Project Summary Form
Id Number 2006-053
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN-INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Community Risk Assessment and Mitigation Planning
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Lake County Resources Initiative
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
Type of Applicant: (enter appropriate letter in box)
L
541-947-5461
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
A. State
B. County
C. Municipal
D. Township
E. Interstate
541-947-2630
Please Call Ahead For FAX
H. Independent School District
I. State-Controlled Institution of Higher Learning
J. Private University
K. Indian Tribe
L. Nonprofit Organization
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
25 North E Street Lakeview, OR 97630
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Mr. Bill Duke Program Associate
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Lake County Resources Initiative
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
541-947-5461
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
541-947-2630
Call Ahead For FAX
Email:
dukeb@gooselake.com
Project Information
Project Title:
North lake County Fire Risk Assessment
Proposed Project Start Date:
01/01/2006
Federal Funding Request:
$
97,500
Proposed Project End Date:
12/31/2006
Total Project Funding:
$
129,500
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
no
Brief Project Summary: Who, What, Where, Desired Outcomes in relation to NFP Goals and Community Risk Assessment and
Mitigation Plans (This should summarize page 2).
The purpose of this project is to develop a fire risk assessment for public and private forest and rangelands surrounding
communities in northern Lake County. Resultant outcomes include: A. An assessment of current data for existing conditions, up
date data from partners to create a database including
hazarous fuels, current vegatation, fire history weather, structure and water sources ect.
Assessment data will facilitate the following activities and products:
1. Generate fire prevention plans. 2. Identify treatment opportunities for hazardous fuels. 3. Identify and monitor current status of
vegatation and hazardous fuels. 4. Produce maps showing transportation systems,fire suppression infrastructure, water sources,
and fuel breaks.
B. A plan result that will: 1. Assist wildland an structural agencies in setting priorities for multiple fires and determining treatment
Project Location:
Latitude: 42.703
Longitude: 120.553
County:
Lake
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Federal Congressional District:
2
Telephone number of Contact:
Matt Webb Fremont/Winema N.F. and Lkv. Dist. BLM
541-947-2151 Ext.
Greg Pittman Oregon Dept. of Forestry
541-947-3311 Ext.
Melvin Dick Lake County Commissioner
541-947-6004 Ext.
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:
x change fire behavior
x WHO are your collaborators - are they current or potential collaborators?
Address these
through fuels reduction
x describe the relationship of this plan’s desired outcome to NFP Goals
items as
x increase community
and to any existing community fire protection plan.
applicable:
education and awareness
x project time frames and matching or contributed funds
x enhance fire protection
x tools and/or skills needed to complete project
capability
x specific project location, geographic extent, and fire risk assessment
x desired outcome
methodology
For this project, explain the level of cooperation, coordination or strategic planning, through a “Local Coordination
Group.” If you haven’t worked with a local coordination group, why not?
This project will encompass public and private lands [WUI] in north Lake County Oregon. This project will complete fire planning for the entire
county. The purpose of this project is to assess current conditions relating to fire risk, work toward development of collaborative information,
provide tools to analyze, plan for, and mitigate fire risk associated with these lands.
A. An assessment or inventory of current data for existing conditions, update data from collaborating partners, to create a comprehensive
database including: [hazardous fuels, current vegatation, fire history, structure location, water sources, weather including precipitation, and
lightning patterns ect].
Assessment data will facilitate the following activities and products:
1. Identify areas needing surveys to fill data gaps.
2. Generate prevention plans for the area.
3. Identify areas for treatment for hazardous fuels reduction.
4. Identify and monitor current status of vegatation and hazardous fuels.
5. Facilitate risk rating for various areas.
6. Produce maps showing: [transportation systems, fire suppression
infrastructure, water sources, natural and maintained fuel breaks,
structure locations and other improvements].
B. A coordinated plan will result in:
1. Assisting wildland and structural agencies in setting priorities
for multiple fires and determining hazardous fuels treatment needs
or opportunities.
2. Development of a fire prevention plan for the area.
C. A local county wide fire council has been chartered and is begining work
in the county.To this point most of the effort has been focused in the
southern part of the county. This project will increase visibility of
the fire council in the northern part of the county provide for:
1. Increased understanding of laws, rules, regulation and policies each
agency operates within.
