NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

INCIDENTS

Whiskeytown NRA

Employee Cody Mee Killed While En Route To Work

Maintenance worker Cody Mee died in a traffic accident while on his way into work on the morning of December 2nd. The accident occurred on Highway 299 near Redding. Cody first worked at Whiskeytown for the resource management division as an intern with the park archeologist, cataloging resources and then treating resources during and after the 2008 fires. He continued working with the facility management division as a laborer and work leader for the YCC youth crew, supervising six local high school-age youth employees on numerous projects and maintenance activities. Cody was a very talented welder and his handiwork can be seen throughout the park, including the fabrication of a masterly crafted lumber rack, road gates, safety handrails at Whiskeytown Falls, and custom bat gates that protect abandoned mines. He's been described as “a bright young man headed for big time success. He had this incredible energy, enthusiasm, and genuine love for his work in the park.” A memorial service will be held December 12th at the Intermountain Fairgrounds in McArthur, California, at 1 p.m. Cody will be remembered for his incredible smile, his great work ethic and infectious attitude. [Dave Larabee and Brian Rasmussen]

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/):

Intermountain Region - Leonard F. Dems, the fire and aviation officer for Intermountain Region, passed away on December 5th after a battle with cancer. Photo.

Grand Canyon NP - Steve Martin, superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park, has announced his retirement on January 1st. Photo.

Boston African American NHS - Work has begun to complete the restoration of Boston's African Meeting House, the oldest documented African American church building in the United States.

Learning and Development Division - In his last “Flat Hat Chat,” Director Jarvis emphasized the importance of all employees completing NPS Fundamentals training. Slots are now open for the culminating course, Fundamentals V.

Lewis and Clark NHP - The award-winning non-profit NW Documentary and the NPS teamed up to host the 2010 Columbia-Pacific Film Camp. Films produced in the camp are now on line. 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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