- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, August 25, 1997
- Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Monday, August 25, 1997
Broadcast: By 1000 ET
INCIDENTS
97-494 - Grand Canyon NP (AZ) - Assault
Rangers responded to a report of a stabbing at the concession employee
dormitory around 11 p.m. on August 21st and found 27-year-old H.W.
suffering from a deep stab wound to his abdomen. They provided ALS and
transported him to the park clinic, after which he was taken to a hospital in
Flagstaff. Investigation revealed that S.A., 27, had stabbed
H.W. with a pair of scissors during an argument. She was arrested and
charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. H.W. and S.A. live
together and have a past history of domestic disputes. H.W. has since
been released from the hospital and is expected to fully recover. [David
Brennan, SDR, South Rim, GRCA, 8/24]
97-495 - Grand Canyon NP (AZ) - Falling Fatality
A 24-year-old Swedish woman fell about 800 feet to her death from the
Toroweap Campground overlook around sunrise on August 23rd. Toroweap is a
very remote area at the west end of the canyon. A visitor at the campground
drove two hours to the nearest phone in Fredonia, Arizona, to call for help.
Rangers arrived on scene around 9 a.m. and located the victim's body at 11:30
a.m. The body was recovered by park staff with the assistance of state and
county officers. The name of the victim is being withheld pending
notification of next of kin. [Ralph Jones, PIO, GRCA, 8/23]
97-496 - Blue Ridge Parkway (VA/NC) - Drug and Firearms Arrest
While conducting a check for traffic infractions on August 16th, ranger Zeph
Cunningham stopped a vehicle for an open alcohol violation at Otter Lake.
The two occupants - K.B., 33, and D.T., 37 - were removed
from the vehicle. Although K.B. reached for a loaded handgun while
exiting from the vehicle, Cunningham, ranger Dirk Wiley, and Amherst County
deputies were able to place him (and D.T.) under arrest without drawing
their weapons. The two had methamphetamines, crack cocaine, cocaine and
marijuana in their possession. About three years ago, rangers recovered
stolen parkway signs from K.B.'s residence during a warrant search of the
premises. Weapons were seized as well, since K.B. is a convicted felon.
Both men are being investigated for involvement in motorcycle gang activity.
DEA and ATF agents are participating in the investigation. Felony charges
are pending. [CRO, BLRI, 8/23]
97-497 - Great Basin NP (NV) - Attempted Suicide
On August 23rd, rangers responding to a report of shots fired in Upper Lehman
Creek campground found a 54-year-old female with a gunshot wound in her
chest. Initial investigation indicates that the injury was self-inflicted.
The victim was transported to Ely by rangers and the local volunteer
ambulance service. The shooting is being investigated by the park and county
sheriff's office. [Joe Fowler, CR, GRBA, 8/24]
FIRE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level II
LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY
Thu Sun % Est
State Unit Fire/Incident IMT 8/21 8/24 Con Con
OR State * Orindale -- - 120 100 CND
Burns District * Cottonwood Creek -- - 1,650 50 8/26
* Mann Lake -- - 600 75 8/25
WA State * Perry Road -- - 125 NR NEC
UT Cedar City District * Pine Park -- - 220 10 8/26
CA Angeles NF Narrows T1 17,683 48,076 100 CND
ID SC Idaho District Highway 26 -- 2,700 2,700 100 CND
Idaho Falls District * East Butte -- - 800 100 CND
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
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
NUMBER OF NEW FIRES (FIVE DAY TREND)
NPS BIA BLM FWS States USFS Total
Wednesday, 8/20 1 2 24 1 72 29 132
Thursday, 8/21 2 2 13 0 56 92 165
Friday, 8/22 0 9 11 0 51 51 122
Saturday, 8/23 2 2 20 0 35 49 108
Sunday, 8/24 2 3 12 1 34 30 82
TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FIVE DAY TREND)
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Wednesday, 8/20 125 344 35 10 440
Thursday, 8/21 83 180 31 11 293
Friday, 8/22 60 128 14 4 253
Saturday, 8/23 51 119 20 11 249
Sunday, 8/24 40 88 18 1 260
CURRENT SITUATION
Large fires continued to burn yesterday in the Northwest, and one new large
fire was reported in the eastern Great Basin. Units in California, Utah,
Nevada and Oregon are reporting very high to extreme fire indices.
