- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Wednesday, September 11, 1996
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Wednesday, September 11, 1996
Broadcast: By 1000 ET
INCIDENTS
96-511 - East Coast Areas - Follow-up on Hurricane Fran
Two additional reports on the impacts of Hurricane Fran have been received:
o New River Gorge - The park received just under three inches of rain.
There was high water on the Gauley River, but no serious flooding
occurred. There was one storm-related fatal boating accident.
o Guilford Courthouse - The hurricane caused flooding throughout the
park, but no wind or water damage to structures has been detected. All
employees made it through the storm safely, but most remain without
electricity and may not see it restored for a week. Between 30 and 40
large hardwood trees were uprooted and fell across trails and several
roads; many pine trees also are down elsewhere in the park. Phone and
electrical service was lost, but has been restored. The park was
closed on Friday and Saturday, but reopened on Sunday after intensive
tree removal work by park staff. Great Smokies and the Oconaluftee Job
Corp Center have provided 13 people to assist in park clean-up
operations.
[Bill Blake, CR, NERI; Chuck Taylor, GUCO]
96-517 - Caribbean Areas - Follow-up on Hurricane Hortense
National Park Service areas in the Caribbean were buffeted by the hurricane
yesterday and Monday, but appear to have weathered it with few problems:
o San Juan - High winds and over a foot of rain struck the park during
Monday night, but caused little damage to park facilities. All power
is out. The park remains closed. All employees are okay.
o Virgin Islands - The hurricane came closer to the Virgin Islands than
expected and brought strong winds and up to a foot of rain to the area.
Facilities on all four islands reportedly weathered the storm with
little or no damage, but some residences had water in them due to
blowing rain. There was some flooding on St. John, more on St. Thomas.
The telephone system on St. John is working but is out on St. Thomas.
The park was closed yesterday, but may reopen today. All employees are
okay.
[Ping Crawford, Superintendent, SAJU; Mark Woods, Assistant Superintendent,
VIIS; Steve Smith, ACSO]
[Numerous incident reports remain pending due to time constraints and the
focus on coverage of the two hurricanes. Most will appear tomorrow...]
FIRE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level III
The preparedness level has gone DOWN one step. Preparedness Level III is in
effect under the following conditions: Two or more geographic areas
experiencing incidents requiring a major commitment of national resources.
High number of fires becoming Class D and larger. Additional resources are
being ordered and mobilized through NICC. Type 1 teams are committed in two
or more areas, or 300 crews are committed nationally.
LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY
% Est
State Unit Fire/Incident IMT 9/10 9/11 Con Con
OR Willamette NF Moolack Cx T2 11,735 11,735 90 9/16
Umpqua NF Spring T2 15,445 15,528 86 9/20
MT Custer NF Shepard Mtn. T1 12,800 12,800 80 9/12
ID Nez Perce NF * Blackerby T2 - 354 NR NEC
WY Bridger-Teton NF Aspen Hollow T2 2,748 2,748 50 9/15
Big Horn NF Stockwell II T1 2,880 2,950 40 9/14
NV Carson City District * Seal -- - 1,000 NR NEC
Humboldt NF * Tom Basin -- - 2,000 0 9/12
State * Frenchy Flat -- - 17,000 NR NEC
AK Statewide 10 fires -- 342,723 342,723 -- LPS
NC Fort Bragg Hurricane Fran T1 Managing receiving and
distribution center
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 (FIVE DAY TREND)
NPS BIA BLM FWS States USFS Total
Friday, 9/6 - - - - - - -
Saturday, 9/7 - - - - - - -
Sunday, 9/8 3 6 21 0 33 26 89
Monday, 9/9 3 1 36 0 111 22 173
Tuesday, 9/10 1 2 43 1 54 28 129
TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FIVE DAY TREND)
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Friday, 9/6 --- --- -- - -----
Saturday, 9/7 --- --- -- - -----
Sunday, 9/8 254 196 87 8 1,479
Monday, 9/9 194 167 78 3 1,212
Tuesday. 9/10 137 157 79 3 1,075
CURRENT SITUATION
Moderate initial attack continued yesterday, and there was an increase in new
fires in the northern Rockies and the Great Basin. A Type II team was sent
to the former. Fire activity also increased on some existing fires.
The Service's fire management office in Boise advises that the transition to
PL III means that there will no longer be any national constraints on
management ignited prescribed fires or declarations of new prescribed natural
fires.
NATIONAL OUTLOOK
NICC has posted FIRE WEATHER WATCHES for dry lightning and low relative
humidities in western Montana.
[NICC Incident Management Situation Report; Doug Erskine, RAD @ NICC]
OPERATIONAL NOTES
Submission pending.
MEMORANDA
No submissions.
EXCHANGE
No submissions.
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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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