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Subject: NPS Morning Report - Tuesday, October 5, 1999
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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 08:48:01 -0400
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices
From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
Day/Date: Tuesday, October 5, 1999
INCIDENTS
99-598 - Yellowstone NP (WY) - Disturbed Person
Park dispatch received an "attempt to locate" bulletin on September 30th for
a dangerous and suicidal man from Idaho who was headed for the park. The man
reportedly thought that the world was coming to an end on October 2nd and
planned to take at least nine other people with him when he left. His
vehicle was found at Old Faithful. Investigators determined that he'd
checked into Snow Lodge with three of his children, and that he was hoping
that other family and church members would join him the next day. Interviews
with the man's wife and friends revealed that he'd recently been in a mental
institution, that he was a manic depressive, and that he wasn't properly
medicated. Surveillance was maintained for about four hours before the man
was taken into custody without incident. Two Bozeman, Montana, police
hostage negotiators assisted at the scene. Bob Seibert was the IC. [Alison
Robb, ASDR, Old Faithful Subdistrict, YELL, 10/4]
99-599 - Zion NP (UT) - Rescue
On the evening of October 2nd, rangers received a report that a woman had
fallen over 100 feet over a cliff near Potato Hollow on the West Rim. She
was said to be conscious, but suffering from severe trauma to both lower
legs. A helicopter being used for park fire operations shuttled the park's
technical rescue team and equipment to the scene before dark. The victim -
22-year-old A.P. - had been exploring and scrambling down the
head of Imlay Canyon. She was about 100 feet below the rim when she lost her
footing and fell an additional 100 feet into the three-foot-wide slot. Team
members reached and stabilized her, then raised her the 200 feet to the rim.
A Flight for Life helicopter from Las Vegas landed at the helispot at 11 p.m.
and flew her to a hospital in that city. A.P. suffered bilateral
fractured ankles (one of them open) and contusions to her head. The rescue
team hiked five miles to Lava Point and cleared from the operation at 4 a.m.
[Scott Brown, IC, ZION, 10/4]
[Additional reports pending...]
FIRE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL - Level III
LARGE FIRE/INCIDENT SUMMARY
Sun Mon % Est
State Unit Fire/Incident IMT 10/3 10/4 Con Con
CA Shasta-Trinity NF Big Bar Cx AC/2T1 95,719 99,013 41 UNK
Tehama-Glenn RU Gun 2 ST 50,973 60,390 75 10/8
Los Padres NF Kirk Cx 2T1 74,138 76,285 50 UNK
Cleveland NF La Jolla T2 6,000 6,000 30 UNK
San Diego RU Shockey -- 2,000 3,300 40 10/6
OR Siskiyou NF Repeater T2 1,760 1,980 50 10/7
ID Salmon-Challis NF * Upper Antelope -- - 360 70 10/5
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 AC = Area Command; 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
Friday, 10/1 2 0 3 0 56 20 81
Saturday, 10/2 0 1 2 0 34 24 61
Sunday, 10/3 0 0 4 0 32 13 49
Monday, 10/4 0 2 4 0 152 29 187
TOTAL COMMITTED RESOURCES (FOUR DAY TREND)
Crews Engines Helicopters Airtankers Overhead
Friday, 10/1 344 560 119 14 2,176
Saturday, 10/2 388 545 114 14 1,985
Sunday, 10/3 412 559 111 0 1,922
Monday, 10/4 426 569 96 0 2,574
CURRENT SITUATION
Moderate initial attack and new large fires were reported yesterday in
southern California, but there was little activity elsewhere.
Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in California, Oregon, Idaho,
Washington, Utah, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana and Georgia.
[NICC Incident Management Situation Report, 10/5]
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, PROTECTION AND EDUCATION
No entries.
OPERATIONAL NOTES
No entries.
MEMORANDA
No entries.
INTERCHANGE
No entries.
PARKS AND PEOPLE
No entries.
UPCOMING IN CONGRESS
The following activities will be taking place in Congress during coming weeks
on matters pertaining to the National Park Service or kindred agencies. For
inquiries regarding legislation pertaining to the NPS, please contact the
main office at 202-208-5883/5656 and ask to be forwarded to the appropriate
legislative specialist.
HEARINGS/MARK-UPS
Tuesday, October 5
House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen):
Hearing on H.R. 2932 (Hansen, UT), a bill to authorize the Golden
Spike/Crossroads of the West National Heritage Area. The hearing will be
held at 10 a.m. in 1324 Longworth.