[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 8/23-25]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Report pending.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
No submissions.
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.
9/8-11 -- Preserving the Historic Designed Landscape, Mount Rainier NP, WA.
The course is designed to provide training and development in the
management of cultural landscapes, with a particular emphasis on
the issues related to historic designated landscapes in western
national parks. Contact: Anthony Knapp, 304-535-6178. [Joyce
Howe, STMA]
9/8-12 -- HazMat Clandestine Drug Lab Waste Operations, San Luis Obispo,
CA. Contact: Peg Ryan, California Specialized Training
Institute, 805-549-3344. [Einar Olsen, RCR, NCSO]
9/9-18 -- Cultural Resources for Managers, Mather Training Center, Harpers
Ferry, WV. A core course for all superintendents, cultural
resource managers, and other program managers involved in
cultural resource management. A variety of present techniques
will be used, including field trips, exercises and case studies
to familiarize managers with important cultural resource
stewardship issues. It will cover basic principles, regulations,
laws and policies. Contact: Mary Robinson, 304-535-6732, or Tony
Knapp, 304-535-6178. [Joyce Howe, STMA]
9/15-19 -- Interpretive Instructor's Training I: Supervisory Training -
Competency-Based Professional Development, Mather Training
Center, Harpers Ferry, WV. The center is recruiting interested
persons to prepare and present a four to six hour workshop for
interpretive supervisors on using the interpretive competencies
and curriculum. Contact: NPS Learning Place bulletin board or
Dave Dahlen at 304-535-6215. [Joyce Howe, STMA]
9/16-19 -- Wilderness Curriculum and "Leave No Trace" Workshop, Camp Dodge,
White Mountain NF, near Gorham, NH. This workshop will prepare
participants to train the public "Leave No Trace" techniques and
to be comfortable with teaching lessons from the national K-8
grade wilderness curriculum, organizing teacher workshops, and
working with public school systems. Includes overnight camping
trip. Contact: Greg Kroll, Arthur Carhart National Wilderness
Training Center, by name on cc:Mail or at 406-626-5208, extension
14 (phone), 406-626-5395 (fax). [Joyce Howe, STMA]
9/18-21 -- Rocky Mountain Anthropological Conference, Holiday Inn, Bozeman,
MT. A field trip is planned for the last day. Contact:
Information and registration information are on the home page at
http://www.montana.edu/wwrmac. [Ken Cannon, MWAC]
9/19-20 -- Health, Safety and the Environment in Architectural Preservation,
Norwich University, Northfield, VT. The workshop will focus on
health and environmental hazards inherent in materials and
processes used in building conservation and restoration.
Sponsored by The Preservation Institute. Contact: Historic
Windsor, Inc., 802-674-6752. [Steve Hastings, HOAL]
9/22-26 -- Master of "Leave No Trace" Hiking Training Course, Bethel, ME.
Tuition is $650. Applications are due at least one month before
the course starting date and can be obtained from the National
Outdoor Leadership School, 1-800-332-4100 (307-332-8811, fax).
Contact: NOLS or Roger Semler at 406-888-7837. [Roger Semler,
GLAC]
9/23* -- Instituting a Conservation Environment Monitoring Program,
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA. Fee: $50. Contact: CCAHA,
215-545-0613, or ccaha@shsys.hslc.org, or 215-735-9313 (fax).
