Enclosure 3C - Project Summary Form
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NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Prevention & Education Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
The Lands Council
Phone:
Type of Applicant: (enter appropriate letter in box)
L
509.838.4912
FAX:
A. State
B. County
C. Municipal
D. Township
E. Interstate
F. Intermunicipal
G. Special District
509.838.5155
Email:
tcoletti@landscouncil.org
H. Independent School District
I. State-Controlled Institution of Higher Learning
J. Private University
K. Indian Tribe
L. Nonprofit Organization
M. Other (Specify) _______________________
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
423 West 1st avenue Ste 240 Spokane, WA 9201
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Travis Coletti, Wildfire Education Coordinator
Organization/Jurisdiction:
The Lands Council
Phone:
509. 838.4912
FAX:
509. 838.5155
Email:
tcoletti@landscouncil.org
Project Information
Project Title:
Rural Community Wildland Prevention and Education Project
Proposed Project Start Date:
January 1st, 2005
Proposed Project End Date:
December 31st, 2005
Federal Funding Request:
40,000
Total Project Cost:
48,000
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please prioritize, and explain if the projects are stand alone, sequential, or other:
This proposal stands alone, while interfacing with other proposals from the Burnt Valley/Copper Mines Fuels Mitigation—Chewelah
Community Fire Plan, and The Upper Flowery Trails Road/Pass Community Project—Chewelah Community Fire Plan.
Brief Project Summary: Who, What, Where, Desired Outcomes in relation to NFP Goals and Community Risk Assessment and
Mitigation Plans (This should summarize page 2).
The Lands Council’s plan in 2005 is to continue the expansion of our Wildfire Education Program developed
through a grant awarded in 2001. Through this program, we are offering door to door, a variety of free services to
residents in Northeast Washington; including, property risk assessment, defensible space planning, FireWise based
educational outreach materials, information on fire-resistant building materials and landscaping, and initiating
defensible space plan implementation. The Lands Council collaborates data sharing with other agencies (federal,
state, and county) and non-profit organizations to promote rural community wildfire protection throughout the
Northwest. In addition, we are actively engaged in developing a comprehensive community-wide fire plan for the
city of Chewelah, Washington. This plan involves the input of local and federal agencies, local business leaders,
city planners, environmental groups, and citizen input to meet the fire safety needs of the Chewelah community.
Project
Location
(latitude/longitude
project):
County: regarding the Wildfire Education
Congressional
We will
continue
to engage in of
public
education presentations
ProgramDistrict:
and what
Pend
Oreille,
Stevens,
and
it
involves.
We
plan
to
continue
collecting
technical
and
demographic
information
through
fire
planning
and
Northeast Washington State
WA—5th
Ferry
community involvement, and will partner with agencies
to hold workshops. Local participation, coupled with
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Telephone number of Contact:
gathered technical information increases community safety, security, and economic development. The Wildfire
Chuck Johnson, Department of Natural Resources,
Education Program connects neighbors and communities, and actively promotes
wildfire safet y.
509-684-7474
Washington state
Enclosure 3C (Page 1 of 3) - Project Narrative Description
Applications for funding must include a narrative response that describes the proposal. Please do not submit responses longer than
one page, single space, and 12-pitch font.
Describe project, including, but not limited to:
 type of project to be delivered
 project location
 method of delivery
 project relationship to community or natural
landscape fire plans
 target audience
 timeliness
 tools and/or skills needed to complete project
 projected timelines and cost estimation
 monitoring and evaluation procedures
For this project, explain the level of cooperation, coordination or strategic planning, through a “Local Coordination
Group.” If you haven’t worked with a local coordination group, why not?
Response:
In 2001, we submitted a grant proposal to work in northeast Washington to assist rural
communities in reducing wildfire risks, both through education and technical planning assistance. In 2002 and
2003, we worked in and around these rural communities through door-to-door outreach, county mailings and
defensible space presentations. Our outreach has been successful due to our personal outreach methods and an
easily understood message. The educational handouts developed early-on have gone through many cycles of
modification to reduce technical jargon and increase homeowner buy-in & understanding. Facts of the 2004
fire season will be incorporated into the 2005outreach materials to engage the reader and add relevance to a
less understood issue. We continue to collaborate with other agencies and organizations in efforts to promote
defensible space planning and whole community protection. Our offer of implementation through the WA
DNR sweetens the deal for homeowners while opening a line of communication from The Lands Council to
the DNR. Through this communication, understanding is built and trust is fostered. We continue to collect
information (GPS latitude & longitude, access concerns, etc.) to distribute to rural fire districts and other
agencies interested in wildland/urban (rural) interface issues. Drought conditions throughout eastern
Washington will definitely heighten awareness of wildfire threat during spring, summer and fall of 2005.
