Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (MI)
Sentencing for Assault on Rangers
On July 27, 2003, a woman later identified as N.E., 45, of
Traverse City, Michigan, arrived at D.H. Day Campground demanding a
campsite. When told that the campground was full, N.E. began acting
irrationally. She saw a 16-year-old boy at the campground office and
asked him if she could share his campsite, then followed him to the
site. Ranger Patrick Schad responded. N.E.'s antics had by that time
drawn a crowd at the campground. She immediately confronted Schad,
yelling obscenities at him as she attempted to engage the crowd in her
defense. N.E. also attempted to use her large dog as a barrier. Rangers
Nate Mazurek, Dianne Johnson, and Chris Johnson also responded. They
isolated N.E. and her dog from the crowd, then took her into custody
— but not before she'd taken a swing at one ranger and kicked the
others in the chest and legs. She also managed to urinate on Schad; in
the ensuing struggle, all the rangers were exposed to N.E.'s body
fluids. During booking, N.E. revealed she was positive for hepatitis C,
so the rangers underwent precautionary testing for HIV and hepatitis B
and C. N.E. was issued several violation notices and later indicted on
three counts of simple assault on a federal officers. She pled guilty to
all three counts. On May 11th, N.E. appeared before a federal magistrate
and was sentenced to six months imprisonment, with credit for time
served; fined $75 for court costs; and ordered to pay $1,009 in
restitution to the park for the damage she inflicted on a park law
enforcement vehicle.
[Submitted by Larry Johnson, Chief Ranger]
FIRE MANAGEMENT
National Interagency Fire Center
NIFC Situation Report Highlights — Friday, June 4, 2004
Preparedness Level 1
NIFC reports 136 new fires on Thursday, six of which became large fires. Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in Alaska, Arizona, California, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas and Utah.
Warnings and Watches
No watches or warnings have been posted for today.
National Resource Commitments
| Day |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
|
Date |
5/29 |
5/30 |
5/31 |
6/1 |
6/2 |
6/3 |
6/4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crews |
38 |
36 |
35 |
36 |
36 |
35 |
35 |
|
Engines |
102 |
85 |
53 |
57 |
85 |
71 |
111 |
|
Helicopters |
22 |
21 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
16 |
15 |
|
Air Tankers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Overhead |
526 |
534 |
499 |
473 |
364 |
332 |
284 |
National/State Team Commitments
Newly listed fires (on this report) appear below in boldface. Fires are sorted by type of team; teams are listed in alphabetical order within each type by the IC's last name. Asterisks indicate state teams.
|
State |
Type |
Team IC |
Fire/Location |
Acres |
Acres |
Percent |
Est Full |
|
| |||||||
|
NM |
T2 |
Bateman |
Peppin Fire |
38,000 |
44,500 |
45 |
UNK |
|
FL |
T2 * |
Jones |
Road 1 Fire |
3,000 |
2,858 |
75 |
UNK |
|
AZ |
T2 |
Kvale |
KP Fire |
15,700 |
16,150 |
90 |
UNK |
Further Information
This report is meant to present just highlights of the current fire situation. Two other NIFC sites provide much greater detail:
Full NIFC Situation Report (PDF file) — http://www.nifc.gov/news/sitreprt.pdf
National Fire News — http://www.nifc.gov/fireinfo/nfn.html
Information on the NPS Fire Management Program Center (FMPC) and on park fires can be found at:
FMPC — http://www.nps.gov/fire
Park fires — http://www.nps.gov/fire/news
Coronado National Memorial (AZ)
Montezuma (Wildland Fire)
Fire reported burning on the south boundary of the park just north of the international border with Mexico. Local engines, handcrews, and SEAT have been ordered. (full report)
Status: Some restrictions to travel on Montezuma Pass Road in the Memorial (intermittent).
Acreage: 240 acres
Resources Committed: Engines, four type 1 hand crew, two SEATs, 2 MAFFS, 2 Type 3 helicopters, and misc support positions.
Estimated containment date: June 4, 2004[Submitted by Charles Scott, chuck_scott@nps.gov, 520-733-5130 or pager 520-446-8182]
PARKS AND PEOPLE
United States Park Police
Officer Stephanie Clark Selected as Reserve Airman of the Year
Congratulations to US Park Police officer Stephanie Clark (Rock Creek Sub-Station) who won Outstanding Airman of the Year for the Air Force Reserves. She will now go on to the Air Force competition, where she will compete against active duty and guardsmen.
Clark, a private with the Park Police, was recently named the Air Force Reserve Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year. She was mobilized on March 10, 2003, with the 88 APS out of McGuire AFB.. She spent the next year at various assignments including Charleston AFB and Dover AFB.
On July 4, 2003, she began an almost six month tour of duty in Baghdad, where she was the NCOIC (non-commissioned officer in charge) of air logistics at the Coalition Provisional Authority in the Republican Palace.
Clark coordinated all aspects of airlift for the CPA to include the leadership of the Coalition and of the Iraqi Governing Council. She handled many missions supporting Iraq's infrastructure with much-needed funds and equipment.
Clark also coordinated the transportation of the new Iraqi army and the Iraqi police to various sites for their training by US and Coalition forces. Most notable of the missions was a 32-person humanitarian mission to send 16 ambulatory Iraqi children and their guardians to receive medical care not available in Iraqi.
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.