[Diane Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO]
9/29-10/4 -- "Our Shared Legacy: International Conference on the Conservation
and Restoration of Earthen Architecture," Rio Rico, AZ, and
Caborca, Sonora, Mexico. The conference will explore the
history, unique architecture and preservation challenges of the
Sonoran region of Mexico and the United States. One day will be
spent on a preservation needs assessment on Mission Cocospera in
Sonora. Contact: David Yubeta, TUMA, 520-398-2341 ext 23, or Ann
Rasor, ext 21. [Ann Rasor, TUMA]
10/2-8 -- Advanced Regional Wilderness Management Training, Tucson, AZ.
Lectures, case studies, written materials and a two-night
backcountry field trip. Designed to strengthen the understanding
of wilderness values and concepts and enhance line and staff
knowledge of current resources and management issues affecting
wilderness. Contact: Richard Conrad or Greg Kroll, Arthur
Carhart National Wilderness Training Center, 406-626-5208.
[Joyce Howe, STMA]
10/6-8* -- Retrofitting for Accessibility, National Center on Accessibility,
Bradford Woods, Martinsville, IN. Contact: National Center on
Accessibility, 765-349-9240. [Joyce Howe, STMA]
10/9-10* -- Universal Trail Assessment Process, National Center on
Accessibility, Bradford Woods, Martinsville, IN. Collecting and
formatting data on trail conditions so that potential users can
make informed decisions to determine if a particular trail is
appropriate to their individual desire for challenge. Contact:
National Center on Accessibility, 765-349-9240. [Joyce Howe,
STMA]
10/12-13* -- "Leadership: Four Perspectives You've Never Considered," Harbor
Place Hotel, Fort Myers, FL. Servicewide training course offered
prior to Association of National Park Rangers' annual Rendezvous.
Designed to provide or refresh five of the eight universal
essential competencies - resources stewardship, fundamental
values, NPS operations, communications skills and problem-solving
skills - with new perspectives. Cost: $100. Registration
deadline: September 12th. Contact: Jeri Mihalic, 406-892-5151.
[Jeri Mihalic, GLAC]
10/14-15 -- Fire Protection for Historic Structures and Museum Collections,
Presidio, San Francisco, CA. This course will cover basic
practices and new technologies that focus on integrating fire
safety into park management. Contact: NPS Learning Place
bulletin board or Tony Knapp at 304-535-6732. [Joyce Howe, STMA]
10/15-16 -- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act Workshop, Mather EDC, Harpers Ferry, WV. The workshop will
provide participants with specific information on the multiple
responsibilities involved in the proper response to releases of
hazardous substances into the environment, impacting NPS lands
and facilities. Contact: Dan Reimer, Environmental Protection
Specialist, 202-565-1261. [Steve Hastings, HOAL]
10/15-19* -- Colorado Fire Fighters Academy, Tamarron Resort, Durango, CO.
Basic to advanced structural and wildland fire suppression
topics. Contact: San Juan Basin Vo-Tech School, 970-565-8457 to
get a catalog and registration form; Steve Budd-Jack at NP-MEVE
for details (info requests to the school may also be sent to him
for forwarding). [Steve Budd-Jack, MEVE]
10/20-23 -- Clandestine Drug Laboratory Chemical Identification, San Luis
Obispo, CA. Contact: Peg Ryan, California Specialized Training
Institute, 805-549-3344. [Einar Olsen, RCR, NCSO]
10/21-24* -- Measuring GPRA Outcomes/Mission Goal II: Provide for Public
Enjoyment and Visitor Experience, Mather EDC, Harpers Ferry, WV.
Participants will discuss the importance and methods for
measuring this goal and will determine a practical means for
organizing the data collected for national reporting on the goal.
Contact: David Dahlen, 304-535-6215. [Joyce Howe, STMA]
10/21-24* -- "Get the Lead Out: Lead-Based Paint Abatement For Workers,"
Harpers Ferry Center, WV. Nominations are due by August 29th.
