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:
FAX:
Email:
(541) 935-2283
(541) 935-0731
dspiesscha@odf.state.or.us
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
2600 State Street, Salem, OR 97310
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Paul Joseph, Staff Forester
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Northeast Oregon District, Oregon Department of Forestry
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
(541) 963-3168
(541) 962-1058
pjoseph@odf.state.or.us
Project Information
Project Title:
Northeast Oregon Fuels Inventory and Interagency Project Coordination
Project Start:
Project End:
July 1, 2002
June 30, 2006
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$153,840.00
$207,490.00
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
Yes, this project- priority #1, five defensible space projects and one Prevention
Brief Project Description:
This project will support strategic community fire planning in the high-risk areas of Northeast
Oregon (Wallowa, Baker, Union, and Umatilla Counties) by providing coordination between
Federal, State, County, and private landowners. Fuel reduction projects are being accomplished on
private lands in Northeast Oregon with funds from multiple sources. These include : National Fire
Plan dollars, Blue Mt. Demonstration dollars, Stewardship Incentive Program dollars, Federal
Incentive Program dollars, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Program dollars and Private
Landowner dollars. In addition, similar projects are being accomplished on adjacent Federal lands.
This project would coordinate, support, and enhance these activities across the landscape.
Project Location:
County:
Congressional District:
Northeast Oregon District
Um.,Wal,Un, Baker (4)
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)
(2)
Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Project
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:
 project location
Address these
 project implementation
items as
 anticipated outcomes
applicable:
 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
*Project Location: The area covered under this project is the Northeast Oregon District of the
Oregon Department of Forestry which includes Baker County, Union County, Wallowa County and Umatilla
County.
*Project implementation: Numerous fuels reduction projects are being accomplished across the District
funded from various sources and implemented by many individuals/Agencies. This project will be a threefold project. It will include identifying and GPSing of all Urban Interface structures not identified in existing
projects. It will identify and coordinate all fuel reduction projects throughout the District regardless of
funding source. It will provide information to all State and Federal Land managers to assist them in
constructing a united, cooperative defense of Urban Interface areas from wildland fire.
*Anticipated outcomes: These will include a GPS list of all Urban Interface structures that will be invaluable
to State and Federal Agencies and Rural Fire Departments to assist in the preparation of Fire Safe Plans,
Community planning efforts, Strategic fire plans, and prioritization of fuel reduction activities. Identifying all
fuel reduction projects by all agencies will provide information on areas missed that are required to provide
community protection regardless of ownership. This in turn will result in a united (multi agency) fuel break to
provide a defense of the Urban Interface across the landscape. The end result is a complete and coordinated
approach to protecting the Urban Interface areas.
*Measures and reporting: Measurements of accomplishments and reporting of same will happen monthly and
be presented at our monthly coordination meetings that include USFS, BLM, ODF, OWEB, Counties and
Rural Fire Departments.
*Partners: Our partners include the USFS, BLM, Rural Fire Departments, OWEB, County Commissioners,
CTUIR, and Private Landowners.
*Project Income: No project income is anticipated.
*Project time frames: 01 July 02 through 30 June 06.
*Specify types of activities and equipment used: The project will use existing ODF Forest Officers and
Protection Foresters to GPS structures and fill out the inventory forms. Existing Education material will be
presented to the landowners at this time. The resulting data will be summarized and stored at the District
office by District personel. Hard copy and electronic copies will be shared with all cooperators/pardners.
Equipment used will include GPS units and existing computer systems. GPS units will also be used to
identify fuel reduction projects accomplished to date and in the future. This information will be shared as well
to meet the goals of this project.
* Amount or extent of actions (acres, number of homes, etc.): The project area includes approximately 1.4
million acres and approximately 3,769 structures within the protection district. There are additional acres and
homes outside the protection district that could require attention to meet the goals of the project.
* 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.
Response:
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: A.
This project will promote the reduction of fire risk by providing direct one on one education to
the landowners. It will provide a tool to increase the effectiveness of the response to a wildland fire and an
analysis tool for prioritizing and designing future, on the ground, fuel reduction projects.
B. This project will benefit resources by providing a tool to better utilize and prioritize activites in a united
front verus a hit a miss approach across the landscape.