Outreach during the winter of 2004 shows that homeowners do worry about wildfire in the winter, but are
reluctant to apply for wildfire assistance. During the winter of 2003-04, we circulated a questionnaire to all
participants of the program. We received excellent feedback and were rated highly. Most respondents stated
that their prior knowledge of defensible space techniques was limited and that after program participation,
they felt much more educated about potential wildfire threats. Our program is based on the belief that by
helping residents take personal responsibility for private property, we can create fire-adapted communities
that have the ability to survive wildfire. Communities that are better prepared for fires also offer a safer and
more effective working environment for firefighters. With the protection of private property and
communities, public land managers can then make better decisions about wild- and prescribed fire on public
lands, providing the opportunity to save money in firefighting costs and do a better job in restoring the health
of public lands. This grant application proposes to continue with the work described above within the same
counties as we have done in 2003-4 (Stevens and Pend Oreille) and implement a wildland rural interface
prevention and education project in Ferry county, as well. In 2005 we anticipate that we will contact at least
500 residents, at their homes, and write at least 100 detailed, specific defensible space plans.
Please note that our partnership with the Forest Service, WA DNR and local fire agencies is critical to
our success and we hope to enhance this partnership with communities with this grant.
This project has been reviewed and prioritized through the Pend Oreille Local Coordination Group.
Enclosure 3C (Page 2 of 3) - Project Evaluation Criteria
1. Prevention of Wildland Urban Interface Fire (40 points)
Describe how the proposal will lead to:
A. Reduction of wildland urban interface fire
B. Reduction of structural losses
C. Homeowner action and personal responsibility to reduce fire loss of private land.
The program reduces wildfire risks to private property and sturctures by incorporating defensible
space tehcniques and education in high risk rural communities of eastern Washington. Our program educates
the homeowner how to lessen the ignitability of the home through extensive homeowner recommendations,
educational videos, and literature about fire-resistant plants and building materials. Outreach target areas
include interface lands specifically recommended by the WA DNR for fuels reduction. Through this program,
we are increasing homeowner and wildland fire fighter saftey in wildfire situations, as well as reducing the
risk of fire spreading from or onto adjacent federal and non-federal lands. Community safety is enhanced as
more and more homes within a similar area create defensible space, creating a connected break of fuels and
ignition risks, all using the FIREWISE protocol. Our door-to-door efforts allow us to access rural & lowincome homeowners that otherwise may not have exposure to this assistance, or possess homeowners
insurance. We encourage homeowners to speak with fellow residents and homeowner associations to increase
participation and instigate community action. By creating survivable communitites, local public land
managers should have more flexibility to utilize restoration means for restoring fire-adapted ecosystems, such
as prescribed fire. In addition, these areas provide fuel breaks and reduce fuels in areas adjacent to larger
tracts of fire-adapted forest. Part of our outreach and planning emphasizes the need for long term maintenance
of a defensible space; our individual, signed plans carry a commitment by the homeowner to maintain a
defensible space area for up to ten years.
Response:
Enclosure 3C (Page 3 of 3) - Project Evaluation Criteria
2.
Community Participation (30 points)
Detail the community participation and collaboration for this project. Define clearly why you believe your group
will be successful in delivering the proposal to the target audience. How will the project be sustained or carried
forward beyond project timelines? How will the project be monitored and evaluated?
Response:
Our door-to-door contact provides an opportunity for assistance to the people who were missed in mailings,
unable to attend workshops or who have yet to be contacted. Support for the program has been excellent,
both from agency personnel and members of the public. We have collaborated on our workshops with
Conservation Districts, WA DNR, USFS and FireSafe Spokane. Rural Fire District volunteers continue to
show support for our work as it makes their job safer and easier. Our dynamic program is very successful at
reaching our target audience via direct, door to door contact. This has been the most effective method thus
far. Other methods include flyers, door-hangers, notices at municiple and business locations, and exhibits at
appropriate trade shows. The project will be, and is a continuing effort to reduce the threat of wildfire
through education and defensible space planning until all eligible residents in said counties have fire
protection plans, and / or fire safety educational materials. The project will be montiored and evaluated by the
Program Coordinator, and the Executive Director persuant to program guidelines, FireWise guidelines, and
mapping of target areas already contacted, and to be contacted. Additional evaluations will come from the
homeowners themselves through end of the year questionairres on program effeciveness, effeciency,
knowledge, communication, and work completed. This information is then used to measure overall program
effectiveness.
3.
Partnerships (40 points)
Detail the level of involvement of any local multi-agency, emergency services, non-profit coordination group, and
provide a list of partners for this project with their current and expected level of involvement, including any kind of
contributions or matching funds. What is the project relationship to a community risk assessment or mitigation
plan? Include the name of the plan, date it was prepared, and local contact to get a copy of the plan if requested.
