ID Number 2007-97
Fuels Treatment Projects Application
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE PROJECTS
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Chelan County Fire District 5
Type of Applicant:
B (County)
Email:
ccfd5@applecapital.net
Phone:
509-687-3222
FAX:
509-687-6022
Please Call Ahead for FAX:
Off
Please Call Ahead for FAX:
Off
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
PO Box 71 Manson, WA 98831
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Arnold Baker, Fire Chief
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Chelan County Fire District 5
Email:
ccfd5@applecapital.net
Phone:
509-687-3222
FAX:
509-687-6022
Project Information
Project Title:
Antilon Lake Restoration Project
Project Location:
5 Miles Northwest of Manson
County:
Chelan
Congressional District:
4
Latitude:
47.958
Longitude:
120.15
State the desired outcome in relation to NFP Goals and the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). Project Objectives:
Chelan County Fire District 5 proposes fuel reduction projects in the Antilon Lake Area to meet objectives of Manson Community Wildfire Protection Plan
and National Fire Plan. As the result of the Deer Point Fire in 2002, accumulations of dead and down logs heighten potentially severe fire effects to the WUI
surrounding the community of Manson. Antilon Lake is a popular recreation area with a history of high number of starts, both lighting and human caused
(Antilon to Alta Environmental Assessment). The Antilon treatment area is a direct threat to the Grade Creek Road neighborhood idendified in the Manson
CWPP. This project will mitigate safety hazards and conform to the Forest Practices Act. Fish and Wildlife Biologists will monitor treatments so habitats can
be enhanced. Local, State and Federal agencies are equally interested and have collaborated together on this project to rehabilitate the Antilon Lake area. Fire
Regime 1, 2 Condition Classes 2, 3
Name of CWPP:
Manson Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Name of Communit(y/ies) at Risk:
Manson, Chelan
Proposed Project Start Date:
04/01/2007
Proposed Project End Date:
11/30/2007
Federal Funding Request:
$42,550.00
Total Project Cost:
$64,998.00
No
Are you submitting multiple projects?
If YES indicate the relationship of the projects to one
another:
If YES, please list the titles of projects by priority and briefly explain their relationship.
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Organization/Jurisdiction:
1) Chelan Ranger District - Marsh Haskins FMO
Okanogan/ Wenatchee National Forest
Phone
509-682-2576
Bureau of Land Management
2) Spokane
Phone
509-536-1237
3) South East Region
Phone
Email mhaskins@fs.fed.us
Email Scott Boyd
WA State Dept of Natural Resources
509-925-0969
Email len.riggin@wadnr.gov
Project Planning Information
Name of Local Coordinating Group:
Chelan County LCG
For this project, explain the level of cooperation, coordination or strategic planning, through a "Local Coordination Group." If you have not worked with a
local coordination group, why not?
Yes, LCG has met and set priorities, recommendations and linked this project to Union Valley CWPP
List federal lands that are adjacent to the project and proximity.
USFS, BLM
A) Is there a current hazardous fuels treatment or one that is planned in the next three years on federal land that is adjacent to this project?
Yes
B) Specifically is this project adjacent to a current prescribed burn project or one that is planned in the next three years on Forest Service lands?
Yes
Please indicate planned treatments and associated acres:
Treatment
Machine Pile Burn
Acres
80
Treatment
Lop and Scatter
Acres
30
Treatment
Acres
Treatment
Acres
Treatment
Acres
0
If you have a treatment type other than standard types above:
Treatment
Chipping
Acres
5
Project Evaluation Criteria
Applications for funding must include narrative responses that address the following criteria. Be sure you address every one briefly, yet thoroughly.
1. Reducing Hazardous Fuels (40 points)
A. Describe the community infrastructure that will be protected. This should include how this project implements all or part of the CWPP strategy. (15
points)
Response:
Linking the Antilon area and WUI protection area is a narrow canyon with one egress road. Most of the canyon
remained unburned in the 2002 fire. Treatment to the Antilon area reduces the risk of human caused fires to escape to
the WUI with 400 structures at risk including the Union Valley CWPP. Also at risk is the public utility district's
power lines. These power lines support irrigation pumping stations which support firefighting water sources.
B. Explain how the proposal reduces fire behavior in high hazard areas by describing the fuels to be disposed or removed, the techniques and timing of the
treatments, and the treatment location relative to the values to be protected. (15 points)
Response:
In a thinning project to protect 141 acres left unburned in the 2002, over 85 MBF were removed in 2004. Remaining
are dense pockets of non-salvageable trees. Trees are falling from high bug infestation. Fuel conditions have went
from a historical model 1 & 2, condition class 1 & 2, to a slash model 11 and/or 13, condition class 3. This will cause
fire managers to respond to the area in an indirect attack mode with potential crown and long range spotting
conditions. This prevents fire managers of creating anchor points and safety margins for firefighters.