C. One of the main objectives of this project is to create and implement a cooperative fuels treatment plan
with additional spinoffs of community action plans.
D. One Firewise workshop has been presented within the District and another is planned for this spring. In
addition Living with Fire programs have been presented in each of the four counties. This program will
expand on whats been done with a one on one contact with landowners.
E. This project will further inhance and prioritize mitigation of hazardous fuel conditions amoung partners by
coordinating all activites.
F. Once we have the information, maintenance will become a small task.
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?
This project has the potenial to provide 64 man months of work, including matching funds, in the
short term (4 year life of project). One position is expected to last approximately eight months per year. The
remaining positions would be considered short term seasonal. In the long term (greater than 4 years) the
measurements will be more difficult to estimate.
The benefit to the local community will include minimizing the risk to property and increasing awareness to
fire safe issues.
This project does not include the removal of fuels but it will identify and rate fuels at each home site visited.
Response:
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.
A local, intergovernamental group now exists. This project will provide the necessary information
in usable format that will enable that group to create a intergovernmental strategy plan. Once we have a visual
list of all structures and areas that fuel reduction projects have taken place then we can prioritize and make a
united frontal attack on the areas left. This project will result in a complete and coordinated approach.
A high level of cooperation exists between all cooperators. They include, but are not limited to, ODF, USFS,
BLM, County Comissionors, OWEB, Rural Fire Departments, Fire Department Chiefs, BIA, and the CTUIR.
Representatives of this group meets approximately once a month to share activities, projects, sucesses, plans
and concerns with each other. This exchange of information is very critical to the success of the National Fire
Plan activities and this project is intended to build upon that cooperation.
Response:
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?
This proposal has been presented to the major cooperators/partners that now exist. In addition many
of the private landowners have attended presentations on Fire Wise or Living With Fire model. Information is
provide to landowners throught handouts and public displays. This project will further reach individuals by
one on one contacts with a Oregon Dept. of Forestry employee or a representative from a Rural Fire District.
Currently, Northeast Oregon District is administring fuel reduction activities throughout the four county area.
We are finding a tremendous interest level amoung the public. The interest in participation far exceeds the
source of dollars. Support of these activities through in kind contributions have been outstanding.
The inventory that is produced from this grant would give us a tool to identify and prioritize the hazard
mitigation work that remains to be done in a more efficient manner.
Response:
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Start GPS of Urban Interface houses and fuel
rating of each site.
01 July 02
Wallowa AUF-ODF
Union AUF-ODF
Umatilla AUF-ODF
Baker AUF-ODF
Obtain list of all fuel treatment projects within
the county including a GPS map of
accomplishment.
01 July 02
District grant coordinator
Provide all partners with inventory data
available to date.
01 August 02
Data coordinator
Coordinate all WUI fuel mitigation activites
planned by cooperators.
15 August 02
District Grant coordinator
Continue with above listed tasks.
Ongoing
District Grant coordinator
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Personnel
Forest Officers 40mths
Office Spec. 24 mths.
Subtotal
$46,000.00
$49,919.00
$95,919.00
Fringe Benefits
OPE @24%
OPE @37%
Subtotal
$11,981.00
$34,040.00
$46,021.00
Travel
Subtotal
Equipment
mileage
GPS units 4ea.
Subtotal
Supplies
Prevention handouts
office supplies
Subtotal
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
$0.00
$0.00
$92,000.00
$49,919.00
$141,919.00
$0.00
$0.00
$11,981.00
$34,040.00
$46,021.00
$0.00
$1,550.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,550.00
$0.00
$0.00
$10,000.00
$900.00
$10,900.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,500.00
$1,100.00
$2,600.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$46,000.00
$46,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,550.00
$0.00
$5,000.00
$900.00
$5,900.00
$1,550.00
$0.00
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
$0.00
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
$1,100.00
$1,100.00
$0.00
Contractual
Subtotal
$0.00
Other
Agency Administration
$4,500.00
Subtotal
$4,500.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$4,500.00
$0.00
$4,500.00
Total Costs
$153,840.00
$53,650.00
$0.00
$0.00
$207,490.00
Project (Program) Income1
(using deductive alternative)
1
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
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.