- Subject: NPS Morning Report - Monday, June 29, 1998
- Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Monday, June 29, 1998
*** NOTICE ***
Flags lowered to half staff in memory of ranger Joe Kolodski will remain at
half staff through today and will return to full staff on Tuesday morning.
INCIDENTS
98-309 - Great Smoky Mountains (NC/TN) - Follow-up on Death of Ranger
Superintendent Karen Wade and her staff have asked that the following be
shared with all of you:
"On behalf of all Great Smoky Mountains National Park employees, I want to
sincerely thank all of you for your support and genuine concern for us and
Joe's family.
"We have had the opportunity this week to appreciate, as never before, what
it means to be a part of the National Park Service family. We are
overwhelmed by the outpouring of support received from so many who have
expressed their sympathies and provided us with acts of kindness. There is
no way to adequately thank each and every person who has touched us this
week.
"Some of you attended or sent employees to church services held in Bryson
City, North Carolina, [on Thursday]. We appreciate that gesture more than we
can say. It was a moving and healing experience for all of us that I wish we
could have shared with the entire Service.
"Family and community were very important to Joseph D. Kolodski. The
solidarity that was exhibited during this horrific time has reinforced the
very values that Joe lived by."
[Additional pending reports tomorrow...]
FIRE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level III
The preparedness level has gone up one step. Preparedness Level III goes
into effect when the following conditions are met: Two or more geographic
areas experiencing incidents requiring a major commitment of national
resources. High number of fires becoming Class D and larger. Additional
resources are being ordered and mobilized through NICC. Type 1 teams are
committed in two or more areas, or 300 crews are committed nationally.
LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY
Thu Sun % Est
State Unit Fire/Incident IMT 6/25 6/28 Con Con
FL Merritt Island NWR Merritt Island Cx -- 4,300 4,300 100 CND
Osceola NF Oak Head T1 19,500 20,120 80 6/29
State Suwanee Cx T1 15,364 16,416 99 7/5
Bunnel Cx T2 36,000 20,456 70 NEC
* Bunnel-Volusia Cx T2 - 46,504 40 NEC
* Perry Cx T2 - 20,400 94 6/29
* Orlando Cx T1 - UNK UNK NEC
* Withlacootchee -- - 3,807 100 CND
State Horse Savannah -- 800 800 100 CND
TX State Paducah Cx T2 14,483 14,485 100 CND
CO Arapaho-Roosevelt NF * Bear Track T2 - 310 10 NEC
Southern Ute Agency * Cherry Creek -- - 205 100 CND
NM Gila NF * Leggett T2 - 320 NR NR
Santa Fe NF * Osa T1 - 1,000 UNK NEC
UT Cedar City District * Bulldog -- - 5,300 25 7/1
AZ Coronado NF * Rim Tank -- - 200 70 6/28
AK Fort Greely Carla Lake T2 60,520 60,520 80 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
IMT T1 = Type I; T2 = Type II; ST = State Team
% Con Percent of fire contained; UNK = unknown
Est Con Estimated containment date; NEC = no estimated date of
containment; CND = fully contained; NR = no report
NUMBER OF NEW FIRES (FOUR DAY TREND)
NPS BIA BLM FWS States USFS Total
Thursday, 6/25 0 12 5 0 161 28 206
Friday, 6/26 0 15 4 0 128 13 160
Saturday, 6/27 0 2 8 0 82 10 102
Sunday, 6/28 1 15 3 0 40 21 80
TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FOUR DAY TREND)
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Thursday, 6/25 57 196 39 19 675 @
Friday, 6/26 50 165 27 5 468 @
Saturday, 6/27 54 204 31 11 545 @
Sunday, 6/28 69 159 44 14 551 @#
@ Resource commitments were not reported on many fires in the South.
# Resource commitments were not reported on many fires in the Southwest.
CURRENT SITUATION
Large fire activity increased yesterday in the Southwest, South and Rocky
Mountains. There was only minimal activity elsewhere.
Very high to extreme fire indices were reported yesterday in units in
Florida, Georgia, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and
California.
NICC has posted a FIRE WEATHER WATCH for low relative humidity in northern
Florida.
[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 6/27-29]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
No entries.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
No entries.
MEMORANDA
No entries.
EXCHANGE
No entries.
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; pound signs (#) indicate revisions to entries that have
appeared previously. Brevity in entries is appreciated.
7/13-17 Course: ARPA Training Program (XP-ARPTP-808)
Location: Tacoma, W
Details: Hosted by DOD and the Army. The course focuses on
both criminal investigation and archeology.
Closes: Application closing date: June 24th.
Contact: Park training officer or regional employee
development officer.
Phone/fax: --- ; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Wiley Golden, NPS/FLETC
7/14-17 Course: Basic Environmental Crimes Investigations
Location: Little Rock, AR
Details: Open only to personnel in Arkansas. Sponsored by the
Southern Environmental Enforcement Network.
Closes: Application closing date: Not provided.
Contact: Lana Burwell
Phone/fax: 334-242-7399; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Einar Olsen, NCSO
8/3-7 Course: Administration for First-Line Supervisors
Location: St. Paul, MN
Details: The course is designed to provide first-line
supervisors from all disciplines with full
performance level competencies in administrative
functions to assist them in their roles as
supervisors.
Closes: Application closing date: Not provided.
Contact: Thomas J. Ferranti
Phone/fax: 907-257-2550; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STM
8/3-7* CANCELED: Fire Officer, Golden Gate NRA, CA
Submitter: Harold Spencer, GOG
8/11-12 Course: Critical Issues in History Education
Location: Mather TC, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: The course provides an overview of issues in historic
site interpretation of history and memory,
commemoration, and historical methods and evidence.