C. Explain how the project is designed to reduce smoke production impacts that affect public health. (10 points)
Response:
The project area will continue to be maintained by Management Agreement. The agreement will be amended to
include prescribed burning to be done in conjunction with A to A Project prescribed underburns, meeting objectives of
the National Fire Plan. The piled and burned areas will reduce smoke emisions from 30 to 40 tons per acre in wildfire
to 7 tons of emisions in piled burns. Also pile emisions will be reduced from 24 to 36 hours in a wildfire to 4 to 6
hours in a piled burns.
2. Increasing Local Capacity (20 points)
A. How would the implementation of the proposed project improve or lead to the improvement of the local economy in terms of jobs and sustainable
economic activity assuming that these grant funds would be used as "seed monies" for future projects. i.e. How many community supported jobs would be
created and for how long would they expect to last? (10 points)
Response:
This project will support an additional work force of 4 to 6 local contractors for the 8 months of this projects.
Additionally, the enhancements will improve the camping and fishing opportunities to the community and visitors to
the area.
B. Will biomass that is produced by the project be utilized; if so, in what manner and how much? (10 points)
Response:
Aprox 5 acres of trees will be utilized by chipping to broadcast on the skid trails after the thinning process. After
considering the interests of Fish, Wildlife, Habitat Biologists and Fire Management, objectives will be created for
biomass distribution areas and volume for each area. Fish Biologists have requested to use limbs and trees to enhance
fish habitat. Wildlife Biologists consider Antilon an important Mule Deer winter habitat.
3. Demonstrating Community and Intergovernmental Collaboration (20 Points)
A. Describe how this project has been collaborated and coordinated with adjacent landowners, local/state/Tribal/federal agencies, and community groups
such as neighborhood associations. (10 points)
Response:
The Antilon to Alta Environmental Assessment immediately borders the property to be treated on three sides. The
prescribed burns on LCRD property will be done through the management agreement in conjunction with prescribed
underburns in the A to A Project. The Grade Creek Road neighborhood will participate in the fuels reduction and
shaded fuel break projects on private lands by creating additional defensable space surrounding structures.
B. Describe the communities/partners contributions to this project such as: cash or in-kind contributions, cost share agreements, equipment, or labor
(including volunteer work). (10 points)
Response:
The Lake Chelan Reclamation District has treated 60 acres within this area with a thinning and piling project. The
LCRD has contributed $27,095 in 2004 to that project. In addition, LCRD is matching $13,954 to this fuels reduction
project. Chelan County Fire District 5 has contributed $3,200 over the last two years and will contribute another
$6,494 in this project. The Grade Creek neighborhood has provided significant fuels reduction on private lands.
4. Managing Cost Efficiency (20 points)
Discuss the process you used to arrive at your cost structure for the main Project Budget areas such as personnel, equipment, supplies and other (i.e.
overhead). In your response please justify: cost per acre, purchase of equipment, percent of overhead, percent of partner or matching funds, and portion of
administration cost. (20 points)
Response:
A Forestry consultant will be hired as a project manager including the lay out the contract area, development of the
contract and administrate the contract. Fire District 5 will contribute research, coordination with all effected agencies
and grant preparation. In 2006, it is anticipated to have a wood cutters enter the project area and remove 60 cords of
firewood.
Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Pre-bid Administration
40 Hours
Chelan County Fire District 5
Individual Site Layout and Marking
80 Hours
Contract Consultant
Pro-bid Administration - Contract Advertisement,
Evaluation of Bids and Contract Award
80 Hours
Chelan County Fire District 5 / Contract Consultant
Administration of Contract
8 Weeks
Contract Consultant
Burning
36 Hours
Chelan County Fire District 5
Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Lake Chelan
WA St Fish,
Reclam D
Wildlife
Partner 1
Partner 2
Partner 3
Total
Personnel
Chelan County Fire Dist 5
Consultant
Subtotal
$3,800.00
$2,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$5,800.00
$0.00
$0.00
$8,000.00
$2,000.00
$0.00
$10,000.00
$3,800.00
$2,000.00
$8,000.00
$2,000.00
$0.00
$15,800.00
$1,800.00
$944.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,744.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,800.00
$944.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,744.00
$1,000.00
$750.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,750.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,000.00
$750.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,750.00
$6,000.00
$0.00
$4,004.00
$0.00
$0.00
$10,004.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$6,000.00
$0.00
$4,004.00
$0.00
$0.00
$10,004.00
$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
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$28,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$28,000.00
$1,950.00
$0.00
$1,950.00
$0.00
$0.00
$3,900.00
$29,950.00
$0.00
$1,950.00
$0.00
$0.00
$31,900.00
$0.00
$2,800.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,800.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,800.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,800.00
$42,550.00
$6,494.00
$13,954.00
$2,000.00
$0.00
$64,998.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Fringe Benefits
Chelan County Fire Dist 5
Subtotal
Travel
Vehicle
Subtotal
Equipment
Chipper
Subtotal
Supplies
Subtotal
Contractual
Piling
Lop & Scatter
Subtotal
Other
Burning
Subtotal
Total Costs
Project (Program) Income 1
(using deductive alternative)
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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