Project Summary Form
Id Number 2006-094
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN-INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Community Risk Assessment and Mitigation Planning
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
State of Oregon Dept. of Forestry-South Cascade Eastern Lane
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
Type of Applicant: (enter appropriate letter in box)
A
503-945-7341
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
A. State
B. County
C. Municipal
D. Township
E. Interstate
503-945-7416
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):
2600 State Street Salem, OR 97310
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Ms. Mary Helen Smith Grant Coordinator/Greg Wagenblast Field COordinato
Organization/Jurisdiction:
State of Oregon Department of Forestry
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
503-945-7341
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
503-945-7416
Call Ahead For FAX
Email:
msmith@odf.state.or.us
Project Information
Project Title:
Bohemia Mining Community Wildfire Planning, Education, and Hazard Reduction Project
Proposed Project Start Date:
Proposed Project End Date:
03/01/2006
11/01/2008
Federal Funding Request:
$
95,745
Total Project Funding:
$
203,295
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
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).
Bohemia Mining District is a historic area of mining buildings & claims surrounded by Umpqua NF. The Mining District Association,
USFS, & ODF held a discovery meeting resulting in a desire to start a planning group to develop a CWPP. Fuel-reduction projects,
public education and water-access improvements are expected outcomes of the CWPP based on early discussion with members.
Fuel models 8-10 represent this area. Outcomes: 1]personnel to coordinate the planning process and implement projects; 2]
develop a CWPP for projects on private and USFS lands; 3]hazard assessment of all the private lands & historical structures for
defensibility; 4]a model for appropriate fuel reduction projects in the future; 5]improved access to water-sites for protection of
historic sites; 6]educational brochures, prevention signs and program for recreationists and tourists to the area; 7]Demo areas and
roadside fuel modification/reduction area.
Project Location:
Latitude: 43.585
Longitude: 122.652
County:
Lane
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Federal Congressional District:
4
Telephone number of Contact:
Ron Barber - USFS Umpqua NF - Cottage Grove RD
541-767-5022 Ext.
Bruce Stewart - Bohemia Miners Association
541-942-8622 Ext.
Linda Cook - Lane Co. Emergency Mgmt
541-682-6744 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?
- The Community Wildfire Protection Plan [CWPP] will be a framework from which to evaluate overall community priorities for reducing risk from
wildfire. This high elevation area is prone to lightning storms in late summer and a longer response time from protection agencies for additional
fire resources. Altering wildfire behavior within the area through a fuels reduction/modification program is expected to be an outcome of the
Association & agency planning process. Evaluation and setting goals for the area will allow the USFS to tie these types of projects with the
private lands & provide for a landscape prevention plan.
- The focus of the CWPP is to educate the community along with general recreationists and increase awareness through creation of the Fire
Plan. The process is as important as the results. There is no Rural Fire Protection District in this area. This area is protected by ODF & USFS for
wildland fires. The Bohemia Miners Association members will develop an understanding of wildfire and how wildfire is affected by human activity.
Active engagement of the community is one of the anticipated outcomes, and this will lead directly to increased education and awareness.
By assessing the overall community strengths and weaknesses with respect to fire protection, and increasing the awareness of the citizens, the
CWPP will improve overall fire protection within the area. Through the CWPP implementation Helena mine, the Fairview lookout tower, various
miners' homes & shacks dating from the late 1800's to recent structures, a stage-house and ex-Post Office, several mill buildings and mill
equipment, & the Musick Guard Station [USFS] will be more likely to survive a wildfire. Dangerous access routes will be improved, surrounding
fuels will be reduced, water access will be enhanced and documented for quick reference, while the agencies & citizens will have built stronger
working relationships.
- The anticipated outcomes of the proposed project are as follows:
1] The CWPP project will empower the partners to launch and guide a process for determining priorities to maximize wildfire safety, integrating
local, state, and federal plans with the community's desired objectives for the Pvt & USFS lands.
2] The community will develop ownership of these efforts and excellent working relationships will be enjoyed among all participants.
3] Fire-safe & defendable citizen-generated improvements will be implemented within the demonstration area while providing a plan for future
work and a prevention & education plan for visiting recreationists.
- Collaborating agencies and organizations include the following:
•Oregon Department of Forestry
•USDA Forest Service
•Bohemia Miners Assoc.
•Lane County Sheriff - Emergency Management Services
•Lane County Roads Dept.
