FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Project Application ID:
Funding Request:
Matching Share:
Total Project Cost:
2008-001
$150,000
$150,000
$300,000
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT PROPOSAL
Applicant Information
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Applicant/Organization City of White Salmon
Type of Applicant: Municipal
Contact Person: Wil Keyser
Address: PO Box 2139
City White Salmon
Phone: 5094931133
FAX: 5094031231
Phone (Work/Cell):
Email: cityhall@gorge.net
State Washington
Zip: 98672
Ext.
Call Ahead for FAX:
Project Information
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Name of Project: Defensible Space Creation for WUI Homes
Proposed Start Date: 6/1/2008
Proposed End Date:
City: White Salmon
State:
County: Klickitat
Congressional District:
Latitude (decimal degrees): 45.728792
Longitude (decimal degrees):
Please indicate planned treatments and associated acres
5/31/2010
Washington
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-121.483557
Total Actual Project Acres: 2400
Treatment (1)
Acres Treatment (2)
Acres
Total Treatment Acres
Hand Pile
75
Chipping
125
Treatment (3)
Acres Treatment (4)
Acres
510
HandPile Burn
75
Thinning
125
Treatment (5)
Acres Treatment (6)
Acres
Cost Per Acre
Mastication/Mowing 110
0
Treatment (other-A) Acres Treatment (other-B)
Acres
$ 588.24
0
0
Please indicate how this project relates to a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP):
This community has a wildfire protection plan that follows the Healthy Forest Restoration Act
CWPP guidelines.
yes
This project is identified in the CWPP.
yes
Name of CWPP CWPP for Communities of White Salmon and Bingen
Name of Community at Communities of White Salmon and Bingen and their urban expansion
areas
Risk:
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Project Area Description
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Provide a brief overview of the project and the project area. (If applying for a fuels reduction
project, identify vegetation types, fire regime) [1500 Characters Maximum]
This project is designed to create defensible space for approximately 150 homes in communities of
White Salmon and Bingen and their urban growth areas. The CWPP for the covered area identified
nearly 200 homes which have a high or extreme wildfire risk rating, based on NFPA 299 criteria.
Most of these homes (150) are rated as high risk because of heavy fuels located nearby. These
homes may be unsafe for firefighters to defend during a wildfire situation.
The entire area is classified by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources as having a
high risk for extreme fire danger. This rating is based on the following:
Fuels: More than one-third of the area (825 acres) covered in the CWPP is classed as forest with a
heavy fuel load. Trees are a mixture of ponderosa pine, Douglas fir and Oregon oak. Underbrush
consisting of blackberry, posion oak, and other brush is often thick providing a ladder fuel effect
which would help fire to reach into the crowns of larger trees.
Slope: Much (35%) of the area has slopes of 30 percent or greater and these areas all have heavy
fuel loads. Many homes are situated at the top of these steep slopes.
Aspect/climate/wind: The area is entirely on a south facing slope and is prone to frequent and
strong westerly winds and hot/dry conditions from mid-April to mid-October. These conditions can
result in explosive wildfire behavior.
The area is a mixture of Fire Regime I&II and most lands are in Condition Class 2 or 3.
Project Timeline
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Provide a timeline for the project. [500 Characters Maximum]
This project can get started as soon as funds are available (estimate is September of 2008). Time for
completion is between 18 and 24 months. Homes needing treatment are already identified. As soon
as the city hears it will receive the grant, it will start meeting with homeowners to sign them up for
the program. Treatment of individual properties will average between two and four weeks. 75% of
the homes will be treated during the first 12 months and 25% the final 12 months.
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Scope of Work
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Provide a brief scope of work which clearly describes how grant funds will be spent. (This
should be more specific than the project description) [1500 Characters Maximum]
Homeowners with high wildfire risk ratings will be notified and provided information about the
program. Participants will sign up on a voluntary basis. The project administrator will survey the
property and determine what needs to be done to provide adequate defensible space. Homeowners
will be given a list of contractors who specialize in vegetative management. The homeowner will
sign an agreement which specifies their obligation and that of the city. The agreement will specify
that the homeowner will maintain the defensible space created for a period of ten years. The
agreement will spell out what needs to be done to create adequate defensible space and how they
will be reimbursed for one-half the cost. The homeowner will hire the contractor, or agree to do the
work themselves. They will be reimbursed for one-half the cost of the project. If the owner chooses
to do the work, he/she will be paid an hourly rate (probably $10/hour). When complete, the project
administrator will inspect the work to assue it meets that which was prescribed. After receiving a
receipt showing the work was paid for, the homeowner will be reimbursed for one-half the cost.
Creating defensible space around homes will consist of removal of enough trees and brush to allow
firefighters to defend the home during a wildfire. The defensible space will vary from 30 to 200
feet, depending on the situation. Homes on steeper slopes will require wider green spaces.
Interagency Collaboration
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Specify the private, local, tribal, county, state, federal and/or non-governmental [501(c)(3)]
organizations that will contribute to or participate in the completion of this project. Describe
briefly the contributions each partner will make (i.e. – donating time/equipment, funding, etc.)
[500 Characters Maximum]
Partners include: Cities of White Salmon and Bingen, Washington State DNR, USDA Forest
Service, 150 home-owners. The Fire Departments for both cities will help make homeowners aware
of the project, encourage them to participate, and help burn brush piles. The DNR and the Forest
Service will each provide technical assiatance such as identifying wildfire hazards and the type of
work needed to create adequate defensible space around participating homes. Homeowners will
match grant funds.
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Project Longevity / Maintenance
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Clearly describe how the proposed treatments will be maintained over time. [500 Characters
Maximum]
Treatments will be effective for 5-8 years. Homeowners will sign an agreement specifying the terms
of their participation. The agreement will specify that the homeowner will maintain the effectiveness
of the created defensible space for a period of ten years. Homeowners will be given a written
statement on how best to maintain the defensible space. The cities will consider passing an ordinance
mandating the maintenance of the created defensible space for the stated period.
Biomass Utilization
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For the purpose of this application, biomass utilization is defined as any practicable end-use of the material that
has value, or the trading of capital for the woody material.
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Biomass from treatment(s) will be utilized. (check one)
yes
no
1) If yes, how is it planned to be used, or what is the end-result (wood products, steam/energy,
mulch etc.) [500 Characters Maximum]
2) Identify company or contractors involved in project utilization. [250 Characters Maximum]
3) Estimate anticipated value of biomass to be removed ($/Green Ton; $/Bone-dry Ton;
$/Hundred Cubic Feet (CCF), $/Acre Treated) [250 Characters Maximum]
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Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Matching Share
Applicant
Homeowners
Total
DNR, FS
Personnel
$22,500.00
Project Administration
$0.00
Technical Advice
Subtotal $22,500.00
$5,500.00
$0.00
$5,500.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
$28,000.00
$10,000.00
$38,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
Subtotal $0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Subtotal $0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Subtotal $0.00
$5,000.00
$0.00
$5,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$5,000.00
$0.00
$5,000.00
$0.00
Subtotal $0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,000.00
$0.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
$0.00
$1,000.00
$127,500.00
$0.00
Subtotal $127,500.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$128,500.00
$0.00
$128,500.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$256,000.00
$0.00
$256,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
Subtotal $0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Fringe Benefits
Travel
Equipment
Fire Dept. Equipment
Supplies
Handouts
Contractual
Homeowners Agreements
Other
Homeowner Match
Total Costs
$150,000.00
$10,500.00
$128,500.00
$11,000.00
$300,000.00
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.
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