2. Coordinate and cooperate in wildland fire training.
3. Facilitate coordination and planning among all partners.
4. Sharing of critical information.
5. More efficient and effective response to emergency situations.
Partners in the Lake County Fire Council include:South Central Fire Management Partnership [Fremont/Winema National Forest, The Lakeview
District Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sheldon-Hart Mountain Refuges, Klamath-Lake District Oregon Department
of Forestry], Lakeview Fire Department, Lakeview Rural Fire Department, Thomas Creek-Westside Fire Department, New Pine Creek Fire
Department, Oregon State Parks, Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Private landowners
including Collins Pine as well as private forestry contracting firms , Lake County Sheriff and Lake County Commissioners are also part of the Fire
Council. Additional partners in north Lake County will be encouraged to participate.
Applications for funding, must include narrative responses that address the following four criteria. Be sure you address every one
briefly, yet thoroughly.
1. Planning for Action. (40 Points)
A. Describe your desired plan outcome and how the outcome will be measured.
B. How will the plan address :
x Fire behavior changes through fuels reduction
x Community education and awareness
x Enhanced suppression capability
C. How will the completed plan be implemented, and by whom? OR How does this plan enhance or complete
previous fire planning by the community?
D. How will the plan address landowner responsibility for implementation of this plan?
Describe your ability to complete project in one year of receipt of funds
Response:
A. This plan will result in North Lake County wildlands and associated Wildland Urban Interface being accurately inventoried and defined through
effecient and effective coordination of all the affected public agencies and landowners who are partners in the Fire Council, as well as all
landowners in the area. This effort will promote opportunities for increased effective and efficient coordination, hazardous fuel treatments and
information sharing.
B. Fire behavior changes have been demonstrated in areas already treated on wildlands in the area. These successes will be used to illustrate
potential changes for the area. These successes will be shown through field trips and efforts of the fire council to educate and raise awareness of
affected area landowners. Reduced risk through treatments, ect. requires less effort to control fires and reduces damage. Landowners also will
be able to do fire suppression on small low intensity fires as aresult with tools and equipment they have.
C. Lake County Resources Initiative [LCRI] and the Lake County Commissioners has led the effort to form a Fire Council. All partners in that
group will be involved in collaborating with available information and data, charting direction and working together to develope the assessment
plan for the area. Field work will be accomplished by partners, as able, to support plan development and seek other assistance to meet the goals
of the Fire Council and plan development.
D. Landowner responsibility for implimentation comes through the efforts of the Fire Council, landowner involvement and assistance in planning,
sharing information, opportunities for action items, and reduced fire risk. This will result in commitment to moving ahead to complete desired
action items or projects. Projects tied to grants will require completion to receive funds.
E. Given the scope of this request, coordination and collaboration of members of the Fire Council, this project can be completed within the year.
The Fire Council is already established and is not contingent on receiving assistance.
2.
Enhancing Community Collaboration and Local Capacity. (30 points)
A. Describe your strategy for collaboration to develop this plan across multiple ownerships.
B. Identify the interested partners and members of the community who are involved in this project, and
the level of their involvement.
C.
D.
How will this project enhance local community collaboration and local capacity for cooperative action?
Describe skills or experience the community will gain through development of this plan.
Response:
A. Through involvement in the Fire Council, participation of all partners in this effort will create ownership and enthusiasm for developing the
plan and identification of action elements.
B. Reviews of catostrophic fires in the area in 2002, pointed out where improvements could be made in setting priorities for use of suppression
resources and more efficient means of sharing information. This project will provide a means to coordinate hazardous fuels treatment projects
across ownership boundaries. By using expertise and knowledge of all partners, a coordinated plan will be produced. The project is supported
by the Fremont/Winema N.F., Lkv. Dist. BLM, Oregon Dept. of Forestry and all VFD"s and RFD's in the county, town and county government
bodies and many individuals and companies who own or manage land adjacent to federal lands. A major part of this proposal is to bring
together all of the existing information in one place and then to gather information where gaps exist.
C. This project will bring together all the partners who have concerns associated with fire and hazardous fuels in this area. Sharing of
information and cooperative planning and execution of projects will produce cohesive efforts and efficient outcomes.
