NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Thursday, October 7, 2010

INCIDENTS

No new incident reports have been received.

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS. To see the full text, including images, NPS employees should go to the InsideNPS home page ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index). Non-NPS employees can see most of them on the NPS Digest page ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/):

Fire and Aviation Management - This week is National Fire Prevention Week and the NPS structural fire program is looking at how structural fires have impacted the NPS, employees and historic structures. Today's focus is on a devastating fire at Fort Raleigh and the lessons learned from it. Photo.

Parashant NM - A new tradition is taking hold high in the mountains of Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. For the past three years, Southern Paiute youth from tribal bands in Arizona, Utah and Nevada have gathered near Mt. Trumbull to camp and learn about their culture from respected tribal elders. Photo.

Cultural Resources - Vote for your favorite photographs in the eleventh annual National Historic Landmarks photo contest. Photo.

Southeast Region - Michael Andrew Byrd has joined the Southeast Regional Office as regional comptroller. He serves as the principal financial advisor for all parks, programs, and offices administered by the region. Photo.

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

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