Wednesday, October 6
House Resources Committee (Young): Markup of S. 382 (Johnson, SD), a bill to
establish the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State of South
Dakota and for other purposes. The hearing will be held at 11 a.m. in 1324
Longworth.
Tuesday, October 12
House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen):
Hearing on H.R. (not numbered yet), the Utah West Desert Wilderness Act. The
hearing will be held at 10 a.m. in 1324 Longworth.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic
Preservation, and Recreation (Thomas): Hearing on:
o S. 167 (Moynihan, NY), a bill to extend the authorization for the Upper
Delaware Citizens Advisory Council and to authorize construction and
operation of a visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and
Recreational River, New York and Pennsylvania.
o S. 1366 (Murkowski, AK), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper
Delaware Scenic and Recreation River on land owned by the New York
State, and for other purposes.
o S. 311 (McCain, AZ), a bill to authorize the Disabled Veterans' LIFE
Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia
or its environs, and for other purposes.
o S. 497 (Moynihan, NY), a bill to redesignate Great Kills Park in the
Gateway National Recreation Area as "World War II Veterans Park at
Great Kills."
o S. 1296, a bill to establish the Lower Delaware River and associated
tributaries as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers
System.
o H.R. 592 (Fossella, NY), a bill to redesignate Great Kills Park in
Gateway National Recreation Area as "World War II Veterans Park at
Great Kills" (see S. 497).
o S. 919 (Dodd, CT), a bill to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers
Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the boundaries
of the Corridor.
o H.R. 1619 (Gejdenson, CT), a bill to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket
Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the
boundaries of the corridor.
o S. 1569 (Kerry, MA), a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
The hearing will be at 2:30 p.m. in 366 Dirksen.
Wednesday, October 13
House Resources Committee (Young): Hearing on H.R. 2804 (Young, AK), a bill
to expand Alaska Native contracting of Federal land management functions and
activities and promote hiring of Alaska Natives by the Federal Government
within the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. The hearing will be held
on 11 a.m. in 1324 Longworth.
Tuesday, October 19
House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen):
Hearing on H.R. 2795, a bill to establish the Shivwits Plateau National
Conservation Area in Arizona. The hearing will be held on 10 a.m. in 1324
Longworth.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic
Preservation, and Recreation (Thomas): Hearing on:
o S. 1365 (Murkowski, AK), a bill to amend the National Preservation Act
of 1966 to extend the authorization for the Historic Preservation Fund
and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and for other
purposes.
o S. 1434 (Landrieu, LA), a bill to amend the National Historic
Preservation Act to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes.
o H.R. 834 (Hefley, CO), a bill to extend the authorization of the
National Historic Preservation Fund.
The hearing will be at 2:30 p.m. in 366 Dirksen.
Tuesday, October 26
House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen):
Hearing on:
o H.R. 1509 (Johnson, TX), a bill to authorize the Disabled Veterans'
LIFE Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of
Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while
serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
o H.R. 2532 (Hefley, CO), a bill to provide for the establishment of
national heritage areas.
The hearing will be held on 10 a.m. in 1324 Longworth.
Wednesday, October 27
House Resources Committee (Young): Hearing on H.R. 2958, the University of
Alaska Land Grant Act. The hearing will be held on 11 a.m. in 1324
Longworth.
LEGISLATION INTRODUCED
The following bills either directly or indirectly pertaining to the NPS have
been introduced since the last Morning Report listing of new legislation
(September 28th):
o H.R. 2951 (Cramer, AL), a bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public
Lands Management Act of 1996 to authorize grants to Alabama
Agricultural and Mechanical University in Huntsville, Alabama.
o H.R. 2958 (Young, AK), a bill to provide for the continuation of higher
education through the conveyance of certain public lands in the State
of Alaska to the University of Alaska, and for other purposes.
o S. 1643 (Grassley, IA), a bill to authorize the addition of certain
parcels to the Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa.
o S. 1670 (Graham, FL), a bill to revise the boundary of Fort Matanzas
National Monument, and for other purposes.
o S. 1681 (Craig, ID), a bill to extend the authority of the Thomas Paine
National Historical Association to establish a memorial to Thomas Paine
in the District of Columbia.
NEW LAWS
The following bills have passed Congress and been signed into law:
No new laws.
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