- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Wednesday, October 15, 1997
- Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Wednesday, October 15, 1997
Broadcast: By 1000 ET
*** NOTICE ***
All United States and DOI flags are to lowered to half staff today,
Wednesday, October 15th, in memory of the eight Bureau of Reclamation
employees who were killed in an airplane crash in Colorado on October 8th
(see below for details). Flags are to be returned to full staff at sunset on
October 17th (for those areas that fly illuminated flags at night) or at
sunrise on October 18th.
INCIDENTS
94-91 - New River Gorge (West Virginia) - Follow-up on Kidnapping and Rape
On the evening of February 23, 1994, a woman was kidnapped from a Wal-Mart
parking lot in Beckley, beaten at knife point, forced into her car, driven to
the Meadow Creek area of the park, and raped. After her assailant departed,
the woman walked to a local store and called for help. Meanwhile, her
attacker, identified as B.J.H. of Christanburg, Virginia, drove
her car to I-81 in Virginia, abandoned it along the roadside, stole another
car, and assaulted two other individuals. B.J.H., who had a prior murder
conviction, was eventually captured, charged with rape, tried and found
guilty. On September 21st, he received the maximum federal sentence of 21
years in federal district court, to be served consecutively after existing
sentences in North Carolina (10 years) and Virginia (60 years) are completed.
B.J.H. is 38 years old, and the earliest he can be released from prison is
2081. Criminal investigator Chris Schrader shepherded this case through
completion over the three years since the incident occurred. [Duncan Hollar,
Resource Stewardship Unit Leader, NERI, 10/13]
97-628 - Great Smoky Mountains NP (TN/NC) - Structural Fire
A kitchen fire caused significant heat and smoke damage to an unoccupied
Cades Cove bunkhouse on Saturday, October 11th. A wildlife technician was
heating paraffin and left the building to retrieve something from a nearby
office. The paraffin apparently boiled over and caught fire on the stove's
burner. Ranger Mike Smithyman and other employees extinguished the fire with
water from a nearby standpipe. [Jason Houck, CR, GRSM, 10/14]
97-629 - Death Valley NP (CA) - MVA with Fatality
Off-duty California Highway Patrol officer J.S., 46, and his wife,
Carolyn, were riding their motorcycle on Highway 190 inside the park on the
afternoon of October 12th when winds estimated at 60 to 65 mph caught the
small trailer behind the motorcycle and pushed it off the road, causing both
S.'s to be thrown into the rocky desert area. J.S. was killed
instantly, even though he was wearing a helmet; C.s. sustained a
fractured ankle and lacerations to her face. She was released from a Las
Vegas hospital the next day. [Chris Ward, CR, DEVA, 10/14]
[Additional reports pending...]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Report pending.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
Airplane Crash Claims Lives of BOR Employees - A Scenic Airlines Cessna 208
with eight Bureau of Reclamation employees on board crashed shortly after
takeoff from Montrose, Colorado, on the morning of Wednesday, October 8th,
killing all eight and the aircraft's pilot. The plane was found two days
later about 17 miles southwest of the airport on the rugged Uncompahgre
Plateau. The BOR employees were on their way to a meeting at Glen Canyon
dam. BOR is providing counseling and support for the families of those lost
in the accident. Additional details will be passed along when they become
available. [BOR]
Administrative Competencies Fund - Applications are now open for grants from
this fund, which has been established to provide local training opportunities
for administrative employees in all administrative and office management
support positions between the grades of GS-1 to GS-6. For information on
submitting nominations, contact either Jan Gauthier at Mather Training Center
at 304-535-6215, or check The Learning Place bulletin board. [Joyce Howe,
STMA]
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.
10/x-11/x* -- National Preservation Seminars, various locations:
10/22, Federal Cultural Resources Compliance, Atlanta, GA.
$210.
10/23-24, Identification and Management of Traditional
Cultural Places, Atlanta, GA. $325.
10/29, Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the
Treatment of Historic Properties, Albany, NY. $210.
10/30-31, Cultural Resource Management Plans, Albany, NY.
$325.
11/17-18, Integrating Cultural Resource and Environmental
Compliance, Phoenix, AZ. $325.
11/19-20, Contracting for Cultural Resources Tasks,
Phoenix, AZ. $325.
-- Contact: NPI, 703-765-0100, www.npi.org, info@npi.org. [Diane
Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO]
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]
10/20-23 -- Ninth Annual Meeting, Federal Preservation Forum, Aberdeen
Proving Grounds, MD. Includes workshops on National Register
nominations and on historic structure preservation. FPF is an
organization to foster communications among federal cultural
resource professionals and to further preservation goals.
Contact: www.ca.blm.gov/cdd/fpforum.html or call Greg Fox at 520-
670-6501. [Anne Vawser, MWAC]
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 -- REVISED: "Get the Lead Out: Lead-Based Paint Abatement For
Workers," Pecos NHP, NM. This workshop will cover everything an
employee needs to know regarding lead paint abatement. 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/x-3/x* -- Wilderness Management Planning, University of Montana. Offered
as correspondence course or via Internet. Presents and discusses
differences in planning among the four federal land management
agencies. Contact: Chris Ryan, Arthur Carhart Wilderness
Training Center, 406-626-5208 x 17. [Joyce Howe, STMA]
11/x-3/x* -- Management of Recreation Resources, University of Montana.
Offered as correspondence course or via Internet. Explores and
discusses managing areas to ensure quality visitor experiences.
Contact: Chris Ryan, Arthur Carhart Wilderness Training Center,
406-626-5208 x 17. [Joyce Howe, STMA]
11/x-3/x* -- Wilderness Philosophy and Ethic Development, University of
Montana. Offered as correspondence course or via Internet.
