NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
BLACKBERRY EDITION
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
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INCIDENTS
South Florida Areas
Hurricane Wilma Recovery Operations Wind Down
Denny Ziemann's Pacific West IMT, which was overseeing activities at Biscayne NP and Big Cypress NP, will be closing out with those two parks today. Team members will be heading home on Wednesday.
Everglades NP/Dry Tortugas NP
Everglades National Park reopened on Sunday, November 20th, after Tropical Storm Gamma's projected path shifted to the south overnight. Portions of the park still remain inaccessible to the public, though, as recovery efforts continue.
Dry Tortugas National Park reopened on Monday, November 21st. Remaining incident personnel on the islands returned to Everglades over the weekend and are demobilizing.
The transfer of command plan was prepared on Sunday.
Additional Information
A web site has been established as a repository for official documents related to hurricane recovery operations: HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/waso/waso.cfm?prg=15&lv=1" http://inside.nps.gov/waso/waso.cfm?prg=15&lv=1.
[Richard Reuse, IO, Panko IMT; Judy Bartzatt, IO, Pacific West IMT]
TRAINING
Little River Canyon NP
Tactical Pistol Course
The park will sponsor a tactical pistol training course at the Fort Payne Police Department range in Fort Payne, Alabama, on December 3rd and 4th. Tuition will be $300. This is the most comprehensive two-day handgun class in the world. This tactical pistol course prepares you to prevail in a real world violent confrontation. The course addresses the critical information and esoteric skills required to employ a revolver or semi-auto pistol under extreme stress, and provides a thorough grounding in the knowledge required to use your gun to best advantage.
Topics include role and attributes of the handgun, legal aspects of deadly force, anatomical theory of stopping power, post-modern pistol technique (high speed combat marksmanship and non-diagnostic gun handling), tactical fundamentals, mental conditioning for combat, movement and communication, structure clearing principles, and low light firing with and without supplemental illumination. Live fire drills include both one- and two-handed shooting, using both eye level and retention techniques at a variety of ranges and from a variety of tactical body positions. For more information contact Jimmy Dunn at jimmy_dunn@nps.gov. Ro register online, go to HYPERLINK "http://www.tacticalresponse.com/training/schedule.php" www.tacticalresponse.com/training/schedule.php . [Valerie Saferite]
PARKS AND PEOPLE
Santa Rosa Ranger Academy
Memorial for Bill Orr
Santa Rosa Ranger Academy will be erecting a flag pole and plaque at the center in memory of Bill Orr, a career NPS ranger and the academy's director from 1988 to 2003 (click on “More Information” below for his recent obituary). The center is accepting donations for the pole and plaque. If you'd like to contribute, contact Santa Rosa instructor Scott Dunn. You can obtain details from him at HYPERLINK "mailto:sdunn@santarosa.edu" sdunn@santarosa.edu or you can make out a check to him and send it to Santa Rosa Training Center, 5743 Skylane Boulevard, Windsor, CA 95492. For more information, you may also contact Yvette Ruan, chief ranger at Golden Gate NRA, either via email or at 415-561-4745.
HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=PeopleNews&id=1053" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=PeopleNews&id=1053
Catoctin Mountain Park
GS-025-7/9 Park Ranger
This position is located in the Division of Visitor Protection and Resource Education at Catoctin Mountain Park. The position includes a full range of law enforcement duties and as such will be 6c covered. Duties include road patrol, proactive resource protection, interaction with three residential camps and two campgrounds, and trail and boundary patrols. Seasonal activities include hunting patrol, fishing patrol, use of ATV's, skis, snowshoes, and snowmobiles. The ranger selected for this position will play an important role in interfacing with park partners, including state parks, local agencies and the military. The selected ranger will be providing security for various heads of states and the President during his visits to Camp David. The job will interface with all aspects of the park, including resource education and resource management. Catoctin is adjacent to Thurmont, a rural foothills community. All services are readily accessible in Thurmont and nearby towns, with a wide range of cultural interests available in Washington, DC (60 miles SE of the park). The announcement closes on November 28th. [Holly Rife, Chief Ranger]
Rocky Mountain NP
GS-11 District Interpreter (Lateral Reassignment)
Are you looking for a lateral reassignment to great job, in a great place, at a great park (Rocky Mountain National Park) as a supervisory GS-025-11 interpreter? If you are, and if you are eligible for, and interested in, a lateral reassignment, please click on “More Information” below for details on the job and location and for instructions as to how to apply. Rocky Mountain National Park will soon have a vacant GS-025-11 district interpreter position, located in the Colorado River District on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park near Grand Lake. This is a supervisory position that reports directly to the chief of interpretation and education. Due to the geographic separation from park headquarters in Estes Park, we're looking for an interpreter with experience at the full performance level who can work independently and, in essence, “hit the ground running.” [Rebecca Snavley, Human Resources Officer]
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Prepared by Visitor and Resource Protection, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.
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