NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Thursday, August 8, 1996

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

96-444 - Glen Canyon (Utah/Arizona) - Search in Progress

J.H., 37, was reported missing by family members at 6 p.m. on the
evening of August 3rd.  J.H.'s family had arranged to meet him at Halls
Crossing.  J.H. arrived late, however, and found that his family had
already gone out on the lake.  A security guard who talked to him just after
midnight said that J.H. told him he was upset, that this had happened to
him before, and that his family would never do it to him again.  His car was
subsequently found in the parking lot at Halls Crossing with his wallet
inside.  Air, water and ground searches were begun, and dog teams have been
brought in.  The main difficulty faced by searchers is in determining the
point where he was last seen.  J.H. has a history of manic depression, drug
use and previous suicide attempts.  An investigation is underway.  [David
Sandbakken, LES, GLCA]

96-445 - Blue Ridge (North Carolina/Virginia) - Homicide

Rangers Alan Sager and Martin Golden followed-up on a report of a body at a
parkway overlook south of Ashville early on the morning of August 6th.  They
found the remains of J.H. lying face down on the pavement of Chestnut
Cover overlook with multiple stab wounds in his back.  His car was parked
nearby.  No suspects have been taken into custody, and no motive has been
determined.  Sheriff's deputies are cooperating in the investigation.  [Jim
Fox, BLRI]

                   [Additional reports pending...]

FIRE ACTIVITY

NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level III

LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY 

                                                                     %   Est
State      Unit              Fire/Incident    IMT     8/6      8/7  Con  Con

UT   Salt Lake District      N. Stansbury Cx   T2   8,915   13,000   20  NEC 
                             Pilot             --   1,200    1,200   95  8/6
     Richfield District      Leamington Cx     T1 100,000  112,500   25  8/12
     Cedar City District     Honey Boy         T2   7,650    7,650   20  NEC
     Fishlake NF             Adelaide Cx       T2   6,800   14,965   10  NEC
     State                   Camp Floyd        --   5,010    5,010   95  8/6
                             Tank              T2     300    1,200   25  8/8 
     Uinta NF                Sterling          --      97      148  100  CND

CA   Madera-Mariposa RU      Stumpfield        --   2,770    2,770  100  CND
     
NV   Elko District           Division          T2  27,600   29,820   90  8/7
     State                   Belli Ranch       T2   6,000    6,000   50  NEC

WY   Big Horn NF             West Pass         T2     600      600   70  8/7
     Medicine Bow NF         Murphy/Bear Cx    T1   4,000    4,000   10  8/12

CO   Craig District          O'Pinion Cx       T2  10,000   15,000   40  8/8
                             Gillsonite        --     300      303   80  8/7
     Dinosaur NM             Persistant        T2     500      800    0  NEC

MT   Fort Peck Agency        Bauer             --   1,000    1,152  100  CND
     State                 * Rosebud Creek     --       -   24,000   50  8/8

AZ   Grand Canyon NP         Lancelot II       T2     200      200    0  NEC

TX   State                 * Lovie Bob         --       -    2,500  100  CND
                           * Cook Nail         --       -    1,200  100  CND

AK   Statewide               24 fires          -- 458,305  458,305   --  NSS

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

NUMBER OF NEW FIRES (FOUR DAY TREND) 

                    NPS    BIA      BLM     FWS    States   USFS     Total

Saturday, 8/3        1      9        40       0       50     59       159
Sunday, 8/4          0     13        17       1       33     41       105
Monday, 8/5          4      1        20       0       78     45       148
Tuesday, 8/6         1      3         5       0      100     32       141

TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FOUR DAY TREND) 

                  Crews     Engines    Helicopters    Airtankers   Overhead

Saturday, 8/3      221        442          96            24           583
Sunday, 8/4        203        380          82             8           542
Monday, 8/5        157        349          72            11           873
Tuesday, 8/6       204        365          83            18           845

CURRENT SITUATION

Fire intensities decreased on Tuesday due to favorable weather conditions,
but mobilization of resources through NICC remained steady.

NATIONAL OUTLOOK

Wednesday's report contained no report on the fire outlook.
 
[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 8/7]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Report pending.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Report pending.

MEMORANDA

No submissions.

EXCHANGE

No submissions.

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