18,112
COMMITTED RESOURCES
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Federal 17 37 20 0 67
Non-federal 33 25 1 0 13
COMPARATIVE SUMMARY
CY 1996 Five Year Average
Year-to-Date Year-to-Date
Number of Fires 74,018 46,444
Acres Burned 2,990,222 1,210,287
CURRENT SITUATION
Large fires continued to burn in the Rockies yesterday. Activity also
increased in the eastern Great Basin, necessitating the mobilization of a
Type II IMT.
NATIONAL OUTLOOK
Rising temperatures in the West may cause fire activity to increase.
[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 7/22; Nancy Gray, IO, Olympics 96
Incident, 7/19-21]
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.
8/17 -- "Protecting the Pollinators: Techniques for Land Managers,"
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ. Pre-registration is
due by August 1st. Cost: $25. Contact: Arizona-Sonora Desert
Museum at 520-883-3007 (phone), 520-883-2500 (fax),
fpollen@azstarnet.com (Internet), or http://www.oldwestnet.
com/asdm/fp/. [Gerald McCrea, NP-SWRO]
8/19-21 -- Basic Environmental Crimes Investigations. Sponsored by the
Southern Environmental Enforcement Network. Tuition: $250.
Contact: Lana Burwell, 334-242-7369. [Einar Olsen, NCFDO]
8/19-22 -- Tenth International Stream Habitat Improvement Workshop, Oregon
State University, Corvallis, OR. Contact: OSU, 541-737-2329.
[Frank Panek, WRD/WASO]
9/11 -- "Environmental Monitoring Workshop," Conservation Center for Art
and Historic Artifacts, Richmond, VA. Fee: $50. Contact: CCAHA,
215-545-0613 (phone), 215-735-9313 (fax). [Diane Vogt O'Connor,
CSD/WASO]
9/11-13 -- "School for Scanning: Working in the Digital World," North East
Document Conservation Center, Andover, MA. NPS workshop on
digital jargon, production processes, preservation and equipment,
and other issues. A limited number of free seats are reserved
for NPS staff on a first-come, first-served basis. Otherwise,
the fee is $150. Contact: Gail Pfeifle, NEDCC, 508-470-1010
(phone), 508-475-6021 (fax), nedcc@world.std.com (e-mail).
[Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]
9/15-20 -- Managerial Grid: Phase I and Instructor Preparation Seminars,
Cape Cod, MA. 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 August 16th; they
should be sent to ANPR, PO Box 307, Gansevoort, NY 12831.
Contact: Ann Baugh, 520-638-2691, or Bill Wade, 540-999-3400.
[Bill Wade, SHEN]
9/16-20* -- "Developing and Presenting Effective Education Programs," Lyndon
B. Johnson NHP, TX. Understanding strategies for reaching
organized educational groups, developing the ability to serve
both the park mission and the organized group's course of study.
Course may include in-depth background in developmental
levels/learning styles, curriculum concepts, working with
educators and communities, avoiding biases in teaching,
developing education kits. Benefitting account; minimal tuition
may be charged. Contact your local training personnel for
registration procedures. [Gloria Baker, STMA]
10/-- -- The Northeast Document Conservation Center is offering five
coordinated workshops to provide systematic training in
preservation management for small to mid-sized museums, archives
and libraries between October, 1996, and March, 1997. Cost: $450
for all five workshops. Applications must be submitted by
September 4th. Contact: NEDCC, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover,
MA 01810; 508-470-1010 (phone); 508-475-6021 (fax);
nedcc@world.std.com (Internet). [Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO]
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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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