FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
2008-022
Project Application ID:
Funding Request:
Matching Share:
Total Project Cost:
$198,181
$111,781
$309,962
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT PROPOSAL
Applicant Information
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Applicant/Organization Trout Lake Fire Department and Community Council
Type of Applicant: Municipal
Contact Person: Steve Koenig, Fire Chief - Klickitat County Fire District #1
Address: P.O. Box 328
City Trout Lake
State Washington
Zip: 98650
Phone: 509-395-2454
Ext.
Call Ahead for FAX:
FAX:
Phone (Work/Cell): 509-395-2684
Email: klickitatcntyfd1@gorge.net
Project Information
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Name of Project: Trout Lake Hazardous Fuels Reduction 2008
Proposed Start Date: 01/08
Proposed End Date:
City: Trout Lake
State:
County: Klickitat
Congressional District:
Latitude (decimal degrees): 45
Longitude (decimal degrees):
Please indicate planned treatments and associated acres
Total Actual Project Acres:
Treatment (1)
Acres
Biomass Removal
300
Treatment (3)
Acres
Lop and Scatter
20
Treatment (5)
Acres
Thinning
182
Acres
Treatment (other-A)
527
Treatment (2)
Hand Pile
Treatment (4)
Treatment (6)
Treatment (other-B)
Acres
25
Acres
0
Acres
0
Acres
0
12/08
Washington
4
121
Total Treatment Acres
527
Cost Per Acre
$ 588.16
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 Trout Lake Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Name of Community at Trout Lake, WA
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]
Trout Lake has been identified as a high-risk Wildland Urban Interface community by the
Washington Dept. of Natural Resources, the Klickitat-Skamania Counties CWPP, and the Trout
Lake CWPP. Weather, climate, topography, dense vegetation, and bug-killed timber stands make
this community at risk from extreme fire behavior. Trout Lake's population is growing rapidly and
the danger of a catostrophic wildfire increases with time.
This project is a continuation of Trout Lake's hazardous fuels mitigation strategy. The desired
outcome is to: 1) Continue reducing the risk of a catastrophic wildfire in and around the community
by strategically treating and utilizing extisting hazardous fuels in the form of shaded fuel breaks.
2) Enhance emergency service working conditions, ingress/egress, public safety, infrastructure, and
property.
3) Engage community residents to reduce structural ignitability, create defensible space, and
improve access for emergency services around their homes and properties.
The majority of fuels to be treated in this project are condition class 2, fire regimes 2-5, and consist
of a pine, fir, shrub, and grass mix. Project location (as depicted on map) surrounds and is within
the community in the form of shaded fuel breaks.
Current fuel reduction projects in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and within the community
combined with National Fire Plan funding from 2007 will significantly reduce the risk of a
catastrophic wildfire in Trout Lake.
Project Timeline
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Provide a timeline for the project. [500 Characters Maximum]
Winter/Spring:
- Hire project staff and crew
- Communicate fuel reduction project plans then seek approval and permission from landowners
- Perform site visits with landowners and develop and finalize project prescriptions
- Coordinate NEPA, SEPA, and related compliance factors
Spring/Summer:
- Implement project and monitor performance
Fall/Winter:
- Evaluate project outcomes and communicate results with community residents and agencies
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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]
Grant funds will be spent treating and removing hazardous fuels around the Trout Lake community
in the form of a shaded fuel break (as depicted on map).
This grant will assist Trout Lake's project through the following methods:
1) Project Staff:
Project Coordinators are needed to collaborate with landowners, develop contracts, implement
project from start to finish, and keep track of expenses. Salaries are comparable to Educational
Service District 112 payroll levels of similar or lesser job types. Fringe benefits are estimated at
28% of personnel salaries.
2) Equipment:
The rental of chippers and trucks are needed for the efficient removal of treated fuels and the
transport of removed biomass. AmeriCorps will supply supply hand tools and basic transportation.
The rental of saws and safety equipment are necessary for fuels reduction crews to perform work.