- The proposed development of the CWPP is the foundation from which this area will develop public safety measures, education emphases, and
fuel hazard modification plan to reduce the current risk levels. This project will give the community and Bohemia Miners Association a planning
and prioritization process for current and future management options, including fire protection, education, training, fuels reduction, strengthened
collaboration among all of the partners. This plan may have the potential to improved communication and future projects between the Lane
County Sheriffs office and Miners Association. Along with the planning process to provide the USFS prioritization of projects on federal lands, it
will also allow additional prevention and education programs to target the forest visitors. Assessments will be made of all the structures and
historical sites for risk to fire [each site will be assessed for wildfire risk, along with information handouts for structure fire safety, GPS locations
will be collected as part of the assessment, accessibility and signage will be evaluated, and water source locations of the area]. Additional
portions of the planning and task may include some signage of structures and demo work on roadways and around several structures to
encourage & demonstrate to adjacent landowners in the area.
- Project Time Frames: The education and planning will start in the March of 2006. Defendable space Demonstration Project will be
accomplished summer/fall 2006/2008. Limitations may occur due to weather - this area is inaccessible from November thru April due to snow.
Planning can be completed, the field work may have limitations based on early snow fall. CWPP process development will be initiated in March
2006, and proceed with plan development through the end of the project period. Funding sources beyond the grant include USFS, ODF, and
community sources. There are a number of visitors to the area from the metro area in the Willamette Valley, which would be a large target for
education with signs, brochures, and demo sites all of which would begin in the April 2006 and carry thru to the end of this grant.
- Tools and skills: The primary skill needed with respect to the proposed project is an ability to facilitate, coordinate, cooperate, and motivate.
The agencies and the community easily have the resources, including technical knowledge, necessary to prepare and implement a plan. A
vehicle will be provided by ODF, along with some additional items such as a laptop computer and digital camera. A chipper may be rented/
purchased for the projects.
- Location: High Elevation Mining District South East of Eugene, Oregon. Area prone to late summer lightning storms with a number of Historical
interests and USFS lookout tower all of which draw a number of visitors along with the seasonal residents working their mining claims in the
summer months The mining district is approximately 20 miles SE of Cottage Grove and 13 SW of Oakridge Private lands surrounded by USFS
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. Anticipated Outcomes:
*The CWPP will empower the community/Association to launch and guide a process for determining priorities to maximize wildfire safety. The
community's desired objectives will be integrated with other local, state, and federal plans.
*Community ownership of these efforts and excellent working relationships among all participants.
*Citizen-generated improvements within the demonstration area that are fire safe and defendable.
*Public education on Wildfire prevention, defensible space, and fire safety thru signage, brochures, demonstration areas & advertisements.
Success will be determined by the dynamic, continuing process of Community Fire Planning, signs, and completion of demonstration projects.
B1. Fire Behavior Changes Through Fuels Reduction:
a.Identify presence of fuels
1]Fuel distribution and arrangement.
2]Ranking of relative flammability and potential fire intensity.
3]Determination of condition class.
4]Identify natural fuel breaks.
b.Analyze historic fire behavior.
c.Assess and evaluate risks and resources.
d.Determine desired future condition, mitigation goals, and highest priority projects, including fuels reduction.
e.Work with USFS on goals for federal lands.
B2. Community Education and Awareness: The community's level of education and awareness relative to risk from wildfire will be sharply
increased by public meetings, news media coverage of the planning process, and the planning process itself. Also, door-to-door contact will be
made by personnel from participating agencies. Increased activity by the agencies, local landowners, signage, and brochures will help energize
the campaign.
B3. Enhanced Suppression Capability: The CWPP process will result in increased capabilities and infrastructure protection through a review of
current suppression procedure, training needs, inventory of protection resources available in the area & establish evacuation procedures for the
area. These assessments will provide each protection agency with the foundation to modify action plans to improve the capabilities in the future
and establish potential future projects.
C. The Mining Association will have partial liability for implementation of this CWPP since they live in and have ownership of the affected
community. Implementation of the plan will include assistance/support from all the partners indicated by the plan with responsibilities for the
various activities or projects. ODF & USFS will share responsibilities as the fire protection agencies of this area.
D. Development of the plan will have community involvement throughout the planning process giving them ownership of this plan. The adjacent
forestlands can be managed to reduce fuel buildup by industrial forest owners and USFS, if in accordance with the CWPP. Expectations that
community participation in the planning process would also result in the stipulation that the agencies will continue to work with landowners to
maintain defendable spaces and fire safe structures. The intent is that community education will stem the need for annual maintenance of fuels
treatment projects.
E. The community [Bohemia Miners Association] involved have requested assistance to develop this plan based on their experiences with local
fires and media coverage of incidents in California & Oregon. The concerned parties have verbally committed themselves to making every
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.The current high level of cooperation among ODF & USFS will be the starting point for a coalition. This project will build on this relationship
along with the request for this from the B. Miners Assoc. to develop a comprehensive CWPP incorporating the Association, ODF, USFS, and
Lane County. These groups will come together to form a committee that will then identify goals and objects for the area.
