NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Friday, September 19, 2008

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INCIDENTS

Big Thicket NP

Update On Hurricane Ike Recovery

An NPS bucket truck with a crew of four from Chickasaw NRA has arrived in the park and will be assisting Big Thicket and Lake Meredith saw crews with clearing priority access areas. Road clearing to oil and gas wellheads is continuing. The Central incident management team continues to assist the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas with support. Randy Larrabee from Chickasaw NRA is on site and is now conducting FMSS assessments and entering data. Forty-four people are currently committed to the incident. [Eric Scott, Central IMT, and Matt Fagan, Big Thicket]

Lake Mead NRA

Man Fails In Suicide Attempt

On September 16th, ranger received a report that a man was having a seizure at the Long View overlook. When they arrived on scene, they found an unconscious and unresponsive man lying face down near the picnic area. Advanced life support was provided by ranger/paramedic Tod Austin, and the man was flown to a local hospital by Mercy Air 11. Subsequent investigation revealed that he'd tried to hang himself from the shade structure in the picnic area, but that the knot had come undone when he jumped from the picnic table. [Eric Lisnik, Mead District Ranger]

OTHER NEWS

Among the stories in today's edition are the following:

Hawaii Volcanoes NP - The explosion that rocked Kilauea's summit on March 19th signaled the start of the longest eruption in Halema‘uma‘u crater since 1967.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6895" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6895

Office of Human Resources - The 2008 Federal Human Capital Survey is under way and the last day to respond, September 26th, is approaching quickly.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6890" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6890

Training Calendar - A listing of upcoming training courses offered by the NPS and its partners across the nation. New on today's listing are a Fundamentals V offering at Albright, a search management systems training course in Arkansas, and a course on managing park volunteer programs in Omaha.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Conferences&id=775" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Conferences&id=775

Events Calendar - Today's listing of upcoming NPS and NPS-related events across the nation. Added today is a celebration tomorrow of City of Rock's 20th anniversary.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Conferences&id=776" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Conferences&id=776

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Submission standards for the Morning Report can be found at the following web site:

HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=3363" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=3363

Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).

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