Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (AZ)
Follow-up on Kris Eggle Homicide
The sentencing hearing for D.R.-L., who was arrested on August 9, 2002, in connection with the murder of ranger Kristopher Eggle, has been continued from November 1st until December 13th.
The hearing will be held at 10 a.m. that morning in U.S. District
Court in Tucson, Arizona.
[Submitted by Susan Morton, Special
Agent]
Grand Teton National Park (WY)
Road Rage Incident
On October 8th, an off-duty park employee contacted the subdistrict ranger for the Buffalo Fork Subdistrict at her residence and reported that he'd just been threatened and possibly assaulted by another motorist in the Moran housing area.
The employee reported that he had been northbound on Highway 89, inside the park, when a pickup truck rapidly approached from the rear and began tailgating his vehicle. As the employee turned off the highway into the housing area, the pickup truck operator, identified as M.S.H., 42, of DuBois, Wyoming, passed on the gravel shoulder.
The employee responded by pulling to the side of the road and raising both hands in the air. M.S.H. then backed his vehicle up and walked to the park employee's vehicle, where he verbally threatened the operator. As the park employee picked up his cell phone to call for assistance, M.S.H. reached inside with an intimidating manner. M.S.H. then verbally threatened the employee a second time and left the area.
Responding on-duty personnel requested assistance from state
agencies, who detained M.S.H. in Crowheart, approximately 90 miles from
the scene. M.S.H. was released after rangers interviewed him in DuBois
and is being issued a mandatory appearance citation following a case
review with the U. S. Attorney's Office.
[Submitted by Patrick
Hattaway, District Ranger, North District]
Grand Teton National Park (WY)
Assist, Structural Fire
Seventeen park staff with two structural fire engines, a wildland fire engine and an ambulance responded to a request for assistance from Teton County following an explosion in the basement of a Pacific Creek home on October 27th.
The single-story residence, which is being remodeled, is located within a private subdivision directly adjacent to the park's boundary in the Moran area.
One of the construction workers was soldering in the basement around 3 p.m. when his two-gallon propane tank fell over, breaking the hose connection. This allowed the escape of liquid propane, which rapidly expanded in a gaseous form until ignited by his torch. The subsequent explosion extinguished the fire, although the worker was burned on his hands and arms before he could escape.
Rangers were conducting a wildlife checkpoint at Moran and arrived at the scene within 11 minutes of the request. They responded with the nearest available engine, which is a DOI engine on loan to the county through an MOU, and conducted a suppression entry. They then coordinated the life-flight evacuation of the burned worker before county firefighters arrived.
Command and investigation of the incident were assumed by Teton
County fire officers upon their arrival.
[Submitted by Patrick
Hattaway, District Ranger, North District]
FIRE MANAGEMENT
Fire and Aviation Management
NPS Fire Summary — Wednesday, November 3, 2004
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OPERATIONAL NOTES
Servicewide
Upcoming Conference/Meetings Calendar
This listing is updated every Friday. Please submit information to Bill Halainen. . New listings and revisions are in bold face.
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November 15 — November 19
27th Ranger Rendezvous, Association of National Park Rangers, Best Western Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center, Rapid City, South Dakota.
The theme of this year's Rendezvous is "Following in the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark — Exploration, Partnerships and Preservation." The objective of this annual forum is to exchange ideas that further the preservation and management of the National Park Service and the National Park System. This professional conference brings together people from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines to exchange ideas, provide training, and listen to operational or governmental updates from agency leaders. For more information on the Rendezvous, a tentative agenda, and registration information, go to www.anpr.org.
November 16 — November 18
Third Mojave Desert Science Symposium and Poster Session, University of Redlands, California.
Registration is now open for the symposium, which is hosted in part by the National Park Service. Federal employees may take advantage of the early registration rate deadline of October 8th by registering using a training authorization or purchase order number. For more information, visit http://www.dmg.gov/mdss/, or email MDSS@qbsevents.com, or call 928-638-2200 (Pacific time).
February 8 — February 10
Seventeenth Annual Conservation Law Enforcement Conference, Prescott, Arizona.
This year's conference will include a competition pistol shoot on the afternoon of February 8th. The training over the following two days will include 16 hours of AZPOST-certified training. For further information, got to www.azclea.org.
March 6 — 10
Annual Convention, Association of Partners for Public Lands, Portland, Oregon.
The theme for this year's convention, Portland Pathways, was selected "to move us forward along our lines of learning and commitment to an increasingly connected systems of parks, forests, refuges, waters, open spaces and historic places." Basic registration is open through January 10th, regular through February 18th, and late thorough March 5th. For more information, call APPL at 301-946-9475 or go to www.appl.org
March 14 — 18
George Wright Society Biennial Conference on Parks, Protected Areas and Cultural Sites, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The theme of this year's convention is People, Places and Parks: Preservation for Future Generations. Proposals are being accepted in all areas of natural and cultural resources. Details on the conference can be found at http://www.georgewright.org/2005.html. For further information, contact the society at 1-906-487-9722, or via conferences@georgewright.org .
Servicewide
Upcoming Training Calendar
This listing is updated every Friday. It is not meant to replace any of the various training center calendars — just to augment them and provide a heads-up on new training courses. Please submit information to Bill Halainen. New listings and revisions are in bold face.
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January 9 — February 5
Park Medic Training, University Medical Center, Fresno, CA.
The course is designed to refresh the student's knowledge of basic life support and to provide instruction in advanced life support pre-hospital care. Certification: NREMT, Intermediate EMT, Park Medic. Tuition is $1,400 per student before December 3rd, and $1,600 thereafter. Applications are due by December 3rd. For more information, contact Skip Miller, Acting Branch Chief, Emergency Services, WASO, at 202-513-7093 or via email.
January 10 — January 14
Producing NPS Publications, Zion NP, UT.
This hands-on course will give participants the basic knowledge and skills to design and produce publications, including site bulletins, newspapers, posters and other graphics. Subjects will include design principles, layout, typography, image preparation, maps, printing prep, and working with printing companies; the course will not cover writing and editing. Tuition is $100 for supplies/materials. For more information and a nomination form, contact Tom Haraden (tom_haraden@nps.gov).
January 25 — January 27
Archeological Law Enforcement, BLM's Farmington Field Office, Farmington, NM.
Archeological Resource Investigations (ARI) is offering the firm's three day archeological law enforcement class, which will be hosted by Chaco Culture NHP and BLM's National Training Center. The class is open to all government and tribal law enforcement officers, archeologists and prosecuting attorneys. There will be an optional field trip to Chaco Culture. Tuition is $300. The registration deadline is December 24th. For more information, contact NPS class coordinators Dabney Ford (505-786-7014 ext. 242, dabney_ford@nps.gov) or Roger Moore (505-786-7014 ext. 236, roger_moore@nps.gov).
March, 2005 — March 2007
Preservation and Skills Training, various NPS sites.
The Preservation and Skills Training (PAST) program is a two-year, competency-based, trade and preservation skills development training program. Slots are available for both trainees (WG 3-7 maintenance employees who maintain or repair historic structures) and for mentors (GS-9 or WG/WL/WS-9 or above). There are 16 slots for the former, eight for the latter. Register at http://mylearning.nps.gov — "Search Catalog" for 'preservation,' click on the "Catalog Item Title" to see details, then "View Events" to "Apply." For more detailed information, contact dorothy_printup@nps.gov.
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.