- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Thursday, October 10, 1996
- Date: Thurs, 10 Oct 1996
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Thursday, October 10, 1996
Broadcast: By 1000 ET
INCIDENTS
96-580 - C&O Canal NHP (Maryland/D.C.) - Follow-up on Employee Death
Funeral services for park maintenance employee Nelson Griffith will be held
at 11 a.m. this morning at the Morning Star Lutheran Church near Luray,
Virginia. Condolences may be sent to his wife, Shirley, and other family
members at 9 Oakcrest Drive, Luray, VA 22835. [Kevin FitzGerald, CHOH]
96-593 - Grand Canyon NP (Arizona) - EMS Incident; Life Saved
On the evening of September 28th, South Rim rangers responded to a report of
a woman vomiting blood at the Yavapai Lodge. Rangers Nancy Mecham and Kent
Keller found that 32-year-old L.J. of Germany was in severe
distress, having lost three to four liters of blood. They provided advanced
life support treatment and she was flown by helicopter to a hospital in
Flagstaff. L.J. received blood and was taken to surgery to stop the
arterial bleeding in her stomach. Doctors estimated that she'd lost more
than half of her blood supply, and credited rangers with saving her life.
[Dave Brennan, SDR, South Rim, GRCA]
96-594 - Colorado NM (Colorado) - MVA with Fatality
The driver of a Ford Mustang failed to negotiate a curve on the monument road
late on the evening of October 5th and struck a rock face. Ranger Bill Row
was on patrol nearby when he the accident was reported to him, and was on
scene within about two minutes. The driver, J.B., 19, of Grand
Junction, suffered massive injuries and later died in a local hospital. His
four passengers, all juveniles, suffered a range of injuries, including a
broken collarbone, sprains, lacerations and contusions. Investigation
revealed that J.B. applied his brakes as he approached the curve and that
they locked up. The Mustang skidded 115 feet, crossed the westbound land,
left the roadway, and struck the rock. The drag factor was determined and
the minimum speed was estimated to be in excess of 50 mph. This winding
section of Rim Rock Drive has a posted speed limit of 25 mph and an advisory
sign that the speed limit for the curve is 20 mph. Alcohol is not thought to
have been a contributing factor. [Ron Young, CR, COLM]
96-595 - President's Park (D.C.) - Special Event
The tenth annual Aids Walk, headed by Vice President Gore's wife "Tipper,"
took place on October 6th. The march began on the Ellipse, the park area
directly south of the White House. A crowd of about 20,000 people gathered
there to hear speakers. NPS rangers and Park Police officers worked with
city police and the Secret Service to handle dignitary protection and
logistics. [Mel Poole, Manager, PRPA]
96-596 - C&O Canal NHP (Maryland/D.C.) - Suicide
Visitors found the body of M.P., 21, of Mount Airy, Maryland, along
the Potomac River just south of Harpers Ferry on the afternoon of October
5th. M.P. apparently took his own life after a recent series of personal
incidents involving work and family. Ranger John Bailey is leading the
investigation and being assisted by Maryland state police. [Kevin
FitzGerald, CHOH]
FIRE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level II
LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY
Tue Wed % Est
State Unit Fire/Incident IMT 10/8 10/9 Con Con
UT Wasatch-Cache NF Spillway -- 612 662 100 CND
WY Bridger-Teton NF Fayette T2 4,500 4,800 100 CND
CA Los Padres NF Wild T2 500 700 10 NEC
* Bee T2 - 300 40 NEC
Lake-Napa RU * Gate -- - 125 25 NEC
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
Saturday, 10/5 2 1 1 0 25 7 36
Sunday, 10/6 0 3 0 0 34 8 45
Monday, 10/7 0 4 2 0 40 28 74
Tuesday, 10/8 0 0 1 0 44 9 54
Wednesday, 10/9 0 0 4 0 21 6 31
TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FIVE DAY TREND)
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Saturday, 10/5 6 37 7 0 45
Sunday, 10/6 26 86 11 7 94
Monday, 10/7 28 89 18 5 128
Tuesday, 10/8 * * * * *
Wednesday, 10/9 61 137 26 20 354
* Reports incomplete
CURRENT SITUATION
Significant progress was made yesterday on fires in the eastern Great Basin,
with all but one contained. Hot and dry conditions in southern California
have led to an increase in fire activity there. Resource mobilization
through NICC remained moderate.
NATIONAL OUTLOOK
A strong upper level ridge from Arizona through the Great Basin will bring
unseasonably warm and dry weather with near record high temperatures to much
of the inland West.
[NICC Incident Management Situation Report]
OPERATIONAL NOTES
Fuel Storage Management Handbook - The Park Facility Management Division has
released a new fuel storage tank management handbook. The handbook has been
developed to provide the field with practical information regarding all
aspects of fuel storage tank management, concessioner responsibilities, and
oil/water separators; it contains a diskette with the following in Word
Perfect 5.1/5.2:
o checklists for UST compliance, tank installation, site
characterization, and corrective action;
o scopes of work for a variety of tank-related work;
o NPS tank system design guides; and
o boiler-plate plans for spill control and health and safety.
The division welcomes any recommendations and comments that will help improve
this handbook, as they plan to update it periodically as needed. Should you
have any questions or would like a copy, please contact Cynthia Perera at
202-343-1007. [Cynthia Perera, PFMD/WASO]
Clarification - The summary of the FY 97 Omnibus Appropriations Act which
appeared in the October 2nd Morning Report reported that bill stipulated that
"no funds of any kind can be used to prepare, promulgate, implement or
enforce any interim or final rules regarding any waters, non-Federal lands,
or lands selected by Alaska pursuant to the Submerged Lands Act, Alaska
Statehood Act or an Alaska native corporation (pursuant to Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act)." A clarification is in order. The full text of the
provision states that these provisions apply only to Title VII of ANILCA -
almost certainly a typographical error, as the pertinent section of the act
is Title VIII of the act. The restrictions are limited to that title only.
[Russ Wilson, Alaska Desk Officer, WASO]
MEMORANDA
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EXCHANGE
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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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