WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.030 --> 00:00:01.810 Good morning my name is Michael Snowden, 2 00:00:01.810 --> 00:00:03.570 I'm the Park Ranger Manager for the 3 00:00:03.570 --> 00:00:06.490 Department of Parks and Recs here in Washington, D.C. 4 00:00:06.490 --> 00:00:09.738 line:15% We have over 70 facilities and parks that we 5 00:00:09.738 --> 00:00:13.280 line:15% manage, operate, do programming out of, 6 00:00:13.280 --> 00:00:14.113 line:15% things like that. 7 00:00:14.113 --> 00:00:15.950 line:15% There's over 500 employees under 8 00:00:15.950 --> 00:00:17.420 line:15% Department of Parks and Recs. 9 00:00:17.420 --> 00:00:19.150 And the park rangers come under that, 10 00:00:19.150 --> 00:00:21.760 line:15% we do some interpretations, 11 00:00:21.760 --> 00:00:25.020 line:15% which is the historical data in the park 12 00:00:25.020 --> 00:00:26.930 line:15% telling you how the parks were developed 13 00:00:26.930 --> 00:00:30.300 line:15% and we try and, what we do mostly is 14 00:00:30.300 --> 00:00:32.080 interact with the customer base. 15 00:00:32.080 --> 00:00:34.218 Some of the larger parks, 16 00:00:34.218 --> 00:00:39.218 Ft. Stanton, which has a football field, 17 00:00:39.760 --> 00:00:43.040 outdoor pool, indoor recreation center to use, 18 00:00:43.040 --> 00:00:46.590 basketball, some cooking classes, 19 00:00:46.590 --> 00:00:47.950 things of that nature. 20 00:00:47.950 --> 00:00:50.190 And each ranger is assigned a ward where 21 00:00:50.190 --> 00:00:53.220 they'll go and visit the facilities and make sure 22 00:00:53.220 --> 00:00:54.420 line:15% everything is fine. 23 00:00:54.420 --> 00:00:56.570 line:15% Try and interact with the staff just to make sure 24 00:00:56.570 --> 00:00:58.980 line:15% there's anything that we can help them with 25 00:00:58.980 --> 00:01:03.810 line:15% or any kind of needs that will enhance the facilities 26 00:01:03.810 --> 00:01:04.810 or anything like that. 27 00:01:04.810 --> 00:01:08.840 So that's the normal day. 28 00:01:08.840 --> 00:01:11.600 As a manager I am responsible for currently 29 00:01:11.600 --> 00:01:13.810 about 12, 11 rangers. 30 00:01:13.810 --> 00:01:17.270 I have to do their planning, day-to-day planning 31 00:01:17.270 --> 00:01:18.400 with how they visit. 32 00:01:18.400 --> 00:01:23.213 We have a run sheet to enhance their patrol 33 00:01:24.480 --> 00:01:26.500 while they're on the street, so they have different 34 00:01:26.500 --> 00:01:28.090 line:15% wards that they're assigned, 35 00:01:28.090 --> 00:01:30.620 line:15% each ward has several recreation centers 36 00:01:30.620 --> 00:01:32.810 line:15% and parks in them that they have to visit, 37 00:01:32.810 --> 00:01:34.130 line:15% they spend time with the staff, 38 00:01:34.130 --> 00:01:37.043 line:15% they interact with the clients, the constituents. 39 00:01:39.116 --> 00:01:41.880 Other than that I try and provide training for 40 00:01:41.880 --> 00:01:43.760 the rangers from time to time. 41 00:01:43.760 --> 00:01:46.491 I attend a ton of meetings with the 42 00:01:46.491 --> 00:01:50.880 community as well as the DPR staff, 43 00:01:50.880 --> 00:01:52.200 working with other management. 44 00:01:52.200 --> 00:01:54.330 So we're here from 6:30 in the morning 45 00:01:54.330 --> 00:01:56.710 to 10:30 at night and sometimes later 46 00:01:56.710 --> 00:01:58.160 depending on what the events is. 47 00:01:58.160 --> 00:02:00.580 We just had an event last Friday called 48 00:02:00.580 --> 00:02:02.850 line:15% Blacks of Wax, that was over at the Arc 49 00:02:02.850 --> 00:02:05.310 line:15% and sponsored by the Tennison Learning Center. 50 00:02:05.310 --> 00:02:07.840 line:15% So we work with them on their special events 51 00:02:07.840 --> 00:02:10.183 line:15% and sometimes it requires us to be here past 10:30 52 00:02:10.183 --> 00:02:12.100 which isn't a problem. 53 00:02:12.100 --> 00:02:14.560 As a park ranger, we are not law enforcement 54 00:02:14.560 --> 00:02:19.560 so we try to minimize the loss of life of course 55 00:02:19.640 --> 00:02:22.940 but what we do more so is report, 56 00:02:22.940 --> 00:02:24.750 we observe and report. 57 00:02:24.750 --> 00:02:26.741 So if there is something going on, 58 00:02:26.741 --> 00:02:29.660 someone is being harmed, we of course 59 00:02:29.660 --> 00:02:32.350 try and protect ourselves and our surroundings 60 00:02:32.350 --> 00:02:35.130 while protecting our public. 61 00:02:35.130 --> 00:02:38.600 line:15% So we may get involved on a very minimal basis 62 00:02:38.600 --> 00:02:41.230 line:15% but we're more so standing by calling the police, 63 00:02:41.230 --> 00:02:46.230 line:15% observing, making notes of who is here, 64 00:02:46.240 --> 00:02:47.680 line:15% who was on the scene, what kind of 65 00:02:47.680 --> 00:02:49.780 line:15% descriptors we can take down 66 00:02:49.780 --> 00:02:52.361 that when the proper authorities do arrive 67 00:02:52.361 --> 00:02:56.703 we can advise them of what has transpired and why.