Amistad National Recreation Area (TX)
Two Significant Drug Seizures
Two joint drug operations this week have resulted in more major drug
seizures in the park. On March 9th, Border Patrol agents saw a pickup
truck towing a boat that looked like one that rangers had advised them
had been used in smuggling on the lake. A dog searched the boat and
found 189 packages with 698 pound of processed marijuana concealed under
the boat's floor. The drivers of the truck and a rental "scout" vehicle
were arrested; the pickup and boat were seized. This case is one in an
ongoing investigation into large-scale smuggling by boat across Lake
Amistad. On March 11th, Border Patrol agents interdicted a load of 268
pounds of marijuana that had been smuggled across the Rio Grande River
and was being carried through the park by backpackers. A search
continues for the smugglers, who fled on foot.
[Submitted by Dennis
Anderson, Park Ranger]
FIRE MANAGEMENT
National Interagency Fire Center
NIFC Situation Report - March 12, 2003
Preparedness Level 2
Only one of the 124 new fires reported on Tuesday escaped initial attack, and it was contained at 100 acres. Resource commitments to the Columbia Response and Newcastle Incidents remain the same as previously reported.
National Resource Commitments
| Day |
3/3 |
3/4 |
3/5 |
3/9 |
3/10 |
3/11 |
| Crews |
160 |
169 |
149 |
160 |
173 |
139 |
| Engines |
2 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
13 |
22 |
| Helicopters |
36 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
1 |
5 |
| Air Tankers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Overhead |
2,601 |
2,697 |
2,438 |
2,601 |
2,758 |
2,620 |
National Team Commitments
| State |
Type Team |
Team IC |
Incident & Location |
Acres |
Percent Contain |
Est Full Contain |
| TX |
T1 |
Lohrey |
Columbia Response, TX |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| TX |
T1 |
Oltrogge |
" |
" |
" |
" |
| TX |
T1 |
McCombs |
" |
" |
" |
" |
| TX |
T1 |
Ferguson |
" |
" |
" |
" |
| TX |
T2 |
Hildreth |
" |
" |
" |
" |
| NV |
T1 |
Corley |
Newcastle Incident, NV |
" |
" |
" |
Submission standards for the Morning Report can be found on the left side of the front page of InsideNPS. All reports should be submitted via email to Bill Halainen at Delaware Water Gap NRA, with a copy to your regional office and a copy to Dennis Burnett in Division of Law Enforcement and Emergency Services, WASO.
Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement and Emergency Services, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.