New River Gorge National River (WV)
Shooting Incident
Just past midnight on April 25th, J.W., 31, and several
friends were riding their ATV's in a loud and reckless manner around
Terry Beach, a section of the park with several in-holding residences.
Several of the residents came out of their homes and confronted them.
One of the residents, D.M., 54, confronted J.W.. An
altercation ensued which led to J.W. running over D.M. with his
ATV. J.W. then attempted to run over David D.M., 47, who drew a
.380 pistol and attempted to stop the ATV by shooting at its tires as
J.W. chased him around the yard. D.M. emptied one magazine,
reloaded, and continued firing at the ATV. He ultimately fired about a
dozen rounds. Witnesses said that another unidentified ATV rider
returned the gunfire, shooting at the D.M.'s from a nearby roadway.
Several 9mm shell casings were subsequently found at that location. One
of the rounds struck J.W. in his right hand, breaking two fingers.
Neighbors called 911 and rangers, a county deputy and EMS personnel were
dispatched to the area. The deputy, however, was dispatched to another
shooting just after arriving in Terry Beach, leaving the rangers to
handle the investigation. The injured parties were found, taken to the
hospital and treated. The investigation continues.
[Submitted by
Gary Hartley, Chief Ranger]
FIRE MANAGEMENT
Everglades National Park (FL)
Shark Valley Prescribed Fire (Prescribed Fire Treatment)
This project treated approximately 850 acres of tall grass prairie fuels within the Shark Valley loop portion of Everglades National Park. This area was composed of decadent sawgrass, much of which had not burned in over ten years. This area is a heavily used visitor facility which was kept open to the public throughout the burn operation. Public hiking, biking, and tram tours occured allowing interaction with firefighters and interpretive personnel creating a positive prescribed fire learning experience for park visitors. (full report)
Status: All park facilities remained open throughout the project, with only minor delays to guided tram tours.
Acreage: 850
Resources Committed: none committed, project completed.
Estimated containment date: April 24th 2004[Submitted by David Loveland, dave_loveland@nps.gov, 305 242-7851]
PARKS AND PEOPLE
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail (IA,ID,IL,KS,MO,MT,ND,NE,OR,SD,WA)
GS-025-05 Park Ranger (Interpretation)
Dates: 04/23/2004 - 05/06/2004
The incumbent serves as Park Ranger (Interpretation) for the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, duty locationed in Nebraska City, Nebraska. Provide basic orientation and information services to the public; prepare and conduct basic thematic interpretive presentations on relevant subject matter to an array onand off-site audiences, including school groups.
This term position is only expected to last through the Bicentennial Commemoration of the Lewis & Clark Expedition - not to exceed past Dec 31, 2006.
[Submitted by Betty Boyko, betty_boyko@nps.gov, 402-661-1804] 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.