- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, June 16, 1997
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Monday, June 16, 1997
Broadcast: By 1000 ET
INCIDENTS
No incident reports received.
FIRE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level II
LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY
Sat Sun % Est
State Unit Fire/Incident IMT 6/14 6/15 Con Con
*** No significant fires reported ***
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
Wednesday, 6/11 1 7 9 1 47 24 91
Thursday, 6/12 0 1 9 0 58 33 101
Friday, 6/13 0 7 8 0 36 10 61
Saturday, 6/14 0 0 4 1 13 5 23
Sunday, 6/15 0 0 3 0 19 38 60
TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FIVE DAY TREND)
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Wednesday, 6/11 8 25 6 0 0
Thursday, 6/12 16 46 11 0 3
Friday, 6/13 2 29 3 0 0
Saturday, 6/14 0 2 0 0 0
Sunday, 6/15 1 2 0 0 0
CURRENT SITUATION
No large fires and only minor initial attack activity were reported
yesterday.
[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 6/14-16]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No submissions.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
Award - USPP officer Jeffrey Muller has been selected as the National Law
Enforcement Memorial officer of the month for June for his rescue of an
elderly woman from the Anacostia River (incident 97-29). Muller was on
patrol when he came upon a broken-down car in the middle of the road. When
the elderly driver got out to explain that his car had run out of gas, it
began rolling backwards and plunged into the Anacostia River, carrying the
elderly female passenger with it. The trunk of the car was completely
submerged, but the front bumper was hanging precariously from a ten-foot
retaining wall. Muller called for backup, then jumped into the river and
attempted to rescue the woman. His initial efforts failed, so he returned to
his patrol car to get a life ring and rope. As he was returning, the car
broke free from the wall and began to drift some ten to fifteen yards from
shore. Muller dove into the water, swam out to the rapidly sinking vehicle,
and used his service revolver to break open the car window and pull the woman
to safety. Although hypothermia began to overtake him, Muller managed to
swim to shore with the woman in tow. Other officers pulled them both from
the water and transported them to a hospital, where they recovered. [Bill
Lynch, RLES, NCRO]
Award - Denali NP mountaineering ranger Roger Robinson received the Oregon
American Alpine Club's Washburn award at the Talkeetna Mountaineering Center
on June 14th. Robinson is the first recipient of this award. He was chosen
by the club for his long-standing reputation as a world class mountaineer and
for outstanding climbing leadership. Robinson has been patrolling Mt.
McKinley for 18 years; on June 4th, he reached the mountain's summit for the
seventh time - but the first time since receiving a kidney transplant four
years ago. [Ken Kehrer, CR, DENA]
MEMORANDA
"Final Conversion to Word and Office Software," signed by acting director
Deny Galvin on June 6th and sent to all associate and regional directors.
The exact text follows:
"In August 1996, the NPS Information and Telecommunications Center released
an update to the NPS Information Management Standards Manual. The principal
change defined the Microsoft Office suite and its component modules (Word,
Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) as the standard for Windows-based office
productivity software. The update recognized that Servicewide implementation
of these new standards could not be immediate but would occur over time as
employees become familiar with Windows software and as the proportion of NPS
computers capable of running Windows increases.
"In addition, the update recognized the need to maintain a standard format
for electronically transferring word processing documents that could be
supported by both Word and WordPerfect, the former NPS DOS-based standard.
It indicated the WordPerfect 5.1 format would remain the document transfer
format for fiscal year 1997, but did not specifically define a date for
conversion to a Word format. At the early May meeting of the Servicewide
Information Management Council, participants reported considerable
frustration around the Service as employees are sending word processing
documents in a variety of file formats. Council representatives from all NPS
Regions and Directorates recommended to the Associate Director for
Professional Services that a firm conversion date for the document transfer
standard be adopted.
"Effective November 1, 1997, the file format used in Microsoft Office 4.3.1
will become standard for electronically transferring documents in the
Service. This date was chosen so the transition would not interrupt year end
closing activities, and to allow time to install any Office software
purchased with funds available towards the end of the fiscal year. The
Office 4.3.1 version (which includes Word 6.0 and Excel 5.0) was selected for
transfer standards; newer versions of Office can read and store documents in
the 4.3.1 formats. Offices that cannot afford to purchase Office for all of
their locations to meet this deadline may be able to obtain a file conversion
utility that will convert Word documents to WordPerfect.
"The Washington Administrative Program Center is preparing information on
available contract and procurement vehicles with the best available prices
for obtaining Office, and will get this information out to all locations in
mid- to late-June. In FY98, the Center will also pursue the possibility of
Servicewide licensing and/or maintenance agreements."
EXCHANGE
No submissions.
MEETINGS, CONFERENCES AND EVENTS CALENDAR
Two calendars alternate in the Morning Report on Mondays - this one, which
contains meetings, conferences and events, and a second, which contains
workshops and training courses. 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.
6/23-24 -- Emergency Preparedness for Museums Conference, Elvehjem Museum,
Madison, WI. Contact: Pam Richardson, 608-263-3722. [Diane Vogt
O'Connor, DCA/WASO]
6/25-27 -- "Interpreting Edison," conference, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
and Edison NHS, West Orange, NJ. The interpretation of Thomas A.