D. The community will gain knowledge and skills associated with prescribed burning, mechanical fuels treatment ect. and skills in evaluating
risks and planning projects to accomplish desired outcomes. The partners will gain skills in working together.
3.
Expanding Community Participation. (30 Points)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Explain the level of cooperation, coordination and/or involvement of the Local Coordination Group. List the
cooperators/members (in a broad way) of the local area coordination group.
Describe your strategy for leveraging funding. Who are the partners and what is their commitment to the
plan’s completion, including any existing or proposed cost-share agreements and their status.
Describe the extent of local support or opposition for the project.
Describe your strategy for post-plan marketing and collaboration for the successful implementation of the
next steps described in the plan.
To what extent will this project be offered to serve as a model for other communities in your sub-geographic
area, state-wide area?
Response:
A.All local fire agencies have been invited to participate in the project. Discussions have been held with most large industrial timberland owners
and some owners of small parcels. A concentrated effort will be made to recruit all landowners to become involved in this project. This project will
involve all communities in north Lake County.
B.,C.The need for this effort is inherently part of the concerns and responsibility of partners involved. The Federal and State wildland agencies in
the area are cooperative partners in the South Central Oregon Fire Management partnership and have cooperative agreements for fire
suppression activities. There is great support for this project from the local protection community and landowners in the wildland urban interface.
The Town of Lakeview and Lake County as timberland owners support this project.The F.S and BLM. will provide GIS mapping for this project and
provide existing vegatation maps. The Oregon Dept. of Forestry will provide information on land ownership and fuel status for private lands and
assist with data gathering. Local structural departments will provide existing information on structure locations. The F.S. will provide historical fire,
weather,and fuels data for federal lands. There is no known opposition to this project.
D.The local Fire Council has generated interest and support for this project from agencies and landowners. As projects are identified, futher
support will occur. Field tours and exhibits will be conducted to illustrate the potential value of projects. Local media will be used to keep the public
informed as to the status of the program. Efforts will be made to fund cooperative projects through Title II or III grants.
E.Information from this project will be shared with all interested parties.
Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Continue work of Lake County Fire Council.
Recruit more partners and increase interest.
Responsible Party
Lake County Resources Initiative
(LCRI) and Lake County Fire Council
January-December 2006
Gather existing information from participating
partners and begin identifing gaps.
Lake County Resources Initiative
(LCRI) and Lake County Fire Council
January-March 2006
Inventory lands for missing data and
verification of existing data.
April-July 2006
LCRI Fire Council
Oregon Dept of Forestry
Fremont/Winema N.F.
Lkv. Dist. BLM
Local Fire Depts.
July-September 2006
LCRI Fire Council
Oregon Dept. of Forestry
Fremont/Winema N.F.
Lkv. Dist. BLM
Local Fire Depts.
October-December 2006
LCRI Fire Council
Oregon Dept. of Forestry
Fremont/Winema N.F.
Lkv. Dist. BLM
Local Fire Depts.
Develop risk assessment, begin prevention
plans.
Complete all plans and share information.
Prepare to impliment plns prior to 2007 fire
season.
Project Budget
ODF
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
FS/BLM
Partner 1
Local RFD/VFD
Partner 2
Total
Partner 3
Personnel
$40,000
Subtotal
$0
$5,000
$20,000
$5,000
$70,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$40,000
$0
$5,000
$20,000
$5,000
$70,000
$0
$0
$6,700
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
$6,700
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$6,700
$0
$0
$0
$6,700
$4,800
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,800
$0
$0
$0
$4,800
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,800
$1,200
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,200
$800
$0
$0
$0
$0
$800
$2,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,000
$2,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,000
$20,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$20,000
$10,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$10,000
$0
$0
$0
$30,000
$12,000
Travel
$0
Subtotal
Equipment
GIS Equip.
Computer Software
Subtotal
Supplies
Subtotal
Contractual
Consultants
ODF
Subtotal
$30,000
Other
Admin Costs
$12,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
Rent Utilities
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,000
$12,000
$2,000
$2,000
$0
$0
$0
$14,000
$97,500
$2,000
$5,000
$20,000
$5,000
$129,500
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Subtotal
Total Costs
Project (Program)
Income1
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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.