Response: The program is based on fuels reduction planning and education in rural communitites as described in
the National Fire Plan (NFP). In addition, our planning methods are consistent with other NFP efforts in NE
Washington, such as FireSafe Spokane. Our education program utilizes federal and state science & information
including research done by Jack Cohen and the Pacific Wildfire Coordinating Group. We coordinate with other
rural fire protection efforts in northeastern Washington through collaboration with the WA DNR and by
maintaining a high level of consistency in planning methods and through outreach methods. The information
(such as GIS, GPS) we collect through our outreach and education efforts is also valuable to rural fire districts, and
we have been involved in an ongoing cooperative effort to share information and collection protocols. We have
refined the geographic scope and data set collection through meetings with the WA DNR, Forest Service, FireSafe
Spokane, WA State University, and the Colville National Tribe. We will continue to collect other information that
Fire Districts, county, state and federal agencies have deemed useful in fire protection efforts.
The project will receive matching funds up to 20% of total needed funds from both The Harder Foundation, and
Patagonia, Inc.
The Wildfire Education Program is currently collaborating with local business and community leaders, Forest
Service, and citizens of Chewelah, Washington in a comprehensive, community-wide fire plan. The Chewelah
Community Fire Plan project began in the spring of 2003, and is on-going. Thus far, strategic planning areas have
been established, and a majority of the actual fire plan has been written mostly by John Eminger, CEO and owner
of 49 Degrees North Ski area, Box 166 Chewelah, WA 99109 509-935-6649. We have established strategic
planning areas with the Forest Service, John Eminger, Tim Coleman of The Kettle Range Conservation Group,
and WA DNR representatives, and rural Fire Districts.
Contact Travis Coletti, 509-838-4912, The Lands Council, 423 West First Ave. Ste 240, Spokane, WA 99203 for
a copy of the plan.
This Grant interfaces with the Burnt Valley/Copper Mines Fuels Mitigation, and Upper Flowery Trails
Road/Pass Community Projects, both of which are under the umbrella of the Chewelah Community Fire
Plan. Our program is the responsible party for the 100 defensible space plans provided by these two
projects. Please note that the defensible space planning we will be conducting under this grant in the three
counties,Pend Orielle, Stevens, and Ferry, are separate and stand alone from the defensible space planning
under the Chewelah Community Fire Plan projects listed above. Additionally, we are not listed, nor
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Continued rural community door to door
outreach contacts in Pend Oreille, Stevens,
and Ferry counties.
01/ 05 – 12/05
The Lands Council
Continued fire planning; development of
defensible space plans, or “Home
Survivability Plans” in Pend Oreille, Stevens,
and Ferry County. Defensible space planning
for Chewelah Community Fire Plan projects.
02/05 – 11/05
The Lands Council
School, public, and private presentations
about wildfire program and defensible space
planning in Pend Oreille, Stevens, and Ferry
County.
02/05 – 11/05
The Lands Council
Continued collaboration with the WA DNR
and Forest Service to focus on high need
communities through scoping and mapping
techniques.
03/05 – 11/05
The Lands Council
Continue to collect GPS location information
as well as access information for other grants
and for rural Fire Districts. Distribute data to
Fire Districts periodically for them to update
their own databases with.
03/05 – 11/05
The Lands Council
Facilitate implementation of Defensible Space
Plans with the Washington State DNR, and
collaborate with FireSafe Spokane.
07/05 – 11/05
The Lands Council
Report to Forest Service
Ongoing as needed
The Lands Council
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Personnel
33,000.00
6,500.00
33,000.00
6,500.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,500.00
500.00
2,500.00
500.00
Subtotal
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
Travel
Subtotal
Equipment
Partner 1
Partner 2
39,500.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
39,500.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3,000.00
0.00
0.00
Supplies
3,000.00
500.00
500.00
Subtotal
Total
500.00
0.00
0.00
500.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Subtotal
Contractual
Subtotal
Other
Subtotal
Total Costs
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
4,000.00
1,000.00
4,000.00
1,000.00
0.00
40,000.00
8,000.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
5,000.00
0.00
48,000
Project (Program) Income1
(using deductive alternative)
1
Program income is the gross revenue generated by a grant or cooperative agreement supported activity during the life of
the grant. Program income can be made by recipients from fees charged for conference or workshop attendance, from rental
fees earned from renting out real property or equipment acquired with grant or cooperative agreement funds, or from the sale
of commodities or items developed under the grant or cooperative agreement. The use of Program Income during the
project period may require prior approval by the granting agency.