NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Friday, November 26, 2010

INCIDENTS

Canyonlands NP

Searchers Find Evidence Of Man Who Shot State Ranger

The search for the man who shot Utah state park ranger Brody Young continues. A rifle, backpack and bloody article of clothing believed to belong to L.A., who was shot by Young, have been found, but L.A. remains at large. Police consider L.A. to be armed and dangerous, if he's still alive. Although he may still be in the backcountry, it's also possible that he slipped through the perimeter or died after numerous days without food or the proper clothing for the conditions. On Tuesday, L.A. was charged in court with attempted aggravated murder. Young remains in the hospital in critical but stable condition; cards to him may be sent to his brother at the following address: Ranger Brody Young. The NPS is continuing to provide support to the search operation due to rangers' local area knowledge and river and communication capabilities. For additional details, including a photo of L.A., click on the link below to a current KSL News story. [KSL News report; Karen McKinlay-Jones, Supervisory Park Ranger, Arches]

HYPERLINK "http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=13403972" http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=13403972

Whiskeytown NRA

Rangers Participate In Full-Scale Terrorism Exercise

For more than a year, rangers from Whiskeytown planned a full-scale security exercise at Shasta Dam with Bureau of Reclamation staff and other partners from 22 agencies and organizations. That exercise occurred on November 17th and was centered around a simulated multi-faceted terrorist attack on the dam, staff, and visitors. A unified incident command was established, with people and resources assigned to a wide variety of functions. Simulated explosions, a hostage situation, and a simulated large water release were all successfully resolved. NPS rangers were given appropriate assignments by the incident commander, getting to work directly with every law enforcement agency in the Northern California area. Much of the exercise was designed around the successful full-scale exercise conducted at Hover Dam a couple of years ago in which Lake Mead rangers played a major role. Shasta Dam holds back the largest reservoir in California and is the second largest dam in the U.S. It was identified as a critical U.S. infrastructure after 9/11. [Jim Richardson, Chief Ranger]

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/):

Lassen Volcanic NP - This past summer, Lassen Volcanic introduced children to its Green Junior Ranger program. This simple, easy program is designed to get children of all ages actively involved in making planet Earth a greener place to live. They are encouraged to think and act beyond the park — to think globally and act locally.

Dry Tortugas NP - Conservators, engineers, boat builders, metal workers, archeologists, park maintenance staff, and retired and active duty reservists were just some members of a team that recently mounted a 25-ton Rodman gun at Fort Jefferson on a reproduction carriage. Photo.

Northeast Region - Associate Regional Director for Planning, Construction and Facility Management Bob McIntosh has decided to retire following 43 years with the NPS. Photo.

Training and Conference Calendar - A compilation of upcoming training courses and conferences across the nation. Added to this week's calendar are two new FLETC classes and a course at Chamizal on producing NPS publications.

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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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