Edison's life and work will be examined by academic scholars, at
museums and historic sites, and in the classroom. Contact:
Leonard DeGraaf, EDIS, 201-736-0550, ext 22. [Leonard DeGraaf]
7/4* -- "A Capitol Fourth," National Symphony Concert, U.S. Capitol,
Washington, DC. Free. [PAO, NCRO]
7/10* -- Mary McLeod Bethune Anniversary Celebration, Bethune Statue,
Washington, DC. Wreath-laying ceremony. [PAO, NCRO]
7/10-13* -- Third Annual Mississippi River Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Contact: Alliance Office, 314-821-4114 (phone) or 314-821-4292
(fax). [Tim Goddard, WASO]
7/16-17* -- "Partnership for the 21st Century: Greening Federal Purchasing,"
Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD. Sponsored by EPA and
the Office of the Environmental Executive. The objective is to
increase and maintain a market for environmentally preferable
commercial products in the federal government. Fee: $50.
Contact: Richard Kochan, 202-822-9058. [Sonya Capek, PNRO]
7/16-19 -- Annual Meeting, National Association of Government Archivists and
Records Administrators, Sacramento, CA. Contact: NAGARA, 518-
463-8644. [Diane Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO]
7/22-25* -- 52nd Annual Conference, Soil and Water Conservation Society,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contact: SWCS, 515-289-2331, or 1-800-
THE-SOIL.
7/27-30* -- Annual Meeting, Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation,
Stevenson, WA. Contact: 509-783-1207. [Tim Goddard, WASO]
8/1-8 -- 31st Meeting, Appalachian Trail Conference, Bethel, ME. Contact:
Appalachian Trail Conference, 304-535-6068. [Tim Goddard, WASO]
8/2 -- 50th Anniversary, Theodore Roosevelt NP, ND. Speakers at the
ceremony at Painted Canyon will include the governor, a senator
and Theodore Roosevelt IV. All former THRO employees are invited
to attend. Camping space is available in the new Roundup Horse
camp. There will be a no-host breakfast for current and former
employees on Sunday morning. Contact: Superintendent Noel Poe,
at 701-623-4466. [Noel Poe, THRO]
8/12-14* -- Seventh Annual Meeting, Bird Strike Committee-USA, Ramada Inn,
Logan International Airport, Boston, MA. Contact: James Forbes,
Animal Damage Control, USDA, 518-477-4837.
8/12-15* -- Mesocarnivores of Northern California, Biology, Management and
Survey Techniques, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.
Contact: Sandra von Arb, 707-445-7805.
8/25-31 -- 61st Annual Meeting, Society of American Archivists, Fairmont
Hotel, Chicago, IL. Contact: Call SAA, 312-922-0140. [Diane
Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO]
8/27-30* -- "Bridging Natural and Social Landscapes," 24th annual Natural
Areas Conference, Portland, OR. Contact: Gary Johnson, 202-208-
5886. [Tim Goddard, WASO]
8/31* -- Labor Day Concert, National Symphony, U.S. Capitol, Washington,
DC. Free. [PAO, NCRO]
9/2-6* -- Black Family Reunion, Washington Monument, Washington, DC.
Contact: National Council of Negro Women, 202-737-0120. [PAO,
NCRO]
9/10-11* -- International Energy and Environmental Congress, Richmond, VA.
One of several regional conferences sponsored by the Association
of Energy Engineers focusing on energy conservation and renewable
energy. Contact: Ted Collins, 202-586-8017. [Steve Hastings,
HOAL]
9/22-23* -- Annual Council Meeting, The Wildlife Society, Snowmass Village,
CO. Contact: Harry Hodgdon, The Wildlife Society, 301-897-9770
or tws@wildlife.org.
9/25-26 -- Meeting, Oral History Association, Royal Sonesta Hotel, New
Orleans, LA. Contact: Call 817-755-2764, or send e-mail to
OHA_Support@Baylor.edu. [Diane Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO]
9/25-29 -- Second World Congress, International Ranger Federation, San Jose,
Costa Rica. Registration is $600 per person for double occupancy
and $850 for single occupancy in a four-star hotel; the fee
includes six nights' lodging, all meals and tips, transportation
to and from the airport, and transportation for the field trips
to several nearby Costa Rican national parks. Congress
organizers are asking that those planning to attend register in
advance - even with a partial payment. Payment can be made by
VISA or Master Card. Contact: Lyn Rothgeb, Congress registrar,
730 East Main Street, Luray, VA 22835; 540-743-1775 (fax and
phone). [Bill Wade, SHEN]
10/1-4* -- Annual Meeting, American Association for State and Local History,
Denver, CO. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the
Colorado-Wyoming Museums Association and will cover many aspects
of public history and interpretation. NPS speakers will be
featured. Contact: American Association for State and Local
History, 530 Church Street, Suite 600, Nashville, TN 37219-2325.
[Bill Gwaltney, FOLA]
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