NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                               MORNING REPORT

To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Monday, October 5, 1998

INCIDENTS

98-612 - Southeast Region - Hurricane Georges

Reports have been received from three parks which were affected by the
hurricane:

o     Everglades NP/Dry Tortugas NP (FL) - Repair, recovery and restoration
      efforts continued through last week.  Most of the work was done in the
      Flamingo area, where numerous trees were blown down.  Teams were also
      working with staff at Dry Tortugas whose homes in the Keys were damaged
      by the storm.  Damage assessment and repair work were underway at Fort
      Jefferson.  Dry Tortugas reopened fully on October 1st; Everglades
      reopened fully on October 2nd.

o     Gulf Islands NS (MS/FL) - Both of the park's districts suffered
      significant damage to both resources and infrastructure.  Road damage
      in three areas of the Florida District led to their closure.  The park
      is working with the Federal Highway Administration and the Florida
      Department of Transportation on emergency repair/reconstruction
      efforts.  Much of the Florida District campground remains under water. 
      All fee collection areas are closed.  On Saturday, the Naval Live Oaks,
      Okaloosa, and Fort Barrancas areas reopened to the public.  The Perdido
      Key Area also reopened, but with limited access due to road damage. 
      The Fort Pickens and Opal Beach areas will be closed indefinitely.  The
      Mississippi District, which took a more direct hit, remains closed to
      the public.  A 21-person, Type I crew from the Forest Service is
      cleaning up the Davis Bayou area.  Piers and boardwalks at both Ship
      and Horn Island were demolished; buildings and other facilities and
      equipment were also seriously damaged.  Approximately 85 people are
      engaged in the recovery efforts, which are being managed under ICS. 
      Southeast Regional Office has provided engineering and natural resource
      assistance; staff from Southeast Archeological Center will arrive today
      to begin an archeological site assessment in both districts; Natchez
      Trace Parkway is providing additional professional engineering
      assistance; Fort Rucker in Alabama and the Environmental Protection
      Agency at Pensacola Beach have provided four-wheel drive vehicles; and
      Vicksburg NMP is sending down its wood chipper for clean up in the
      Mississippi Davis Bayou Area.

[Ken Garvin, SERO, 9/30 and 10/2; EVER, 9/30 and 10/2; Nina Kelson, GUIS,
10/2]

98-631 - Gettysburg NMP (PA) - Stolen Vehicle; Pursuit, Accident, Arrest

Ranger Tim Sorber stopped a vehicle with Maryland plates near the picnic area
on South Confederate Avenue just before 1 a.m. on September 30th for being in
the park after closing.  The driver, who identified himself as P.W.
of Carroll Valley, Pennsylvania, said that he'd recently moved to the area
and did not have his operator's license with him.  An NCIC check revealed
that the vehicle was stolen.  When Sorber asked P.W. to get out of the
vehicle, he instead sped away and turned south on Route 15.  Sorber pursued
and was joined by a Cumberland Township officer.  P.W. turned off the
vehicle's lights while traveling at a high rate of speed.  He evidently lost
control of the vehicle about a mile from an intersection, slid sideways off
the east side of the road, and struck a large tree.  When Sorber and the
officer reached the wreck, the car had started to and P.W. was attempting
to crawl away.  He was pulled away from the burning vehicle.  Attempts to
control the rapidly expanding fire with extinguishers proved fruitless. 
P.W. was taken by ambulance to Gettysburg Hospital, then flown to a
hospital in York, where he was listed in critical condition at the time of
the report.  A joint investigation is underway.  [Pete Walzer, SPR, GETT,
9/30]

                       [Additional reports pending...]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

No entries.

PARK DISPATCHES

No entries.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Programs - Members of the NPS staff at
FLETC get frequent calls asking about schools offering seasonal law
enforcement training programs - which programs are still being offered, who
to contact, etc.  The following is the most current listing; it will be
updated and retransmitted periodically:

