- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, August 19, 1996
- Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Monday, August 19, 1996
Broadcast: By 1000 ET
INCIDENTS
96-449 - Grand Teton/Yellowstone (Wyoming) - Follow-up on Special Event
The Service's Type I all-risk incident management team was charged on Sunday
with the management of the initial response and investigation of the crash of
the Air Force C-130 which went down late Saturday evening in the Gros Ventre
wilderness of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The plane, which had just
departed from the Jackson Hole airport, was flying in support of President
Clinton's vacation visit to the area. Incident personnel traveled to the
site, determined that there were no survivors, secured the area, and managed
the immense national media interest in the accident. None of the plane's
nine occupants - the crew of eight and a Secret Service employee - survived
the crash. The team was charged with management of the initial response
under a delegation of authority from the county sheriff and the Bridger-Teton
National Forest. Team members met with Air Force personnel on Sunday
afternoon and began transition of incident management to them. Prior to the
accident, the team focused its efforts on providing logistical support for
the First Family's final day of vacation. Following a horseback ride at
their temporary residence, President Clinton and his family enjoyed a two-
hour whitewater rafting trip on the Snake River in the Bridger-Teton. Put-in
for the eight-and-a-half mile float trip occurred at East Table and take-out
occurred at Sheep Gulch. Considered an intermediate float, this portion
required negotiation of the Kahuna, Lunch Counter and Rope rapids, along with
log jams and shallow, rocky channels. A total of eleven rafts were in the
flotilla; eight were provided by local outfitters and three by the incident
management team. A total of 147 incident personnel (71 from the NPS) were
committed to the day's events, providing logistical support, perimeter
security, river rescue capability, rafts for U.S. Secrete Service personnel,
motorcade operation support, and media support. This was the third attempt
at a river trip and it went well. Incident demobilization will be completed
today. [Jim Northup, IC, and Roberta D'Amico, IO, NPS Type I IMT, GRTE]
96-477 - Ozark (Missouri) - Rescue
Off-duty ranger Marty Towery was boating on the Current River on July 23rd
when he saw O.R., 19, a Belgian national, pinned against a root wad
by the river's current. O.R., who had been tubing on the river, proved to
be a non-swimmer who could not speak English; he was suffering from a broken
arm, dislocated shoulder and injured knee, and could not keep his head above
water. Towery maneuvered his boat to the root wad, climbed on the trunk,
then worked his way to O.R. and supported his head above water. Towery had
to reach underwater to free O.R.'s arms and legs, which were entangled in
the root wad. After considerable effort, he freed O.R., who then began to
float down the river, clinging to the inner tube. He lost his grip, but
Towery was able to reach him by boat and pull him aboard. Towery assessed
his injuries, called for medical assistance, then transported O.R. to a
waiting ambulance. [Tim Blank, South Unit Manager, OZAR]
[Additional reports pending...]
FIRE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level V
LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY
% Est
State Unit Fire/Incident IMT 8/16 8/19 Con Con
CA Sequoia/Kings Can. NP Kaweah T1 3,300 4,116 65 NEC
Yosemite NP Ackerson Cx T2 3,000 9,840 10 NEC
Stanislaus NF Rogge T2 3,000 15,500 43 NEC
Mendocino NF Fork T1 15,000 69.000 15 NEC
Shasta-Trinity NF Rock T2 800 1,408 50 8/21
* Butcher -- - 380 60 8/20
* East Fork -- - 135 5 NEC
* Morris -- - 125 5 NEC
Riverside RU Wolfskill ST1 13,197 12,395 100 CND
Cabazon -- 600 802 100 CND
San Luis Obispo RU Highway 58 ST1 6,000 50,000 35 NEC
Susanville District * Corral T1 - 6,000 100 CND
Tulare RU * Park -- - 610 100 CND
Tuolomne-Calaveras RU Bear ST1 1,250 1,450 100 CND
Lassen-Modoc RU * Dixie -- - 1,450 75 8/20
Fresno-Kings RU * Trimmer -- - 2,500 0 NEC
Sequoia NF * Chalolo -- - 300 40 8/19
OR Umatilla NF Bull Cx T2 2,000 4,750 15 NEC
Tower T2 100 2,400 10 NEC
Malheur NF Wildcat T1 10,300 10,260 45 8/25
Ochoco NF * Ochoco Cx T2 - 1,170 99 8/18
Warm Springs Agency Simnasho T1 95,000 120,000 90 8/20
Wallowa-Whitman NF Sloan's Ridge T1 10,146 10,556 100 CND
Salt Cx T1 46,655 56,125 0 8/22
* Indian Point T2 - 60 90 8/19
State Donneybrook -- NR 94,000 0 10/31
* Hog Valley -- - 350 20 NEC
Vail District Cow Hollow T2 NR 47,520 100 CND
Willamette NF South Zone Cx T2 1,500 2,700 20 8/25
Umpqua NF Spring T2 450 2,030 49 8/30
North Umpqua -- 240 358 85 8/21
Fremont NF Alder Ridge T2 100 3,547 50 8/20
