Park News August 14,2008

Gateway National Recreation Area

Rangers came upon a man urinating next to his vehicle in the Gunnison Beach parking lot in the Sandy Hook Unit on the afternoon of August 3rd. The man was shirtless, displaying tattoos and markings that identified him as a member of the Bloods street gang. Visitation was high that day and there were numerous visitors in the lot. The rangers contacted him and found that his resident alien identification was falsified. They also discovered that he was wanted for armed robbery in Jersey City. He was arrested and locked up in the Monmouth County Jail. The driver was found to be intoxicated and arrested for DWI. A juvenile who was in the vehicle was released to guardians.

 

Shenandoah National Park

On Monday, July 28th, a Virginia man advised the regional office in Philadelphia that his father-in-law was missing, that he was suicidal, and that he might be headed for Shenandoah National Park. He asked if the rangers could be advised to keep an eye out for his father-in-law’s vehicle. The park’s dispatch center was notified and broadcast a BOLO (‘be on the lookout’ message) parkwide. On Tuesday, ranger Jeff Martinelli and field training ranger Carmen Barnard came upon the vehicle in the vicinity of Big Meadows and stopped it. They found the man inside with a loaded Ruger .357 magnum.  The rangers made the scene safe, then got the man to a hospital, where he’s now receiving psychological attention. Also assisting in the incident were rangers Patrick Seeley and Lora Peppers and dispatchers Johnney Whetzel and Lisa Bates.

 

Ozark National Scenic Riverways

Ozark National Scenic Riverways is seeking candidates to fill the position of supervisory forestry technician and serve as a first line supervisor for wildland fire crews. These crews perform work directly related to wild land fire suppression and control activities, including suppression, preparedness, prevention, monitoring, hazardous fuels reduction, and prescribed burning. For more information on this vacancy please click the link below for the full announcement. The park contact for this vacancy, which closes on September 10th, is Leslie Richardson, Human Resources Assistant, 404 Watercress Drive, PO Box 490, Van Buren, Missouri  63965, (573) 323-4236 ext. 234.



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National Capital Region

Dates: 08/07/2008 - 08/27/2008

National Capital Region has issued a vacancy announcement for an engineering technician position within regional headquarters in Washington. The announcement number is NPS-NCR-08-40. Click on "More Information" below for a link to the announcement and application instructions.



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Redwood National and State Parks

Redwood National and State Parks is currently recruiting for a permanent, full time GS-1102-11/12 contracting specialist.  The person in this position provides leadership and support to all park divisions and programs for the full spectrum of contracting, agreements, acquisition and property management support functions.  The contracting specialist also provides contracting/agreements support to a network of six parks and to other parks within Pacific West Region. She/he supervises a contracting/procurement support staff which includes a purchasing agent and supply technician.  This permanent full-time position is open to all qualified federal merit promotion candidates.  The USA Jobs vacancy announcement number is REDW 08-32MP and it closes on August 15th. It can be found at the link below.



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Death Valley National Park

Death Valley National Park has issued an announcement for a GS-5/6/7 human resources assistant which is open until September 5th.  Death Valley is the largest park in the lower 48, with peak park staffing levels during the winter and early spring.  The person selected for this position will provide clerical support work related to recruitment and staffing, pay administration, employee benefits, personnel actions, payroll and employee development.  The duty station is located at Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, California.  For more information about this position, please contact human resources officer Donna Dean at 760-786-3274.



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