Virgin Islands National Park (VI)
Illegal Immigrants From Haiti Flooding Park
Rangers and local officers arrested 20 undocumented aliens from Haiti
on Wednesday, February 25th. Rangers transported them to Immigrants and
Customs Enforcement in St. Thomas. Due to the volatile situation in
Haiti, the park has been overwhelmed with illegal entry incidents. A
typical boat landing involves about 30 to 50 illegal aliens. Since there
are no Border Patrol officers in the U.S. Virgin Islands, border
policing around the park has been left to rangers and island police.
[Submitted by Stephen Clark, Chief Ranger]
Virgin Islands National Park (VI)
Rescue of Fishermen
On the evening of February 26th, the NOAA vessel Nancy Foster
came upon a disabled 20-foot fishing boat with two people on board near
a popular local fishing area about eight miles south of St. John. The
park was asked to assist, and two rangers headed out to the area to
retrieve the fishermen and tow their boat back to St. John through five
to six-foot swells. The fishermen suffered from minor hypothermia, but
were otherwise fine.
[Submitted by Stephen Clark, Chief Ranger]
PARKS AND PEOPLE
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (CA)
GS-0401-9/11/12 Fire Management Officer
Dates: 01/26/2004 - 03/08/2004
A vacancy announcement advertising a permanent full-time Fire Management Officer, GS-0401-09/11/12, at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area has been extended to March 8, 2004. The position is located in Thousand Oaks, California, west of Los Angeles.
The job is listed on USAJOBS under announcement # SAMO-04-2 (MP)
This is an excellent and unique career ladder opportunity in the fire management arena. Applications are being accepted from those working in a permanent job with the Federal Government and those eligible for "special" hiring authorities. Please forward this information to your co-workers and contacts.
[Submitted by Marty O'Toole, marty_o'toole@nps.gov, (805) 370-2364] 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.