o     Colorado Northwestern Community College, Criminal Justice Program, 500
      Kennedy Drive (Hill Hall), Rangely, CO 81648.  Contact: Steven L.
      Whittmore, 970-675-3306 or 800-562-1105 ext 336 (phones), 970-675-3291
      (fax), swhittmore@cncc.cc.co.us (e-mail).  Next class: January 11 -May
      6, 1999.
o     Cuyahoga Community College, Ranger Academy, Continuing and Professional
      Education Office, 11000 Pleasant Valley Road, Parma, OH 44130. 
      Contact: Steve Dodd, 216-987-5081 (phone), 440-884-4373 (fax),
      steve.dodd@tri-c.cc.oh.us (e-mail).  Next class: January 19 - April 16,
      1999.
o     Hocking College, National Ranger Training Institute, 3301 Hocking
      Parkway, Nelsonville, OH 45764-9582.  Contact: Bill DeWeese, 740-753-
      3200 or 740-753-3591 ext 2321 (phones), 740-753-9411 (fax),
      deweese_b@hocking.edu.  Next classes: January - February, 1999; March -
      May, 1999.
o     Northern Arizona University, Park Ranger Training Program, School of
      Forestry, PO Box 15018, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5018.  Contact: John E.
      Lisco, 520-523-0228 (phone), 520-523-1080 (fax), John.Lisco@nau.edu (e-
      mail).  Class underway, next class not scheduled.
o     Santa Rosa Training Center, Santa Rosa Junior College, 609 Tomales
      Road, Petaluma, CA 94952-9612.  Contact: Bill Orr, 707-776-0721
      (phone), 707-776-0814 (fax).  Next class: January 4 - February 18,
      1999.
o     Skagit Valley College, Administration of Justice Program, 2405 East
      College Way, Mount Vernon, WA 98273-5899.  Contact: Greg Gibbons, 360-
      416-7829 (phone), 360-416-7890 (fax), ggibbons@ctc.edu (e-mail).  Next
      class: January - March, 1999.
o     Slippery Rock University, Seasonal Ranger Training, Department of Parks
      and Recreation/Environmental Education, Slippery Rock, PA 16057-1326. 
      Contact: Dr. J. William Shiner, 412-738-2596 (phone), 412-738-2959
      (fax).  Class to be held this fall, dates not available.
o     Southwestern Community College, Macon County Center, 152 Industrial
      Park Road, Franklin, NC 28734.  Contact: Reta Hamilton, 828-369-7331
      (phone, 828-369-2428 (fax), retah@southwest.cc.nc.us (e-mail).  Next
      classes: January 19 - March 26, 1999; September 14 - November 19, 1999.
o     University of Alaska Southeast, Sitka Campus, Law Enforcement
      Certificate Program, 1332 Seward Avenue, Sitka, AK 99835.  Contact: Lt.
      Jeff Hall, 907-747-6611 ext 223 (phone), 907-747-5606 (fax).  Next
      class: March - May, 1999.
o     University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Seasonal Law Enforcement
      Training Program, 608 Goodell Building, Amherst, MA 01003-3260. 
      Contact: David Swendsen, 413-545-2484 (phone), 413-545-3351 (fax). 
      Next class: November, 1998 - March, 1999.
o     Vermillion Community College, NPS Seasonal Ranger Training, 1900 East
      Camp Street, Ely, MN 55731-1996.  Contact: Luke Lucas, 218-365-7246 or
      800-657-3608 ext 7241 (phones), 218-365-7207 (fax), l.l@mail.
      vcc.mnscu.edu (e-mail).  Class underway, next class not scheduled.
o     Western Dakota Tech Institute, Law Enforcement Technology, 800
      Mickelson Drive, Rapid City, SD 57701.  Contact: Glen Talley, 605-394-
      4034 or 800-544-8765 (phones), 605-394-1789 (fax, notify before
      transmitting).  Class underway, next class not scheduled.

For further information, contact SLETP program manager Tom Cherry at NP-WASO.

MEMORANDA

No entries.

INTERCHANGE

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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.

Dates:      October 21 - 23 *
Course:     Tourism - Making It Work for National Parks
Location:   Anchorage, AK
Details:    The first of a series of workshops developed by the Office of
            Tourism as part of its tourism awareness campaign, which is
            designed to encourage mutual understanding and respect between
            NPS professionals and representatives of the travel and tourism
            industry.  For hotel accommodations the Anchorage Hilton 800-245-
            2527 or Captain Cook Hotel 800-843-1950.
Closes:     Application closing date: Not provided.
Contact:    National Association of Interpretation or the NPS
Phone/fax:  NAI: 888-900-8283, NPS: 202-208-5169; ---
E-mail:     ---
Submitter:  Georgette Tolbert, NPS Tourism Office

