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Subject: NPS Morning Report - 8/13/98
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Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 09:50:34 -0400
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Thursday, August 13, 1998
INCIDENTS
97-353 - Saguaro NP (AZ) - Follow-up on Homicide
On August 7th, homicide detectives arrested A.W., 21, of Tucson,
for the murder of Rachel Boryczewski. Ranger Andy Brinkley found
Boryczewski's body in a pullout near the visitor center in the Tucson
Mountain District on July 18, 1997. Detectives received a break in the case
when a man arrested on an unrelated charge told them that he'd loaned his
weapon to A.W. at the time of the murder. Ballistics tests confirmed that
the weapon was used in the slaying. A.W. is being held in jail without
bail on suspicion of first degree murder. Additional arrests may be made.
[Robert E. Stinson, DR, SAGU, 8/11]
98-488 - Little River Canyon NP (AL) - Follow-up on Kidnapping and Rape
On August 7th, D.D., 31, of Collinsville, Alabama, told rangers
that she'd been abducted at knife point from a local convenience store during
the previous night, then driven to the park, beaten, and repeatedly raped.
She identified her attacker as an ex-boyfriend. Ranger Matt Huelskamp
investigated and interviewed D.D. along with local detectives and FBI
agents. On August 11th, they again interviewed her to clear up
inconsistencies in her report. During the interview, she was presented with
DNA evidence which contradicted her initial report and she admitted to having
made up the entire story. She said that she was trying to locate her ex-
boyfriend for child support and was trying to cover up her activities that
evening from her husband. D.D. also provided investigators with
information on a crack cocaine operation in the area. She is being charged
locally with making a false report and is expected to serve time in jail.
[Dwight Dixon, CR, LIRI, 8/12]
98-493 - Glen Canyon NRA (AZ/UT) - Rescue
M.H., 23, of South Jordan, Utah, was digging in a large sand cave
in the back of Moki Canyon on August 10th when the sand collapsed and buried
him. Nearby boaters and members of a Boy Scout troop dug him out after about
20 minutes. Two California firemen and a trauma nurse camping nearby began
CPR on M.H., who appeared lifeless, while transporting him on a private
vessel. Rangers Steve Luckesen, Leanne Apple and Phil Akers met the boat en
route, began advanced life support, resuscitated M.H., and got him on a
medevac helicopter. He was taken to Flagstaff Medical Center, where he's
listed in critical condition. [David Sandbakken, LES, GLCA, 8/12]
98-494 - Glen Canyon NRA (AZ/UT) - Rescue
While the above incident was underway on August 10th, a 13-year-old girl
nearly drowned in Kane Wash. Family members recovered her from seven feet of
water, began CPR, and were able to get a pulse. Rangers Lisa Slobodzian,
Nate Card and Mark Henderson responded and began advanced life support while
transporting her to Wahweap and Page Hospital. She was then flown to
University Medical Center in Las Vegas, where she remains in critical
condition. [David Sandbakken, LES, GLCA, 8/12]
98-495 - Shenandoah NP (VA) - Rescue
On August 9th, M.R. of Berryville, Virginia, fell 30 feet from a
boulder near Lower White Oak Falls and landed in the water. He sustained a
fractured femur and possible hip injury. M.R. remained in the water until
rescuers arrived two and a half hours later. Park medic Janice Pauley
provided medical care; members of the park's technical rescue team were among
the 20 rescuers who carried him out in a semi-technical evacuation to the
trailhead. Eagle One, the USPP helicopter, flew M.R. to the University of
Virginia Hospital. Ranger Liz Yee was the incident commander. [Clay Jordan,
DR, Central District, SHEN, 8/11]
98-496 - Blue Ridge Parkway (VA/NC) - MVA with Fatality
J.H., 57, of Zion, Illinois, was traveling southbound on the parkway on
the afternoon of August 11th; as he passed an entrance to an overlook, he
suddenly veered right as though he intended to enter the lot. J.H.'s
motorcycle struck the asphalt curb surrounding an island separating the
overlook from the highway and he was thrown from the bike as it flipped end
over end. Although initially conscious, J.H.'s condition later deteriorated.
He suffered cardiac arrest while aboard a medical helicopter en route to an
Asheville hospital and was pronounced dead on arrival. Ranger Don Coleman
investigated. [CRO, BLRI, 8/12]
[Additional reports pending...]
FIRE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level II
LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY
Tue Wed % Est
State Unit Fire/Incident IMT 8/11 8/12 Con Con
WA Wenatchee NF North 25 T2 6,500 6,700 80 NEC
OR Mount Hood NF Rowena -- 2,274 2,290 100 CND
Umpqua NF Clayton Cx T2 206 241 65 NEC
ID Salmon-Challis NF Main Salmon Cx -- 1,506 1,506 0 10/15
Jackass -- 450 450 0 10/15
Sawtooth NF * Goose Creek -- - 250 10 NEC
Boise District * Bad -- - 1,500 45 8/13
S. Idaho District * Goat -- - 490 80 8/13
NV Elko District * Damper -- - 700 50 8/13
UT State Garn -- 1,500 1,500 65 8/12
TX State * Sandy Thorn Berry -- - 500 100 CND
* Caney Creek -- - 150 100 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 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
Sunday, 8/9 1 4 28 0 76 58 167
Monday, 8/10 2 27 16 0 163 63 271
Tuesday, 8/11 0 10 15 0 71 46 142
Wednesday, 8/12 6 24 21 0 86 89 226
TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FOUR DAY TREND)
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Sunday, 8/9 161 392 111 26 976
Monday, 8/10 168 370 104 24 891
Tuesday, 8/11 95 332 82 17 698
Wednesday, 8/12 85 297 74 13 434
CURRENT SITUATION
Moderate initial attack was reported in most areas on Wednesday.
Very high and extreme fire indices were reported yesterday in Texas,
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Michigan, South Dakota, New Mexico, Nevada,
Utah, Idaho, Oregon, California, and Washington.
NICC has posted a FIRE WEATHER WATCH today for dry thunderstorms in southeast
Oregon.
[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 8/13]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION
No entries.
PARK DISPATCHES
No entries.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
No entries.
MEMORANDA
No entries.
INTERCHANGE
Golden Age Passport Theft Investigation - On August 7th, the Morning Report
contained a request that parks check the numbers of several Golden Age
Passports that ATF had recently seized during the execution of a search
warrant to determine if they'd been issued in their areas. Special agent
Paul Ducasse has since determined that all of them belonged to the Forest
Service. Several USFS areas in southern California were burglarized
recently, and the passports were taken during the break-ins. Thanks to all
of you who took the time to search your records. Paul received a number of
timely responses from the field.
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Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the cooperation and
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