NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                            MORNING REPORT
   
   
   To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices
   
   From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office
   
   Day/Date:   Thursday, December 9, 1999
   
   INCIDENTS
   
   99-725 - Antietam NB (MD) - Special Event
   
   The eleventh memorial illumination was held at the park on December 
   4th. The event commemorates the 23,110 killed, missing or wounded 
   casualties of the 1862 Civil War battle. During the event, one 
   luminary is placed on the battlefield for each casualty. The 
   luminaries were placed by 1,100 volunteers starting at 8 a.m. The 
   display, visible from a six-mile stretch of park tour road, opened to 
   the public at 6 p.m. and ended shortly after midnight. There were 
   about 11,000 visitors in over 2,200 vehicles. The event is managed 
   using ICS and staffed by the NPS, local and state police, state 
   highway officials, and a volunteer communications group (REACT). 
   Preparation of the luminaries and coordination of the volunteer 
   effort is done by Georgene Charles. The need for fire control was 
   minimal and there were no other significant incidents. [Ed Wenschhof, 
   CR, ANTI, 12/8]
   
   99-726 - Delaware Water Gap NRA (PA/NJ) - MVA with Fatality
   
   P.N., 85, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, died in a 
   single-vehicle accident on Route 209 near Briscoe Mountain Road 
   around 7:20 p.m. on the evening of December 8th.  P.N.'s wife, 
   B.N., 81, was driving the vehicle; she was severely injured and had 
   to be medevaced to a trauma center.  Passers-by were administering 
   CPR to her when rangers arrived on scene. The P.N. vehicle struck 
   and broke a power pole, causing the downing of live lines carrying 
   34,000 volts of electricity and threatening electrocution. Power 
   company crews accordingly responded along with rangers, state 
   troopers, and local fire and ambulance companies. The cause of the 
   accident has not yet been determined. [Doyle Nelson, CR, DEWA, 12/9]
   
   RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, PROTECTION AND EDUCATION
   
   No submissions.
   
   OPERATIONAL NOTES
   
   Uniform Program Update - Over the years, there have been numerous 
   observations about the size scales used for NPS uniforms.  Employees 
   have observed that sizes are inconsistent and differ from sizes found 
   in their favorite stores.  In an effort to correct this situation, an 
   independent consultant, Clemson University's Apparel Research 
   Institute, was asked to provide the NPS with a standard sizing scale. 
   A couple of years ago, Clemson sampled 39 major U.S. manufacturers to 
   determine a "standard" size scale. The American Society for Testing 
   and Materials (ASTM) recommends standards for establishing size 
   scales.  All of the surveyed manufacturers were found to have adopted 
   the ASTM standards, but there were still wide variances in sizing.  
   Two examples: Male neck sizes varied up to 1 1/2 inches and female 
   bust sizes varied up to 4 1/2 inches within any single given size.  
   These variances are multiplied by the approximately 70 subcontractors 
   R&R Uniforms deals with, each with their own interpretation of the 
   ASTM standards. Clemson researchers, reflecting on NPS employee 
   comments, have noted that most of us choose clothing stores that we 
   know with styles and size scales that we like, and that we avoid 
   those stores where we have trouble with fit and/or sizes.  Most of 
   the larger department stores have their own production lines and deal 
   with very few subcontractors in order to maintain uniformity in sizes 
   across their entire line. Remember that stores are able to command 
   much larger production runs than our small uniform program. Even 
   then, whenever a style change occurs, sizes may vary.  [Ken Mabery, 
   RAD/WASO]
   
   MEMORANDA
   
   "National Park Service Transportation Planning Guidebook," signed on 
   November 30th by the associate director, park operations and 
   education, and sent electronically to all regional directors, 
   associate directors and park superintendents.  The text follows:
                  
   "As visitation to our national parks continues to increase, the 
   National Park Service (NPS) faces the challenge of ensuring 
   protection of park resources while providing for safe, efficient 
   access to the parks. Through the comprehensive Transportation Equity 
   Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), there are many more opportunities 
   to look beyond our boundaries and work cooperatively with partners to 
   solve increasingly complex transportation challenges. For that 
   reason, the NPS Park Facility Management Division has developed the 
   'National Park Service Transportation Planning Guidebook.' 
   
   "The guidebook will help park managers, and our partners address 
   pressing transportation issues by outlining the planning process and 
   ways that transportation projects can be implemented in relationship 
   to TEA-21.  It is more than just a how-to-book for planning and 
   securing transportation funds, it provides a mechanism for sharing 
   information through case studies, lessons learned, and lists contacts 
   and resources that can expand upon these topics.  
   
   "We will feature the guidebook at our website, www.nps.gov/ 
   transportation/alt, in a format that can be viewed or downloaded. 
   Revisions and updates will also occur on the web version.  Please 
   help us by providing suggestions to improve on the guidebook, and 
   sharing transportation successes, problems, or questions that you 
   encounter.  The website provides a forum for us to keep this very 
   relevant issue current and accessible to all of us.  If you need 
   further assistance, please contact or cc:Mail Mr. Lou DeLorme, Team 
   Leader, Transportation and Facilities, at 202/565-1254 or Ms. Joni 
   Gallegos, Alternative Transportation Program Officer, at 
   202/501-8926."
   
   INTERCHANGE
   
   No submissions.
   
   PARKS AND PEOPLE
   
   No submissions.
   
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   by park, office and/or regional cc:Mail hub coordinators.  Please 
   address requests pertaining to receipt of the Morning Report to your 
   servicing hub coordinator.  The Morning Report is also available on 
   the web at http://www.nps.gov/morningreport
   
   Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the 
   cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.
   
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