Dates:      October 21 - 22 *
Course:     6c Training for Supervisors, Law Enforcement Officers,
            Firefighters, and Personnel Specialists
Location:   National Interagency Fire Center, Boise, ID
Details:    This training will provide an in-depth review of 6c retirement
            coverage; the benefits of this special retirement program; how
            staffing and recruitment of fire and law enforcement positions
            are affected by position management decisions; how position
            management and classification may affect retirement coverage; how
            to submit position descriptions for coverage; and information on
            how employees can make claims for firefighter/law enforcement
            retirement coverage.
Closes:     Application closing date: October 16th.
Contact:    Donna Burch
Phone/fax:  208-387-5959; ---
E-mail:     ---
Submitter:  Marilee Pospahala

Dates:      October 26 - 30 *
Course:     Archeological Resources Protection Training (XP-ARPTP-901)
Location:   Yellowstone NP, WY
Details:    Archeological resources crime scene investigation.  
Closes:     Application closing date: October 7th.
Contact:    Park or regional training officer for announcement; FLETC for
            details.
Phone/fax:  912-267-2246; 912-267-3188
E-mail:     WASO FLETC-NPS at NP-WASO
Submitter:  Wiley Golden, FLETC

Dates:      November 5 - 6 *
Course:     6c Training for Supervisors, Law Enforcement Officers,
            Firefighters, and Personnel Specialists
Location:   Holiday Inn, Lakewood, CO
Details:    See October 21 - 22 above
Closes:     Application closing date: October 16th.
Contact:    For information, Audrey Wilvert, Intermountain Support Office;
            applications go to Kim Montoya in the same office (303-969-2512)
Phone/fax:  303-969-2519; ---
E-mail:     ---
Submitter:  Marilee Pospahala

Dates:      November 7 - March 20 
Course:     NPS Seasonal Law Enforcement Training
Location:   University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Details:    Basic 285-hour seasonal training session.
Closes:     Application closing date: October 23rd.
Contact:    Alice Szlosek/Trudy Goodchild (Umass Division of Continuing
            Education, Box 31650), Amherst, MA 01003-1650
Phone/fax:  413-545-2484; ---
E-mail:     ---
Submitter:  John Lynch, NARO

Dates:      November 16 - 20 *
Course:     Workshop on Maintaining Historic Motorized Vehicles in Museum
            Collections
Location:   Lyndon B. Johnson NHP, TX
Details:    The workshop will cover basic preservation and conservation
            practices for preparing and maintaining historic motorized
            vehicles for long-term storage or exhibit.
Closes:     Application closing date: October 16th.
Contact:    Virginia Kilby, Curator, LYJO
Phone/fax:  830-868-7128 x239; 830-868-0810
E-mail:     Virginia Kilby at NP-LYJO
Submitter:  Joyce Howe, STMA

Dates:      November 17 - 19 *
Course:     1998 Intermountain Chief Rangers Conference
Location:   Tucson, AZ
Details:    The conference will provide an opportunity to share information
            and develop strategies for managing the ranger profession. 
            Twenty hours of the conference can be credited as annual LE
            refresher training.  Outside speakers will present sessions on
            leadership, service and tradition; other topics include ethics,
            risk management in protection, competencies and a chief ranger
            trainee program.  Chief rangers from outside the region are
            invited to attend.  $100 registration fee.  Contact Bob Lineback
            for the conference announcement and registration form.
Closes:     Application closing date: October 16th.
Contact:    Bob Lineback
Phone/fax:  --- ; ---
E-mail:     Bob Lineback at NP-SAGU
Submitter:  Same

Dates:      December 7 - 18 
Course:     Small Craft Enforcement Training (SCETP-902)
Location:   FLETC, Glynco, GA
Details:    Training is desigment to meet the needs of rangers assigned to
            inland water law enforcement.  
Closes:     Application closing date: October 22nd.
Contact:    Park or regional employee development officer.
Phone/fax:  --- ; ---
E-mail:     ---
Submitter:  Wiley Golden, NPS/FLETC

Dates:      December 7 - 11
Course:     Universal Design: Methods to Include the Widest Spectrum of Users
            in Park, Recreation and Interpretive Environments
Location:   Houston, TX
Details:    This two-week course is ideal for designers, architects,
            engineers, interpretive specialists, curators and exhibit
            planners from park, recreation, museum, outdoor education and
            historic environments.  Sessions will focus on people with
            disabilities and the principles of universal design.
Closes:     Application closing date: November 2nd.
Contact:    NCA web page (below)
Phone/fax:  765-349-9240; 765-342-6658
E-mail:     www.indiana.edu/~nca
Submitter:  Joyce Howe, STMA

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