Project Summary Form
Id Number 2006-149
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN-INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Community Risk Assessment and Mitigation Planning
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Spokane County Fire District 4 (Inland Empire Chiefs Assoc)
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
Type of Applicant: (enter appropriate letter in box)
G
509-467-4500
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
A. State
B. County
C. Municipal
D. Township
E. Interstate
509-467-6032
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):
3219 E Chattaroy Road Chattaroy, WA 99003
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Mr. Edward Lewis Fire Chief & President
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Spokane County Fire District 4, Inland Empire Chiefs Assoc
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
509-467-4500
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
509-467-6032
Call Ahead For FAX
Email:
edl@scfd4.org
Project Information
Project Title:
Spokane County Community Fire Plan
Proposed Project Start Date:
04/01/2006
Federal Funding Request:
$
315,000
Proposed Project End Date:
04/01/2007
Total Project Funding:
$
385,000
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).
Spokane County Fire District 4 in conjunction with the Inland Empire Fire Chiefs Association and in cooperation with other Spokane
County fire districts and fire departments are collaborating with Spokane County agencies, Washington State agencies, Federal
agencies and a nonprofit agency to prepare a "global approach" to a community fire risk and emergency operations plan to mitigate
life and property loss during a major urban interface wildfire event. Spokane County has suffered more urban interface wildfire
improved property losses than any other Washington State county. This collaborative planning approach will determine needs and
priorities for the planning elements of fuel mitigation and fire behavior, citizen education, wildland fire training, pre-incident planning,
incident response and citizen evacuation.
Project Location:
Latitude: 47.6723
Longitude: 117.414
County:
Spokane
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Federal Congressional District:
5
Telephone number of Contact:
Chuck Johnson, WA State DNR
509-684-7474 Ext.
Andrew Stenbeck, WA State DNR
509-684-7474 Ext.
Steve Harris, WA State DNR
509-684-7474 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 following steering committee serves as the "Local Coordination Group." Increased cooperation, coordination and strategic planning ideas
have been observed as the collaboration group moved toward this community fire plan goal. The committed match funding is evidence for our
support of this project.
Steering Committee: Tom Mattern, Director, Spokane Co/City Department of Emergency Management; Bobby Williams, Fire Chief, SFD, Ariane
Schmidt, GIS Coordinator, SFD; Dr. Kerry Brooks, Professor, Washington State University; Ian Von Essen, Manager, SC GIS, Andrew Stenbeck,
WA DNR; Bob Anderson, Fire Chief, SCFD 9, Chairman, Spokane County Disaster Committee; Dick Gormley, Fire Chief, SCFD10; Jon Sprague,
Training Officer, SCFD 1; Pat Humphries, Board Member, FireSafe Spokane.
Collaboration Group: Fire Districts: Spokane County Fire Districts 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10,11,12, & 13; Cities/Towns Fire Departments: Spokane, Airway
Heights, Cheney & Medical Lake; Spokane County: Department of Emergency Management, County Planning Department, & County Info/GIS
Management; Washington State: Department of Natural Resources, & Washington State University; Federal Agencies: Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,
Bureau of Land Management, Dept. of Air Force; Nonprofit Agencies: FireSafe Spokane
NFP Goal and Collaborators Goal: The NFP is providing significant dollars for community fire planning. The Collaborators are developing a
comprehensive fire plan for Spokane County, WA.
Target Area: Spokane County, NE Washington State, a multiplex of urban, suburban, and rural forested land designations which create a
significant interface fire potential. Target area includes, Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, Riverside State Park and Mt. Spokane State Park.
Target Area Size: 1,780 sq. miles or 1,139,200 acres.
Background and History: This perennial fire ecology has a significant urban interface fire history. Fire history between 1970-2003 illustrated that
Washington Department of Natural Resources had 4,471 fire starts, more than any other Northeast Washington County. Spokane County had
1,000 more fire starts than the next nearest county during this time period. Spokane County during these years had an estimated $25,571,745.00
worth of damages. The estimated suppression cost by DNR alone totaled $13,456,721.00.
During the 1987 Hangman Hills fire, 23 homes were lost during the first 2 hours.
Fire Storm 1991 saw the destruction of 114 homes. During the first 2 hours of these incidents all County fire and DNR resources were depleted.
Fire Behavior Change and Community Awareness: The fuel modeling data constructed during the fire plan development will provide focus areas
for fuel reduction and specific community education and awareness.
Enhance Fire Protection: Completion of a comprehensive GIS countywide mapping of the vegetative layer and structure locations will lead to fuel
and fire behavior modeling and risk assessments. The plan will provide tools for [1] land-use planning [use of developed fire risks] [2] pre-incident
planning [development of evacuation routes] [3] incident suppression actions [4] post-incident damage assessment and future mitigation efforts.
Desired Outcome: A comprehensive countywide fire plan completed through a collaborative approach with government agencies and the
community thus enhancing protection of life [citizens/firefighters] and property [structures/land].
Projected Time Frames: See attached enclosure 3C.
Tools Needed to Complete Project: GIS mapping of the vegetative/structure layers.
Fire Risk Management Methodology: WSU will provide fuel and fire behavior modeling.
Matching or Contributed Funds: The collaboration group is providing funds totaling $35,000 toward the grant costs of the total grant and an
additional $35,000 through in-kind expenses toward the completion of the Community/County Fire Plan. [Hard funds breakdown: $15,000 Inland
Empire Fire Chiefs Assn., $20,000 FireSafe Spokane].
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. The management tools developed from the Fire Plan will provide enhanced [1] land-use planning [land use of fire risk areas] [2] pre-incident
planning [3] incident suppression actions [4] post-incident damage assessment and future mitigation. The outcome will be measured by reduced
average annual suppression costs, reduced human caused fires, number of increased home survival, treatment of identified target areas, focused
community awareness on high risk areas, and increased land-use decisions based-upon fire risk data.
