NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Friday, October 17, 2008

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INCIDENTS

Virgin Islands NP

Park Assesses Impacts Of Hurricane Omar

Hurricane Omar, a Category 3 storm with winds up to 120 mph, passed through the islands on Thursday. An initial assessment of the park revealed roads blocked by downed trees, mudslides and boulders, storm debris everywhere, washed out gravel roads and culverts, and damage to signs and trash cans. Power is out, and the generator at park headquarters has been knocked out by lightning or a power surge. Phones are also out. Ferry service will not resume until the Virgin Islands government completes a damage assessment and power and communications are restored on St. John. [Mark Hardgrove, Superintendent]

Delaware Water Gap NRA

Father And Daughter Killed In Motorcycle Accident

Ti.L., 47, a former motorcycle officer for Easton PD, and his daughter, Ta.L., 16, were killed in a motorcycle accident on River Road on the evening of Sunday, October 5th. The father was operating the BMW motorcycle, with his daughter riding on the back. Both died on impact when Ti.L. lost control of the bike and hit a tree. Both were wearing helmets at the time. The cause of the accident is not known; the section of road they were on was straight and dry at the time. [The Lehigh Valley Express-Times]

HYPERLINK "http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1223352339173520.xml&coll=3" http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1223352339173520.xml&coll=3

Baltimore-Washington Parkway

Collaborative Effort Helps Save Woman Injured In Vehicle Rollover

In the early morning hours of October 14th, Park Police officers were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash in the area of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway north of Route 32. Officers Roy Williams and Keith Johnson were already in the area handling a previous collision when the call came in. Williams was the first officer on scene, arriving before either fire or medical personnel. The crash involved a vehicle that had been traveling south on the parkway when the operator lost control. It crossed the center median, turned onto its roof as it crossed the northbound lanes of the parkway, then came to rest on the driver's side on the east shoulder of the parkway. The driver and sole occupant was ejected and partially trapped underneath the vehicle. Anne Arundel police, fire and EMS units also responded. Williams, Anne Arundel police and emergency personnel, and concerned citizens worked together to tilt the vehicle off of the injured 32-year-old woman, freeing her so that assessment and treatment could begin. Johnson then arrived, made the scene safe, and secured and provided information to responding units. The woman was taken to Baltimore Shock Trauma Hospital, where she is currently be treated for internal injuries, head trauma, and a broken arm. Due to the seriousness of the injuries, members of the Criminal Investigation Branch and crash reconstruction units investigated and documented the scene. [Sergeant Robert Lachance, US Park Police]

OTHER NEWS

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

National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom - The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom (“Network to Freedom”) program marked the tenth anniversary of its enabling legislation with a conference in Philadelphia last month.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6998" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6998

Fire and Aviation Management - There are now six high quality PDF fire publications available that you can print on demand on your office printer or send out to be printed.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6992" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6992

Training Calendar - A listing of upcoming training courses offered by the NPS and its partners across the nation. Added to today's listing are two new FLETC courses and a special park uses course in Omaha this coming spring.

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 to the listing this week is a celebration of President Theodore Roosevelt's 150th birthday at Sagamore Hill NHS.

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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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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