Enclosure 3A - Project Summary Form
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Wildland Urban Interface Fuels / Education and
Prevention / Community Planning for Fire Protection Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Oregon Department of Forestry
Phone:
503-945-7341
FAX:
503-945-7454
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip) :
2600 State Street, Salem, Oregon 97310
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Matt Howard, Assistant Unit Forester
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Northeast Oregon District, Oregon Department of Forestry
Phone:
(541) 886-2881
FAX:
(541) 886-9085
Project Information
Email: sboro@odf.state.or.us
Email:
Mhoward@odf.state.or.us
Project Title:
Northeast Oregon Wildland-Urban Interface Education Program
Project Start:
July 1, 2002
Project End:
June 30, 2006
Federal Funding Request:
$47,000.00
Total Project Funding:
$62,000.00
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
Brief Project Description:
Obtain materials and equipment needed to develop and deliver coordinated, multifaceted awareness and education programs to landowners and neighborhood associations within the urban interface of Northeast Oregon District. Programs targeted to use are "FireFree", "Living with Fire", the "I'm Concerned" campaign and examples of current and past success stories from local WUI fuel reduction treatments. These programs will inform target audiences about the wildland-urban interface problems within Union, Wallowa, Baker, and Umatilla counties and how to mitigate the risk of fire by increasing fire awareness, and reducing human-caused fire starts.
Note: This request was partially funded from the 2002 grant period ($53,000 funded out of
$100,000. requested). This request would fully fund this project with in-kind services.
Project Location:
Northeast Oregon District
County:
Um.,Wal,Un, Baker (4)
Congressional District:
Oregon 2nd.
Project Type: Check appropriate project type. More than one type may be checked. If only Box (4) is checked, use Enclosure 4.
(1) Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Project
(2) Wildland Urban Interface Education and Prevention Project
(3)
(4)
Community Planning for Fire Protection Project
Fuels Utilization and Marketing Project
If the applicant is an unincorporated area, define the geographic area being represented:
Northeast Oregon District, Oregon Department of Forestry

Enclosure 3B (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, 12-pitch font.
Describe project including, but not limited to:
Address these items as applicable:
 project location
 project implementation
 anticipated outcomes
 measures and reporting
 partners
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 project income project time frames specify types of activities and equipment used amount or extent of actions (acres, number of homes, etc) environmental, cultural and historical resource requirements
Response: *Project Location: Northeast Oregon District, comprising Union, Wallowa, Baker and Umatilla counties, is a region of the state which has a fire dependent ecosystemn, a history of severe fire, and heavy fuel loading. Many of its communities have been listed as being at risk of wildfire in the Federal Register.
Additionally, these communities are adjacent to, surrounded by, or near federal forested lands.
Project Implementation: This project will be implemented by the Oregon Department of Forestry, Northeast
Oregon District through its four field units in their respective counties. This project will provide the materials and equipment needed to develop and deliver professional, coordinated awarness and education programs to landowners within the urban interface and those who use those lands for recreational purposes. These programs will inform target audiences about the wildland-urban interface problems within the district and how to mitigate those problems.
Anticipated Outcomes: Once members of the target groups become familiar with the problem of fire in the wildland-urban interface and what they can do to help solve the problem, they will change their current behavior and begin to actively work to implement measures which will reduce the risk of fire to structures, natural resources and the threat to human life.
*Partners: Our partners include the USFS, BLM, rural fire departments, OWEB, county commissioners,
CTUIR, BIA, non profit organizations, OSU Extension Service, local education districts and private landowners.
*Project Income: No project income is anticipated.
*Project Time Frames: 01 July 02 through 30 June 07.
*Specify types of activities and equipment used: This is an educational program. Equipment will include but is not limited to portable computers, portable projectors, tripod screens, digital cameras, smokey bear costume, and prevention media materials. Activities will be primarily classroom style instruction that will include all age groups within the communities.
* Environmental, Cultural, and Historical Resource Requirements: This is not a ground disturbing activity, so it will not have an impact on the evironmental, cultural, or historic resources.
* Measures and Reporting: This will include number of training sessions completed, the number of individuals receiving the information and will be reported through our Department channels.