Discusses philosophical origin of wilderness concept, themes and
values provided by wilderness, and history of wilderness movement
in U.S. and internationally. Contact: Chris Ryan, Arthur Carhart
Wilderness Training Center, 406-626-5208 x 17. [Joyce Howe,
STMA]
11/1 -- Seasonal Law Enforcement Training, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, MA. The university sponsors the 285-hour FLETC approved
NPS seasonal law enforcement training course. Classes begin on
November 1st and continue on weekends through March, 1998. The
registration deadline/ confirmation date is October 17th.
Contact: Alice Szlosek or Trudy Goodchild, 413-545-2484. [John
Lynch, NERO]
11/4-5 -- Tax Incentives for Developing Historic Properties, ANA Hotel,
Washington, DC. Use of historic preservation tax incentives to
develop historic properties. Experienced financiers, developers,
bankers, experts from the NPS and tax specialists from IRS will
explain effective strategies for historic property development,
including earning tax credits for up to 20% of rehabilitation
costs, piggybacking other federal and local tax incentives, and
maximizing investment opportunities. Contact: Brooks Prueher at
202-343-1185 or at NP-WASO-HPS. [Brooks Prueher, WASO]
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 -- REVISED: International Preservation Trades Workshop, Frederick,
MD. This workshop features craft demonstrations in masonry
conservation, timber framing techniques, epoxy repairs, and much
more. Contact: Dorothy Printup, 301-663-8206. [Dorothy Printup,
HPTC]
11/13-18 -- North American Technical Rescue Symposium/NPS Servicewide Search
and Rescue Meeting, Best Western Golden Sails Hotel, Long Beach,
CA. The NPS meeting will convene after the technical rescue
symposium. Registration for the symposium is $95 (NASAR and MRA
members), $130 (non-members). The NPS meeting will be for park
personnel representing active SAR programs and will address
several issues affecting NPS SAR policies. Agenda topics will
include SARPRO funding development, major SAR guidelines, use of
volunteers and emergency hires in SAR, and a national PSAR
campaign. If you plan on attending this important meeting,
please RSVP organizers JD Swed at DENA at 907-733-9105 or Ken
Phillips at GRCA at 520-638-7792. Contacts: Registration -
NASAR, 703-222-6277, reservations - Best Western Golden Sails,
800-762-5333 or 562-596-1631. [JD Swed, DENA]
11/17-21 -- REVISED - NEW LOCATION: Instructor's Workshop in Special Park
Uses, Herndon, VA (formerly 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]
11/18-20 -- Wilderness Arid Lands Restoration Training, Palm Springs, CA.
Training will provide both classroom instruction and field
exposure to techniques and knowledge required for successful land
restoration in arid environments. Contact: Greg Kroll, Arthur
Carhart National Wilderness Training Center, 406-626-5208 x 14,
406-626-5395 (fax). [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]
12/1* -- A New Perspective on Risk Management, NPS learning event via
satellite. This training event will explore a variety of
successful approaches to managing work site safety and
occupational health programs to reduce work place accidents.
Contact: Shirley Rowley via cc:Mail or at 303-969-2197. [Joyce
Howe, STMA]
12/1-2 -- Small Craft Enforcement Training Program (SCETP-801), FLETC,
Glynco, GA. Designed to meet the needs of law enforcement
officers assigned to inland water law enforcement. Includes
instruction on operation and navigation of highly specialized
enforcement watercraft. See your training officer for copies of
the announcement and details. Nominations close on October 22nd.
[Wiley Golden, NPS/FLETC]
12/1-12 -- Physical Fitness Coordinator Training Program (PFCTP-801), FLETC,
Glynco, GA. Upon completion, participants will be able to
conduct FLETC's five-part physical efficiency battery (PEB), as
well as additional assessment modes. See your training officer
for copies of the announcement and details. Nominations close on
October 22nd. [Wiley Golden, NPS/FLETC]
12/7-12* -- Managerial Grid: Phase I and Instructor Preparation Seminars,
Jackonsville, FL. Phase I is a prerequisite for attending the IP
seminar. Sponsored by ANPR. Cost: $600 for members, $700 for
non-members. Deadline for applications (purchase order, SF-181,
personal check or money order, etc.) is November 7th; they should
be sent to ANPR, c/o Bill Wade, 5625 N. Wilmot Road, Tucson, AZ,
520-615-9417, 520-615-9474 (fax). [Bill Wade]
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]
12/8-12* -- Archeological Resource Protection Training Program (XP-ARPTP-
802), Tucson, AZ. Closes on November 4th. [Wiley Golden,
NPS/FLETC]
12/9-12 -- Basic Environmental Crimes Investigations, Biloxi, MS. The
course is for environmental regulators and law enforcement
personnel. Tuition: $250. Sponsored by Southern Environmental
Enforcement Network. Contact: Lana Burwell, 334-242-7369, NLT
September 30th. [Einar Olsen, RCR, NCSO]
12/9-11* -- Introduction to Federal Projects and Historic Preservation Law,
Nashville, TN. Basic introductory course for park staff on the
fundamentals of Section 106 compliance. Contact: Laura Feller
via cc:Mail at NP-WASO-NRHE, or see The Learning Place bulletin
board. [Joyce Howe, STMA]
1/14-4/14* -- Basic Land Management Training Program (LMTP-803), FLETC, Glynco,
GA. contact your part training officer or regional employee
development officer for a copy of the announcement, which closes
on November 10th. [Wiley Golden, NPS/FLETC]
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