B. Collaborating agencies and organizations:
*ODF,USFS Cottage Grove RD, Bohemia Miners Association-actively involved with the preplan & participation of plan
*Lane County Sheriff - Emergency Services, Rd Dept-assist
C.This process will result in increased communication on roles & capabilities of the various agencies and organizations with responsibilities
related to fire protection in these areas. Through the committee and documentation for the plan, the agencies and the Association will increase
coordination capability among all.
D.The community will gain a basic understanding of wildland fire, fire behavior, hazard mitigation, resources available from their local agencies,
policies & procedures, and other topics related to a CWPP. The demonstration areas that would be completed with this planning process will
act as a tool to educate the landowners. Public education of the hazards and mitigation techniques will be a primary outcome from these two
sources. Association members will play a key role as future ambassadors for fire prevention communication with recreationists.
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.The starting point for this process is the high level of cooperation among local agencies. The project will build on the positive working
relationships to develop a CWPP incorporating a broad coalition of community stakeholders. Current LCG - USFS, BLM, ODF, RFD, OSFM, Lane
Co-Emer mgmt & planning
B.The USFS, ODF, & Association have committed to participation and development of this planning process. Each of the organizations will
contribute in-kind funding, in part, by providing members to participate in the committee and to support the process
C.This project has evolved out of a request by the Association to ODF & USFS to provide for planning and future fuel hazard reduction projects.
The coalition listed see the need and opportunity to make a difference in the amount of defense and fuel loading modification for an area of
recreation and known lightning fire starts thru education, fuel reduction, and the maintenance of vegetation to reduce future risk levels
D.Once the CWPP is developed and implemented, this area will have a foundation to build upon. Additional grants may be solicited for education
& mitigation practices in fuels reduction or projects as outlined by the plan. A demonstration area for fuels reduction will provide some potential
jobs or economic impacts to local businesses. As fuel reduction projects begin, demand from the landowners is anticipated for equipment and
labor, which benefit the local economy
E.Once this project is successfully underway, it is anticipated that it may stimulate community interest in the adjacent areas for a CWPP.
Communities will be invited to visit the project demo areas to view & discuss the experience with coordinators & participants to capture positive
outcomes & capitalize on the improvements from the setbacks.
Project Work Form
Tasks
Planning - Community planning meetings,
Veg Survey, Site Assessments, GPS
Structures, historical, and water sources,
Development of a plan
Education - Secure prevention brochures for
tourists, Prevention signs msg boards,
Signage/Rd Markers for structures and water
sources, Media Contacts
Demo Area-2 structure locations & 2 roadside
locations to demo fuel reduction/modification
pract. for landowners & tourists. 1-2 water
sites develops
If the weather is cooperative and snowlines do
not arrive early, the project could be
completed early.
Time Frame
March 2006 - June 2008
March 2006 - Nov 2008
April 2006 - Nov 2008
Responsible Party
ODF will provide a field coordinator to
facilitate the project and time lines.
USFS & Bohemia Miners Association
are key partners in this process
ODF will provide a field coordinator to
facilitate the project and time lines.
USFS & Bohemia Miners Association
are key partners in this process
ODF will provide a field coordinator to
facilitate the project and time lines.
USFS & Bohemia Miners Association
are key partners in this process
Project Budget
USFS - CG RD
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Bohemia Mine Assoc
Partner 1
Lane County
Partner 2
Total
Partner 3
Personnel
Field Coordinator
ODF Match
Subtotal
$35,000
$20,000
$7,000
$5,000
$1,000
$68,000
$0
$60,000
$0
$0
$0
$60,000
$35,000
$80,000
$7,000
$5,000
$1,000
$128,000
$0
$400
$29,400
Fringe Benefits
OPE
$16,000
$10,000
$3,000
$0
$0
$10,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$16,000
$3,000
$0
$400
$29,400
$1,500
$500
$250
$200
$100
$2,550
$0
$0
$0
$1,500
$0
$500
$0
$250
$200
$100
$2,550
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,500
$100
$0
$0
$0
$2,600
Chipper, Signs, materials
$10,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$10,000
Subtotal
$12,500
$100
$0
$0
$0
$12,600
Project demo area work
$25,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$25,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$25,000
$0
$0
$0
Subtotal
$0
$0
$0
$25,000
$5,745
$0
$0
$0
$0
$5,745
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$5,745
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$5,745
$95,745
$90,600
$10,250
$5,200
$1,500
$203,295
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Subtotal
Travel
Field & Mtgs
$0
Subtotal
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
Brochures, materials,mail
Contractual
Other
Salem 6%(Prot & Financ)
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.