NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Tuesday, August 6, 1996

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

96-437 - Redwood (California) - Pipe Bomb

Park personnel discovered a pipe bomb with a spent fuse in a chemical toilet
at a popular overlook on the Bald Hills Road on Saturday, August 3rd.  The
device was nine inches long and an inch and a quarter in diameter.  NPS
rangers secured the explosive, then deferred to the Humboldt County
explosives team for disposal.  They dismantled the device and found the
contents to consist of black powder and ammonium nitrate.  The FBI was
notified.  A joint investigation by the NPS, county and FBI is underway. 
[Corky Farley, DR, REDW]

96-438 - Jimmy Carter (Georgia) - Suspicious Package; Presumed Bomb

On the afternoon of August 2nd, a visitor reported a suspicious package in
the parking lot of the Plains High School visitor center.  The building was
evacuated and the area cleared.  The Secret Service and local law enforcement
authorities were notified, and Marine Corps bomb squad from the base at
Albany was summoned.  The squad checked the package and determined that it
was a camera case left by a visitor.  [Fred Boyles, Superintendent, JICA]

96-439 - Gulf Islands (Mississippi/Florida) - Rescue

A teenage girl contacted ranger Tom Howell on Perdido Key on the evening of
July 30th and told him that members of her family were in distress in the
gulf off the Star Pavilion area.  She then entered the water to assist two
cousins on a sandbar.  Howell followed right behind her with a rescue buoy. 
The girl told him that her 10-year-old sister, S.B., and 41-year-old
father, C.B., were out beyond the sandbar.  The water was very rough
at the time, with seas running between three and five feet.  Howell swam
about 200 yards to S.B. and gave her the rescue buoy.  Realizing that
C.B. was semi-conscious, taking on water, and in much worse
condition, Howell asked Samantha if she could make it on her own.  She said
she could, so he took the buoy, swam 25 yards to her father, and gave it to
him.  Due to his condition, C.B. had trouble staying afloat, so Howell took
him in tow.  C.B. struggled with him, screaming that he was going to die. 
Meanwhile, a county deputy swam out to Samantha and helped her back to the
sandbar.  A volunteer fireman in a Zodiac soon arrived to collect all parties
and bring them to shore.  C.B. was airlifted to a hospital in
Pensacola, where he was treated and later released.  [CRO, GUIS]

                   [Additional reports pending...]

FIRE ACTIVITY

The NICC Incident Management Situation Report is not available this morning.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No submissions.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Wildfire Structure Protection - During the Zenobia 2 wildfire at Dinosaur in
July, park staff and members of the incident management team responded near
midnight to size up a new fire on nearby lands.  The new start was exhibiting
very high rates of spread (60 to 80 chains per hour) and other extreme fire
behavior.  After assessing the fire's potential, park staff and IMT members
evacuated a group of youngsters from a ranch house in the projected path of
the fire.  Wildland fuels and above-ground gasoline storage tanks were
immediately adjacent to ranch buildings.  Once the fire threat was removed,
arrangements were made with the ranch owner to provide information and
assistance in reducing the vulnerability of the building to wildland fire. 
BLM firefighters provided the on-site assistance.  While firefighters often
think of fireproofing structures in an urban interface situation, sometimes
long-time ranch operations in very remote settings are forgotten.  This
incident resulted in considerable good will toward both the NPS and BLM. 
Other parks may have similar opportunities to provide similar information to
inholders and neighbors.  [Steve Petersburg, DINO]

Toxic Release Inventory Reports - Park required to file toxic release
inventory reports ("Tri Form R") with EPA are reminded that those reports are
now due.  Form R reporting packages are normally sent out to covered
facilities by either EPA or an equivalent state regulatory agency.  NPS sites
most likely to fall under this reporting requirement are those utilizing
chlorine dioxide, commonly known as chlorine gas, for treatment of potable
water or waste waters in excess of the reportable thresholds; reports are
also required, however, for usage of sufficient quantities of other toxic
chemicals that may be in certain cleaners, degreasers, lubricants or fuels. 
More detailed  information was posted last Thursday on the Servicewide
maintenance bulletin board.  Parks seeking additional information can contact
Fred Sturniolo or Hank Brightman by cc:Mail or at 202-343-7040.  [John
Gingles, FMD/WASO]

MEMORANDA

No submissions.

EXCHANGE

No submissions.

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]

11/?* -- Workshop for Geologic Resource Management, Denver, CO.  The
Geologic Resources Division is planning a November workshop for
NPS staff involved in managing geologic resources, restoration of
disturbed lands, and mineral development.  The workshop is
intended to foster communication and cooperation among
individuals involved in these topical areas, and to provide an
opportunity for NPS resource professionals to share ideas and
development management strategies.  Contact: Edward Kassman, 303-
969-2146; David Steensen, 303-969-2014; Judy Geniac, 303-969-
2015.  All are also reachable by cc:Mail.  [Ed Kassman, GRD/WASO

11/6-8* -- "Second International Conference on Wood Protection with
Diffusible Preservatives," Adam's Mark Hotel, Mobile, AL.  Of
interest to individuals involved in or interested in the
protection of wood from fungi and insects using water-diffusible
preservatives.  Contact: Forest Products Society, 2801 Marshall
Ct.,  Madison, WI 53705-2295; 608-231-1361 ext. 201 (phone); 608-
231-2152 (fax).  [Steve Hastings, Maintenance, NERI]

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