Closes: Application closing date: Not provided.
Contact: Laura Feller
Phone/fax: 202-343-9528; 202-343-1244
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STM
8/16-21 Course: Managerial Grid: Phase I and Instructor Preparation
Location: Knoxville, TN
Details: Phase I is a prerequisite for attending the IP
sessions. Sponsored by ANPR. Cost: $750, which
includes a one-year membership in ANPR; $600 for
current members. Applications (purchase order,
SF-181, personal check or money order, etc.) should be
sent to ANPR, c/o Bill Wade, 5625 N. Wilmot Road,
Tucson, AZ.
Closes: Application closing date: July 10th.
Contact: Bill Wade
Phone/fax: 520-615-9417; 520-615-9474
E-mail: Bill Wade at NP--MAR
Submitter: Same
8/17-21 Course: Environmental Crime Investigation Techniques
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Details: Open to personnel in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, and
Tennessee. Sponsored by the Southern Environmental
Enforcement Network.
Closes: Application closing date: Not provided.
Contact: Lana Burwell
Phone/fax: 334-242-7399; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Einar Olsen, NCSO
8/18-19 Course: The First Step to Behavior-Based Safety
Location: Mather TC, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: The seminar will present principles that will assist
in reducing injuries in parks.
Closes: Application closing date: Not provided.
Contact: Mary Robinson
Phone/fax: 304-535-6723; 304-535-6408
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STM
8/31-9/4 Course: Compass II: Universal Competencies and Orientation
Location: Albright TC, GRCA, AZ
Details: Offered Servicewide. Refer to the Learning Place
bulletin board.
Closes: Application closing date: Not provided.
Contact: Betsy Haynes or Kevin Turner
Phone/fax: Haynes: 540-721-2094, Cobb: 415-289-2366; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Betty Browning, HOAL
9/9-11 Course: Principles of Access
Location: Lakewood, CO
Details: Training on the fundamentals of accessibility, laying
the foundation for understanding the characteristics
and needs of people with disabilities.
Closes: Application closing date: August 7th.
Contact: National Center on Accessibility
Phone/fax: 765-349-9240; 765-342-6658
E-mail: www.indiana.edu/~nca
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STM
9/14-18 Course: Expanding Education in the National Parks: A Train
the Trainer Opportunity
Location: Lowell NHP, M
Details: The program will produce a cadre of trainers to
prepare and present the Module 270 curriculum to NPS
staff.
Closes: Application closing date: July 13th
Contact: Elizabeth Hoermann
Phone/fax: 978-970-5030; ---
E-mail: Betty Hoermann at NP-LOWE
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STM
9/16-18* Course: Fire Protection for Historic Structures and Museum
Collections
Location: Eastham, M
Details: The course will cover basic practices and new
technologies for integrating fire safety into park
management.
Closes: Application closing date: July 17th.
Contact: Joe Mazzeo
Phone/fax: 617-223-5221; ---
E-mail: Joe Mazzeo at NP-NARO
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STM
9/16-18* Course: Afterimages: Reformatting visual Materials in a
Digital World
Location: National Archives and Records Administration
Facility, College Park, MD
Details: How to reformat endangered visual materials to obtain
high quality photographic and/or digital copies.
Closes: Application closing date: August 14th for early
registration.
Contact: Ginny Hughes
Phone/fax: 978-470-1010; 978-475-6021
E-mail: ghughes@nedcc.org
Submitter: Diane Vogt O'Connor, CSD/WASO
9/22-24* Course: Visitor Use Management for Managers: Special Park
Uses
Location: Mather TC, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: Management level course on the legal
responsibilities, administrative aspects, and
management applications of special park uses and fee
management.
Closes: Application closing date: August 6th.
Contact: Chuck Anibal
Phone/fax: 304-535-6215; ---
E-mail: ---
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STM
10/5-9* Course: Interagency Interpretive Competencies: Entry,
Developmental and Full Performance Levels (this is a
reannouncement with NEW dates and location for the
course)
Location: Mather TC, Harpers Ferry, WV
Details: Cooperative effort by FWS and NPS to train
participants in knowledge, skills and abilities in
one interpretive competency.
Closes: Application closing date: July 20th
Contact: David Larsen
Phone/fax: 304-535-6437; 304-535-6148
E-mail: David Larsen at NP-WASO
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STM
10/13-18* Course: Colorado Firefighters' Academy
Location: Tammaron Resort, Durango, CO
Details: A preliminary session, which will run from October
13th to the 15th, will provide training on S-205 and
arson investigation; there will also be one and two-day
special topic classes in large diameter hoses,
pump operations and technical rope work. The main
fire academy class will follow from the 16th to the
18th.
Closes: Application closing date: Not provided.
Contact: Ann Johnston, San Juan Basin VoTech School
Phone/fax: 970-565-8457; ---
E-mail: ajohnston@sjbts.cortez.co.us
Submitter: Steve Budd-Jack, MEVE
10/20-22* Course: Monitoring for Chiefs of Administration
Location: Mather Training Center, WV (plus employee duty
stations)
Details: The program pairs proteges with mentors who serve as
role models and provide insight and guidance on how
to enhance competitiveness for advancement into and
within the management realm.
Closes: Application closing date: July 31st.
Contact: Jan Gauthier
Phone/fax: 304-535-6402; ---
E-mail: Jan Gauthier at NP-HFC1
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STM
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