Burns District Bartlett Mtn. -- 1,800 2,050 100 CND
* Jones Flat -- - 1,050 100 CND
NV Winneumcca District Humboldt T2 18,800 18,800 100 CND
Elko District Shoemake -- 17,000 18,500 85 8/21
Gold Quarry Cx T2 11,500 23,200 100 CND
Battle Mtn. District Jersey -- 1,300 1,300 100 CND
Las Vegas District * Lime -- - 350 100 CND
* Virgin -- - 300 100 CND
MT Lewis and Clark NF Coyote T1 3,200 3,500 100 CND
Bitterroot NF Willow Creek T2 410 398 90 8/19
Nez Perce NF Moose Butte Cx T2 225 225 100 CND
Swet/Warrior T2 28,000 29,200 0 NEC
Blackfeet Agency * Sharp -- - 2,000 100 CND
* Smiley -- - 148 100 CND
Lewiston District * Dovetail -- - 700 90 8/19
Custer County * Six Mile -- - 400 100 CND
State * Powderville T2 - 52,000 0 NEC
Miles City District * Robinson --- - 3,500 100 CND
UT Fishlake NF Hens Peak -- 580 630 100 CND
State * One Eye -- - 424 100 CND
Cedar City District * Paiute -- - 1,050 80 8/20
ID Boise District * Rabbit Creek -- - 1,000 100 CND
CO Mesa Verde NP * Chapin #5 T2 - 650 0 NEC
Grand Jct. District * Sink Creek T2 - 340 50 8/21
Grand Mesa NF * North Creek -- - 120 100 CND
Southern Ute Agency * Arboles -- - 70 100 CND
AZ Kaibab NF * Saddle -- - 470 40 8/19
AK Statewide 17 fires -- 434,199 419,659 -- 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
NPS FIRE NARRATIVES
Mesa Verde - The park has been evacuated. There is an immediate threat to
the Far View visitors center and to powerlines and cultural and historic
resources. The fires is burning through heavy fuels in steep, rugged
terrain. A Type II team has been assigned to the fire.
Sequoia-Kings Canyon - A Type I team is assigned to the fire. Steep terrain
and limited access are hindering control efforts.
Yosemite - Type I and II teams have been assigned to the complex, which
consists of the Ackerson, Poop/Naut, Big Creek and Miguel fires. All fires
burned actively yesterday. The closure of the Camp Mather recreational site
is still in effect.
NUMBER OF NEW FIRES (FOUR DAY TREND)
NPS BIA BLM FWS States USFS Total
Thursday, 8/15 3 9 80 2 123 224 439
Friday, 8/16 11 17 79 1 86 195 389
Saturday, 8/17 0 6 24 4 71 86 191
Sunday, 8/18 4 8 33 0 23 64 132
TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FOUR DAY TREND)
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Thursday, 8/15 613 813 122 27 2,539
Friday, 8/16 625 832 156 27 2,854
Saturday, 8/17 722 1,070 171 43 3,513
Sunday, 8/18 647 842 159 35 3,436
CURRENT SITUATION
Fire activity escalated again on Friday, but there was a significant decline
in new starts on Saturday and initial attack moderated in all areas on
Sunday. Type II teams were mobilized yesterday to the Rockies and southern
California and an area command team was ordered for northern California.
Fire training begins today for the 4th Engineer Battalion at Fort Carson,
Colorado; they are to be deployed to the Fork fire in northern California
tomorrow.
NATIONAL OUTLOOK
An upper level trough will drop southward along the British Columbia coast
today, and an associated cold front will develop along a line from Washington
to northern California. Dry weather will prevail over most of the west,
except for widely scattered showers and thunderstorms in Arizona and New
Mexico. California and Nevada will be locally breezy.
[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 8/17-19]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No submissions.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
Reports pending.
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.
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," National
Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
DC. 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]
10/15-17* -- "Sustainable Practices for Park Management: A Hands-On Workshop,"
Ocean Edge Resort, Brewster, MA. This three-day workshop will
use several real projects at Cape Cod National Seashore as
training exercises to teach participants how to apply
sustainability principles to such areas as landscaping, energy
use in park housing, retrofitting a visitor center, and using
alternative wastewater treatment systems. Fee: $100. Contact:
Sarah Peskin, NESSO, 617-223-5129 or via cc:Mail. [Sarah Peskin,
NESSO]
10/22-23* -- "Implementing Renewable Energy Projects Workshop," Washington,
DC. Fee: $150. Contact: Karen Kimball, 202-737-1911 (phone),
202-628-8498 (fax). [John Gingles, FMD/WASO]
10/22-26* -- "A Sense of Place/A Sense of Space," National Interpreters'
Workshop, National Association for Interpretation, Holiday Inn,
Billings Plaza, Billings, MT. Contact: Registrar, Data
Corporation, 301-855-8811 (phone), 301-855-8579 (fax). [Mike
Gurling, OLYM]
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
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Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the cooperation and
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