B. The fire plan provides collaborators with authoritative expertise for fuel reduction actions and community education and awareness activities.
This tool enhances suppression capabilities through locating and modeling of fuels and fire behavior that will result in enhanced pre-incident
planning and incident management.
C. Inland Empire Fire Chief Assn member districts-departments and county emergency management will implement the fire plan. The fire plan will
be placed on the new Spokane County WEB based Emergency Operation Center [EOC] that will provide decision-makers with anytime and
anywhere access to the document.
D. This document will provide authoritative evidence for increased landowner knowledge and understanding of the risk. This knowledge could
motivate individuals in self-generated fuel reduction projects. The document's evidence provides Spokane County with a land-use tool for possible
mandatory fuel reductions prior to land being developed.
The expertise and resource capabilities of the collaboration group will assure a one-year completion of this project.
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 strategy for developing collaboration and ownership in this on-going process has been the review of Spokane County's disasterous
wildfire history with stakeholders. This evidence is the main reason that Spokane area agencies and community members have come together
on this grant request.
B. This collaborative group is committed in seeing this project to completion in an effort not to repeat history.
The interested partners and community members can be viewed in the project description section under the steering committee and
collaborator group listings. The project manager and the steering group are and will be significantly involved in the process, however each
jurisdiction will assist at differing levels in the planning and implementation of this plan.
C. Even the early meetings on the grant process of the collaboration group and steering committee has already enhanced cooperation and
even knowledge for some groups and agencies. There is significant desire and passion on behalf of all parties involved, to complete this
project.
D. The experience, skills and tools developed will be in four areas of expertise: [1] land-use planning [land use of fire risk areas] [2] pre-incident
planning [3] incident suppression actions [4] post-incident damage assessment and future mitigation.
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 level of cooperation, coordination and involvement can be explained in two words, extensive and passionate. Coordination/Collaboration
Group: Fire Districts: Spokane County Fire Districts 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10,11,12, & 13; Cities/Towns Fire Departments: Spokane, Airway Heights,
Cheney & Medical Lake; Spokane County: Department of Emergency Management, County Planning Department, & County Info/GIS
Management; Washington State: Department of Natural Resources, & Washington State University; Federal Agencies: Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,
Bureau of Land Management, Dept. of Air Force [Fairchild Air Force Base] Nonprofit Agencies: FireSafe Spokane.
B. Funding strategy started with a review of each parties mission and ability for a project of this type and degree. The Board of FireSafe Spokane
was approached for funding and committed a $20,000 gift for the project. The Inland Empire Chiefs Assn has committed $15,000 to this project.
Members of the IEFCA have committed to $35,000 of in-kind expenses to the project.
C. Many neighborhood associations have cooperated with fire districts and FireSafe Spokane in specific area planning and fuel reduction handson projects. These associations are supportive of a countywide enhancement of interface fire protection.
D. The steering committee plans to develop a marketing plan utilizing the local media's historical fire knowledge and the outcomes of this plan.
E. The fire service of Spokane County has a history of innovative program development and a desire to share lessons learned with other fire
service agencies.
Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Receive Committed Funding
Establish Final Direction
Spokane County Fire District 4
April 2006
Complete Contracts GIS/Modeling
Organize Work-Time-Frames
(based upon direction & contacts)
Responsible Party
Steering Committee
Spokane County Fire District 4
April 2006
1st Marketing Stage (Complete Partnering
Community Outreach)
Spokane County Fire District 4
Spokane County Fire District 4/IEFCA
January 2007 - April 2007
Spokane County Fire District 4/IEFCA
2nd Marketing Stage (Market Awareness/
Plan)
County GIS/Spokane County Fire
District 4
Vegetation/Structure GIS
Fuel Modeling/Analysis
May 2006 - Nov 2006
WSU/Spokane County Fire District 4/
Steering Commmittee
Draft GIS/Fuel Analysis Date
Develop Mitigations Strategies Establish
Priorities
County GIS/WSU/Spokane County
Fire District 4
December 2006 - Jan 2007
Spokane County Fire District 4/
Steering Committee
Spokane County Fire District 4/
Steering Commmittee
Finalize Community Fire Plan
Publication Presentation
March 2007 - April 2007
Spokane County Fire District 4/IEFCA
Project Budget
Empire Fire Chiefs
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
FireSafe Spokane
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
Partner 3
Personnel
$20,000
$0
$0
$0
$50,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$50,000
$50,000
$20,000
$0
$0
$0
$70,000
$0
$5,000
$0
$0
$0
$5,000
$0
$0
$5,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$5,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$15,000
$20,000
$0
$35,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$15,000
$20,000
$0
$35,000
$0
$3,000
$0
$0
$0
$3,000
$0
$7,000
$0
$0
$0
$7,000
$0
$10,000
$0
$0
$0
$10,000
$145,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$145,000
$80,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$80,000
$225,000
$0
$0
$0
$225,000
GIS (accuracy review)
$15,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$15,000
WSU (fuel and fire model)
$25,000
$0
$0
$0
$25,000
$40,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$40,000
$315,000
$35,000
$15,000
$20,000
$0
$385,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Fire Personnel (In-Kind)
GIS Staff
Subtotal
$0
$20,000
Fringe Benefits
Fire Personnel (In-Kind)
Subtotal
Travel
$0
Subtotal
Equipment
Software
Subtotal
Supplies
Office Supplies (In-Kind)
Printing (In-Kind)
Subtotal
Contractual
GIS (fuel/vegetation map)
GIS (structural map)
Subtotal
Other
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.