Enclosure 3B (Page 2 of 3) - Project Evaluation Criteria
Applications for funding must include narrative responses that address the following four criteria. Within each criterion, subcriteria are listed in descending order of importance. Limit your responses to the areas provided .
1. Reducing Fire Risk. (40 points) )
A.
Describe how the proposal promotes reduction of risk in high hazard areas or communities.
B.
Describe how the proposed project benefits resources on federal land or adjacent non-federal land, or how it protects the safety of communities.
C.
To what extent does the project implement or create a cooperative fuels treatment plan or community fire strategy (include evidence of the plan if it already exists)?
D.
Explain to what extent the affected community or proponent has been involved or plans to involve the affected community in a qualified fuels education program (e.g., FIREWISE).
E.
Explain how the proposal (a) leads to, enhances or restores a local fire-adapted ecosystem, and/or (b) mitigates or leads to the mitigation of hazardous fuel conditions.
F.
How will the proposed treatments be maintained over time?
Response: Reduction of risk and mitigation of hazardous fuel conditions: These programs will inform target audiences about the wildland-urban interface problem and how to mitigate the risk of fire by increasing fire awareness, reducing human-caused fire starts, reducing fuels and developing survivable space around structures and communities. They will learn the standards necessary and that should be applied to the interface area in order to reduce the risk of fire damage to structures and the threat to human life.
Benefits to resources and protection of community safety: The reduction in the overall size and damage from fires which will result from this project will improve fire protection for individual structures, communities as a whole, watersheds, wildlife and other values at risk from uncontrolled fire.
Qualified fuels education programs such as FireWise, Living with Fire and other workshops have been held in the region and more are planned to enhance exposure to the problem.
Maintenance: Technical advice offered will emphazise the need to perform maintenance activities to extend the reduction in fire risk. Additional short and long-term benefits should flow from this project as local residents and organizations see the benefits of mitigation action.
2.
Increasing local capacity. (30 points )
A.
How would the proposal improve or lead to the improvement of the local economy in terms of jobs and sustainable economic activity? How many jobs are expected to be created or retained and for how long (please distinguish between essentially yearround and seasonal jobs)?
B.
To what extent will this project be offered to serve as a model for other communities?
C.
Will biomass or forest fuels be utilized; if so, in what manner and how much?
Response: The results of this project will enhance the level of protection and personal safety for residents and recreationists in Union, Wallowa, Baker, and Umatilla Counties. This will serve as model to adjacent communities to enhance their partnerships.
This project will result in measurable products rather than the creation of a plan or strategy.
A reduction in the risk of fire damage and the improvement of personal safety, which will result from this project, will result in overall improvement to the stability of the counties and therefore be a benefit to the local economy.
This project will not directly create new jobs but rather a string of beneficial actions and reactions.

Enclosure 3B (Page 3 of 3) - Project Evaluation Criteria
3.
Increasing interagency and intergovernmental coordination. (15 Points)
A.
Describe how this project implements a local intergovernmental strategy plan, or creates such a plan. Describe the plan if it already exists.
B.
Explain the level of cooperation, coordination or strategic planning among federal, state, tribal, local government and community organizations. List the cooperators.
Response: Local cooperation exists and will further be sought and incorporated into the overall management of the project.
Partners include individual landowners, rural and city fire departments, USFS, BLM, ODF, OSU Extension,
BIA, CTUIR, county commissioners, and local education districts.
Use of resource agency expertise from the Oregon Department of Forestry and other agency personnel will be used to provide needed technical expertise to those designing and delivering the programs.
4.
Expanding Community Participation. (15 Points)
A.
To what extent have interested people and communities been provided an opportunity to become informed and involved in this proposal?
B.
Describe the extent of local support for the project, including any cost-sharing arrangements.
C.
What are the environmental, social and educational benefits of the project?
Response: The entire purpose of this project is to reach out to interested parties of all ages and educate them in the importance of the urban interface threat of fire and what can be done by individual landowners to help mitigate those threats.
All of the cooperators fully support this project. Cost share arrangements are soley those of the Oregon
Department of Forestry with perhaps volunteer time from others.
Dollars spent on education, in any form, are the most productive dollars one can spend. The value of this education will be hard to measure as success will be based on fewer acres burned and fewer structures lost.

Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Develop project action plan. This will be accomplished with funds obtained during the
2002 grant request period.
Time Frame
01 July 02
Responsible Party
Wallowa AUF-ODF
Union AUF-ODF
Umatilla AUF-ODF
Baker AUF-ODF
Determine education supplies and equipment required per project action plan Assistant Unit protection Foresters.
Obtain educational supplies and equipment. per project action plan
Assistant Unit Protection Foresters.
Perfom education programs to individuals, landowners, schools, public meetings, etc.
July 2002 - ongoing
Prepare final project report per project action plan
Assistant Unit Protection Foresters and other District personel.
District Grant Coordinator

Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency Applicant Partner 1 Partner 2 Total
Personnel
Subtotal
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
Travel
Subtotal
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
Subtotal
Contractual
Subtotal
Other
Subtotal
Total Costs
Project (Program) Income 1
(using deductive alternative)
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
$37,000.00
$37,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$47,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$12,500.00
$12,500.00
$0.00
$0.00
$15,000.00
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.
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$12,500.00
$0.00
$12,500.00
$0.00
$37,000.00
$0.00
$37,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$12,500.00
$0.00
$12,500.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$62,000.00
$0.00