Gasoline and equipment maintenance will be necessary throughout project duration. A sales tax of
0.075% is applied to $34,500 of these expenses totaling $2,587.
3) Office supplies:
Office supplies will be required for community outreach, communications, generating reports, and
printing purposes.
4) AmeriCorps fuels reduction crews and transportation:
The creation of AmeriCorps fuels reduction crews are necessary for this project's outcome. $94,000
will supply two AmeriCorps teams for the project season. The transportation of removed biomass
will require the rental of trucks and fuel.
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]
Trout Lake Vol. Fire Dept. - project support
Trout Lake Community Council - support, public relations
Washington DNR - technical support
Local Coordinating Group (LCG) - technical support
Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Mt. Adams Ranger District - technical support, NEPA, GIS
Klickitat County - Title III funding, support
NWSA AmeriCorps - work, equipment, vehicles, cost share
Mt. Adams Resource Stewards - biomass utilization
Community Landowners - time, work
Local Businesses - in-kind services
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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]
This project plans for:
1) Develop community volunteer organizations and neighborhood Firewise groups.
2) Biomass utilization facilities - money generated from biomass utilization will be invested into a
maintenance account and used in 5 - 10 year maintenance intervals. Project sites will be monitored
annually by project staff and landowners.
3) Habitat enhancement funding (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and WDFW grants).
4) Private foundation/corporation funding (Home Depot, State Farm, etc.)
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]
- Wildlife habitat
- Small-diameter wood utilization facility (Mt. Adams Resource Stewards)
- Firewood distribution to seniors, disadvantaged, and disabled community members (AmeriCorps
members and Trout Lake School / Community Volunteers)
- Wood chip distribution (playgrounds, community trails, school athletic fields, and farms)
- Trout Lake School bio-fuel generator (fuels to schools program)
2) Identify company or contractors involved in project utilization. [250 Characters Maximum]
- Mt. Adams Resource Stewards
- Northwest Service Academy / AmeriCorps
- Local farms
- Local schools
3) Estimate anticipated value of biomass to be removed ($/Green Ton; $/Bone-dry Ton;
$/Hundred Cubic Feet (CCF), $/Acre Treated) [250 Characters Maximum]
A typical acre contains 10 tons of biomass This project plans to remove 300 acres of biomass (or
3000 tons). 3000 tons @ $30/ton = $90,000. The fluctuating market value of biomass and
transportation costs may change this estimate.
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Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Matching Share
Applicant
AmeriCorps
DNR and USFS
Total
Personnel
$30,000.00
Project Management
$0.00
Community Volunteers
Subtotal $30,000.00
$500.00
$17,000.00
$17,500.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$30,500.00
$17,000.00
$47,500.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$8,400.00
$0.00
$8,400.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$7,000.00
$0.00
$7,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$28,000.00
$5,000.00
$33,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,500.00
$2,400.00
$3,900.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$94,281.00
$0.00
$94,281.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$188,562.00
$3,600.00
$192,162.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$18,000.00
$0.00
$18,000.00
Fringe Benefits
$8,400.00
FICA, Workmans Comp, etc.
$0.00
@26%
Subtotal $8,400.00
Travel
$7,000.00
$0.00
Subtotal $7,000.00
Fuel / Mileage ($.48/mile)
Equipment
$28,000.00
Chippers, Trucks, Insurance
$5,000.00
Saws, Pruners, Safety Rental
Subtotal $33,000.00
Supplies
$1,500.00
Tools, Maintenance, Parts
$2,400.00
Office: Phone, Supplies, etc
Subtotal $3,900.00
Contractual
$94,281.00
AmeriCorps Work Crews
$3,600.00
Transportation (Biomass)
Subtotal $97,881.00
Other
$18,000.00
$0.00
Subtotal $18,000.00
Permits, Taxes, Indirect
Total Costs
$198,181.00
$17,500.00
$94,281.00
$0.00
$309,962.00
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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