NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Wednesday, October 30, 1996

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

96-631 - Death Valley NP (California) - Follow-up on Search

Due to the lack of substantial clues, the search for the four missing German
nationals which was begun in the park last week was called off on October
26th.  The park utilized helicopters, horse and foot patrols in the search,
and was assisted in its efforts by BLM, the Forest Service and state and
local organizations.  At this time, it appears that there's been no foul
play.  Still missing are E.R., 33, C.M, 28, G.W.,
10 and M.M., 4.  An investigation into there whereabouts is underway. 
[Ann Holeso, PIO, DEVA]

96-645 - Sequoia-Kings Canyon NP (California) - Search and Rescue

Backpackers S.S. and C.M. were caught by a storm that
dropped six inches of snow in the mountains while on a five-day hike out of
Mineral King.  Blowing winds and drifting snow made travel extremely
difficult.  The two well-prepared backpackers stayed on the trail, spelled
out SOS in the snow, and waited in their tent for rescue.  The storms that
have been hitting the Sierras made access by helicopter difficult, but a
skilled team from the Lemoore Naval Air Station was able to extricate the two
very exhausted by healthy hikers on October 29th.  [Tom Tschohl, DR, SEKI]

96-646 - Glacier Bay NP&P (Alaska) - Poaching Conviction

Under a plea agreement, L.P. was sentenced to pay $3,000 into the
park's resource protection fund for two commercial crabbing violations -
fishing in closed waters and use of improper escape mechanisms on his pots -
in magistrate's court on October 23rd.  He was also placed on supervised
probation for 30 months and prohibited from fishing in park waters during
that time.  The magistrate added a $1,000 fine for any fish or wildlife
violations which L.P. may commit during the probation period.  This is the
second plea arrangement arranged by park staff which entailed payment into
the park's resource protection fund.  [Mike Sharp, CI, GLBA]

FIRE ACTIVITY

NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level II

LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY 

                                                    Mon     Tues    %   Est
State      Unit              Fire/Incident   IMT    10/28   10/29  Con  Con

CA   Los Padres NF           Sur              T2    4,430   4,430   55  10/31

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, 10/25       40      0         0       0       28      5        73
Saturday, 10/26      0      0         0       0       17      3        20
Sunday, 10/27        0      0         0       0       25      3        28
Monday, 10/28        0      0         0       0       59      4        63
Tuesday, 10/29       0      0         0       0       55      6        61

TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FIVE DAY TREND) 

                  Crews     Engines    Helicopters    Airtankers   Overhead

Friday, 10/25      124        183          18            10           137
Saturday, 10/26    141        251          25             9           658
Sunday, 10/27      204        401          24            10           735
Monday, 10/28      111         87          16             2           245
Tuesday, 10/29      36         27          12             0           275

CURRENT SITUATION

There was little initial attack activity anywhere in the United States
yesterday.  Major resource demobilization is continuing in California.

NATIONAL OUTLOOK

A strong upper level low over west central California will bring cold air
with rain and snow showers to southern California and northern Arizona. 
Gusty winds are expected.  

NOTE: This is the LAST daily fire report for the year unless significant
activity resumes...

OPERATIONAL NOTES

SCA Volunteer Requests - The Student Conservation Association (SCA) would
like to remind all parks and offices that now is the time to request SCA
volunteers for next summer and fall - both crews (national high school and
conservation career development programs) and individual volunteers (resource
assistants, conservation associates and fellows).  Requests submitted by
November 30th will be part of SCA's full recruiting effort.  Those seeking
longer-term volunteers may be interested in SCA's conservation associates,
who may serve from six to twelve month details.  For additional information
and request forms, please contact SCA at 603-543-1700 or cia cc:Mail at
Student Conservation Association at NP-WASO.  [R. Flip Hagood, SCA]

Environmental Crimes Handbook - The NPS is publishing an environmental crimes
handbook to assist field law enforcement personnel in protecting parks from
environmental pollution crimes.  The 450-page handbook addresses a multitude
of topics under several broad headings - the NPS environmental crimes
initiative, an overview of environmental law enforcement, environmental laws
and their prosecution, investigations, and special NPS issues.  The manual
should be available for distribution in late January, 1997.  Law enforcement
personnel interested in receiving a copy of the manual should send their
names, positions titles and full mailing addresses to Einar Olsen,
environmental crimes coordinator, at NP-NCRO-FIN.  [Einar Olsen, NCSO]

Fire Poster - The "Fire's Role in Nature" poster series, sponsored by the
Interior wildland fire management agencies, received an award from the
National Association for Interpretation at its workshop in Billings, Montana,
last week.  The poster series visually displays fire's interaction with
various vegetative regimes across the United Sates.  The first two posters
covered the northern Rockies and southeastern pinelands.  Future additions
will show fire's role in the Great Basin, Alaska, the Great Lakes states, and
the Southwest.  These posters are part of the Interior agencies' on-going
efforts to provide a balanced message on fire use and protection through
education.  [Doug Erskine, RAD/Boise]

MEMORANDA

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