Servicewide News
Follow-up on Operation Liberty Shield
The Type 1 team charged with coordinating the NPS response to the higher level of security brought about by the national response to increased threats of terrorism continues its work. Over the past two days, the team:
- Made significant progress in implementing plans to provide personal protective equipment, medical screening, testing and training to personnel who may have to deal with weapons of mass destruction.
- Staged SET teams at key locations and put communications plans into place.
- Continued setting up a new incident command post at Shenandoah NP.
- Continued to monitor intelligence concerning non-specific and specific threats to parks.
There were no significant incidents in the parks pertaining to either
the war in Iraq or terrorism threats.
[Submitted by Katie Lawhon,
PIO, Type 1 IMT]
FIRE MANAGEMENT
National Interagency Fire Center
NIFC Situation Report - Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Preparedness Level 2
A total of 187 new fires were reported on Tuesday. Six large fires were contained, but another six were reported. Of these, four were still burning but largely contained — two in Oklahoma, one in Texas (Amistad NRA, see below), and one in Minnesota.
Resource commitments to the Columbia Response and Newcastle Incidents remain the same as previously reported, except that most of the teams have changed.
Fire Danger
| State |
3/17 |
3/18 |
3/19 |
3/20 |
3/24 |
3/25 |
3/26 |
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| None |
X |
X |
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X |
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X | |
| Arizona |
VH |
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| California |
|
|
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VH |
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| Indiana |
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VH |
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VH — Very high EX — Extreme
National Resource Commitments
| Day |
3/17 |
3/18 |
3/19 |
3/20 |
3/24 |
3/25 |
3/26 |
| Crews |
176 |
166 |
148 |
155 |
174 |
172 |
176 |
| Engines |
24 |
25 |
11 |
10 |
50 |
29 |
68 |
| Helicopters |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Air Tankers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Overhead |
2,665 |
2,425 |
2,817 |
2,407 |
2,296 |
2,308 |
2,147 |
National Team Commitments
| State |
Type Team |
Team IC |
Incident/Fire |
Acres |
Percent Contain |
Est Full Contain |
| TX |
T1 |
Studebaker |
Columbia Response |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| TX |
T1 |
Anderson |
" |
" |
" |
" |
| TX |
T1 |
Gelobter |
" |
" |
" |
" |
| TX |
T1 |
Ferguson |
" |
" |
" |
" |
| TX |
T2 |
Jenkins |
" |
" |
" |
" |
Park Fire Situation
Amistad NRA — The Ceniza Fire was 95% contained at the time of the report. Access to the fire, burning in river cane, willow and tamarack, has been difficult, and downstream flare-ups have hampered containment efforts. The acreage has been revised from 330 acres to 121 acres.
PARKS AND PEOPLE
Mount Rainier National Park (WA)
GS-025-11 Supervisory Park Ranger (LE)
Dates: 03/27/2003 - 04/07/2005
Mount Rainier NP has issued an announcement for a supervisory park ranger (LE), GS-025-11. It's open until April 7th. The announcement number is MORA-2003-35; the USA Jobs ID number is IM0742. The person in this position serves as the park's climbing program manager, responsible for planning, development, coordination and direction of the program as well as resource protection, visitor use activities, and accident/incident investigation on the upper mountain. She/he leads technical search and recue teams on rock and glacial routes to the 14,410-foot elevation, serves as SAR coordinator for the park, and coordinates implementation of the mountaineering cost recovery program. The position is designated as secondary (administrative) under law enforcement retirement, and requires a one year probationary period for new supervisors. No government housing is available. Contact chief ranger Jill Hawk at 360-569-2211 ext. 3300.
[Submitted by Jill Hawk, Jill_Hawk@nps.gov, 360-569-2211 x 3300] More Information...
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.