Contact: Dorothy Printup, 301-663-8206. [Dorothy Printup, HPTC]
10/22-25* -- Making History with Your Community, American Association for
State and Local History, New Harmony, IN. Fee: $200. Contact:
AASLH, 615-255-2971, or aaslh@nashville.net. [Diane Vogt
O'Connor, DCA/WASO]
10/27-31 -- Interpretive Competencies Workshop: Developmental Level Ranger
Careers Training, Mather EDC, Harpers Ferry, WV. This workshop
will allow participants to develop knowledge, skills and
abilities in one 200-level essential interpretive competency.
Contact: NPS Learning Place bulletin board, or Toni Dufficy at
305-242-7752. [Joyce Howe, STMA]
10/28-31* -- "Get the Lead Out: Lead-Based Paint Abatement For Workers,"
Harpers Ferry Center, WV. Nominations are due by August 29th.
Contact: Dorothy Printup, 301-663-8206. [Dorothy Printup, HPTC]
11/3-7* -- ARPA Training, National Capital Region (XP-ARPTP-801). The
program identifies the need for the team concept for
archeological resource crime scene investigations. Course
developers have experience in both criminal investigation and
archeology. Contact your park training officer or regional
employee development officer for a copy of the announcement and
further details. Nominations close on September 30th. Contact:
Tom Cherry via cc:Mail at NP-WASO. [Tom Cherry, FLETC]
11/4-6 -- Programming and Budget, Tucson, AZ. The course is targeted at
the program management level, and is designed to provide the
participants with a better understanding of the NPS budget
process. Contact: Jan Gauthier, Mather EDC, 304-535-6215.
[Joyce Howe, STMA]
11/4-6* -- "Strategic Directions: Refocusing the Mandate," Intermountain
Region Chief Rangers' Workshop, Lakewood, CO. Focus on
supervision, policy/law and the ranger's role beyond law
enforcement. Contact: Joe Evans at NP-ROMO. [Joe Evans, ROMO]
11/5* -- "Have You Got the Blues? Architectural Records: Their
Identification, Management, Storage and Treatment," Syracuse
University, Syracuse, NY. Contact: Susan Dubois, 215-545-0613,
or ccaha@shrsys.hslc.org, or 215-735-9313 (fax). [Diane Vogt
O'Connor, DCA/WASO]
11/5-7* -- International Preservation Trades Workshop, Harpers Ferry Center,
WV. Contact: Dorothy Printup, 301-663-8206. [Dorothy Printup,
HPTC]
11/17-21* -- Instructor's Workshop in Special Park Uses, Las Vegas, NV.
Designed to develop a cadre of instructors to train employees
with responsibility for special use permitting. Concentration on
basic authorities and procedures. Participants will learn basic
instructional skills and techniques. Contact: Charles Anibal,
Mather EDC, 304-535-6215. [Joyce Howe, STMA]
11/19-21 -- Appalachian Trail Scenic Trail Critical Incident Management
Workshop, USFWS National Conservation Training Center,
Shepherdstown, WV.. The intent of the workshop is to bring
together various local, state, federal and private managers of
the Appalachian Trail to develop a critical incident management
plan for the trail. Contact: Robert W. Gray, CR, 304-535-6278 or
by name on cc:Mail at NP-WASO. [Robert Gray, ATTR]
12/8-12 -- HazMat Clandestine Drug Lab Waste Operations, San Luis Obispo,
CA. Contact: Peg Ryan, California Specialized Training
Institute, 805-549-3344. [Einar Olsen, RCR, NCSO]
12/8-12 -- Universal Design Training Course for Parks, Recreation and
Interpretive Environments, New Orleans, LA. The National Center
on Accessibility will host this training course, which is ideal
for designers, architects, engineers, interpretive specialists,
curators and exhibit planners from park, recreation, museum,
outdoor education and historic environments. Contact: National
Center on Accessibility, 765-349-9240, or by e-mail at their home
page at www.indiana.edu /~nca. [Joyce Howe, STMA]
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