NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                               MORNING REPORT

To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Thursday, September 30, 1999

INCIDENTS

99-589 - Independence NHP (PA) - Assault, Robbery

A strong-arm robbery occurred in the park just past midnight on September
29th.  Rangers found that the victim had received blunt trauma from a pipe to
the back of his head.  He was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated
and released.  Other people at the bus stop where the incident occurred were
able to scare away the assailant and provide a description.  Rangers saw
someone matching the description stuffing methamphetamines under a watchbox
near Carpenter's Hall and arrested him.  He still had the pipe in his
possession.  He is facing multiple charges.  [CRO, INDE, 9/29]

99-590 - Blue Ridge Parkway (NC/VA) - Suicide

Rangers received a report of shots fired in the closed section of Price Park
campground at 2 a.m. on September 24th.  Upon arrival, they learned that
S.M., 30, had gone into a wooded area across the parkway from the
campground area with a handgun and that several gunshots had since emanated
from the area.  They also learned that S.M. had a history of suicide
attempts.  Rangers and county deputies swept the area and found her body just
after daylight.  The apparent cause of death was a single shot to the chest. 
The handgun with four discharged rounds was found beside her.  [John
Garrison, Protection Specialist, BLRI, 9/28]

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 

                                                     Mon      Wed    %  Est
State      Unit              Fire/Incident   IMT     9/27     9/30  Con Con
 
CA    Shasta-Trinity NF      Big Bar Cx      2 T1  67,573   82,873   51 UNK 
      Los Padres NF          Kirk Cx         2 T1  46,190   62,635   34 UNK 
      Shasta-Trinity NF    * Little          T2         -      190   20 UNK
      Tehama-Glenn RU      * Gun 2           ST         -   23,000   10 UNK
      Lake Napa RU         * Rumsey          --         -    1,200   80 9/30
                           * Lodoga          --         -      145  100 CND

OR    Siskiyou NF          * Repeater        T2         -      640    0 UNK
      State                * Austa           --         -      650    0 UNK
      Warm Springs Agency  * He He           T2         -    5,000   20 10/7

WA    Olympic NF             Oh Brother      --       203      203   70 9/29
      State                  Mallot          --     2,200    2,608  100 CND 

TN    Cherokee NF            Tellico Cx      --       175      200  100 CND 

TX    State                * H.R. Ranch      --         -      100  100 CND
                           * Bullock         --         -      150   90 9/30

ID    Nez Perce NF           Meadow Creek    --       100      100    0 LR

AZ    Grand Canyon NP      * Boundary Cx     --         -      101    0 RBF

                                  Heading Notes

Unit        Agency or Area Office = BIA area; NF = national forest; RU = CA
            state resource or ranger unit; RD = state ranger district; FO =
            BLM field office; District = BLM district; NWR = USFWS wildlife
            refuge
Fire        * = newly reported fire (on this report); Cx = complex 
IMT         T1 = Type I Team; T2 = Type II Team; T3 = Type III Team; ST =
            State Team; FUM = Fire Use Management Team
% Con       Percent of fire contained: UNK = unknown; NR = no report
Est Con     Estimated containment date: NEC = no estimated date of
            containment; CND = fully contained; UNK = unknown; NR = no
            report; RBF = resource benefit fire, no containment action being
            taken; LR = last report unless significant activity occurs

NUMBER OF NEW FIRES (FOUR DAY TREND)

                    NPS    BIA      BLM     FWS    States   USFS     Total

Sunday, 9/26         0      1         9       0      133     36       179
Monday, 9/27         0      2         0       1      482     23       508
Tuesday, 9/28        3      1         5       0      325     30       364
Wednesday, 9/29      0      6         9       0       80     21       116

TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FOUR DAY TREND) 

                  Crews     Engines    Helicopters    Airtankers   Overhead

Sunday, 9/26       320        455          79             8         1,995
Monday, 9/27       234        380          66             3         1,757
Tuesday, 9/28      268        476          71            16         1.170
Wednesday, 9/29    269        529          93            13         1,799

CURRENT SITUATION

Moderate initial attack and new large fires were reported yesterday in
northern California, the Northwest and the South.  There was little activity
elsewhere.

Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in California, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, and Arizona.

[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 9/29-30]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, PROTECTION AND EDUCATION 

Entry pending.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Entry pending.

MEMORANDA

No entries.

INTERCHANGE

No entries.

PARKS AND PEOPLE

No entries.

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