Project Summary Form
Id Number 2006-230
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN-INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Community Risk Assessment and Mitigation Planning
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Watershed Research & Training Center
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
Type of Applicant: (enter appropriate letter in box)
L
541-346-0661
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
A. State
B. County
C. Municipal
D. Township
E. Interstate
541-346-2040
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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):
5247 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Mr. Marcus Kauffman Stewardship Coordinator
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Watershed Research & Training Center
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
541-346-0661
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
541-346-2040
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Email:
marcusk@uoregon.edu
Project Information
Project Title:
Walker Range Fuels and Risk Planning
Proposed Project Start Date:
05/01/2006
Federal Funding Request:
$
45,000
Proposed Project End Date:
11/01/2007
Total Project Funding:
$
73,000
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
This is the sole project from the Watershed Research and Training Center in Oregon and Washington. It is our #1 priority.
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 Watershed Research and Training Center proposes to work with Walker Range FPA and adjacent rural fire departments to:
1. Develop neighborhood and subdivision fuel reduction projects on private land in the high-risk communities identified in the
Walker Range CWPP. Potential communities include Oregon Outback, Wagon Trail Ranch, Crescent and Odell Lakes, Schoonover
Estates. Projects will be coordinated with adjacent public land fuel reduction projects.
2. Plan new water sources on public and private land to increase community fire response capability. Actions include identifying
location, maps, permits, easements, and documentation.
Project Location:
Latitude: 43.307
Longitude: 121.886
County:
Klamath
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Lisa Clark
Federal Congressional District:
5
Telephone number of Contact:
541-416-6864 Ext.
Ext.
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 proposes to identify, plan, and develop high priority fuel reduction projects in and around neighborhoods and subdivisions identified in
the Walker Range CWPP. The fuel reduction projects aim to decrease flame lengths and reduce wildfire intensity by developing defensible space
around homes, thinning, pruning, and creating fire-resistant buffers around communities. These projects will be coordinated with existing and
planned fuel reduction on federal land. The Walker Range CWPP has identified areas of completed treatment and areas still at risk. These
projects will address the many remaining gaps to better protect local communities.
The project will be completed in close coordination with several local rural fire protection districts [Oregon Outback, Crescent/Odell Lake, and
Chemult] and Walker Range FPA. All have been highly involved in the development of the CWPP and will focus their education and awareness
efforts around the fuel reduction projects. The draft Walker Range CWPP identifies linking education and awareness efforts to on the ground fuel
reduction projects.
The fuel reduction projects will increase the ability of the communities to respond to and survive a wildfire. The water source developments and
the communication upgrades will also greatly increase local fire protection capability. The communities in the northern Klamath County are rural,
forested, and isolated and access to water for fire fighting is severly limited. The Walker Range CWPP identifies over a dozen water source
improvements needed to better protect the local communities. The improvements would be a combination of ponds and dry hydrants.
Rural fire protection districts and federal land managers are facing a looming crisis regarding radio interoperability. The federal land managers
are switching from broadband radios to narrowband radios. Most of the rural FPDs do not own narrowband radios. This part of the project will
convene a working group to address interoperability with all parties and develop potential solutions.
The desired outcomes from this project include:
-Developed fuel treatment projects on private land that include [at a minimum] landowner agreement, project plan, implementation schedule, and
monitoring protocol.
-Identified water sources including landowner permission, easements, permits, GPS coordinates, documentation, and dissemination of
information to all jurisdictions.
-Walker Range Interoperability Guidelines that identify frequencies, channels, and communication protocol develop jointly by all jurisdictions.
--Delopment and implementation of multi-party monitoring protocol for fuel reduction project, water source development, and other priorities from
the CWPP.
Collaborators on this project include:
Walker Range Forest Protective Association, Crescent/Odell Lakes RFPD, Oregon Outback RFPD, Chemult RFPD, Crescent RFPD, Oregon
Department of Forestry, Deschutes National Forest, Prineville BLM, Olympic Resource Management [formerly Crown Pacific], Wagon Trail Ranch
Subdivision, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
All of the above are existing parners that participated in the development of the Walker Range CWPP.
This project implements the four main goals of the National Fire Plan. We will improve prevention and suppression by involving local residents
and enhancing fire protection capability with improved communication and more accessible water sources. We will develop effective and strategic
fuel reduction projects. The risk assessment identified the important ecological and recreation areas to be protected as we restore fire adapted
ecosystems. And we are strengthening the ability of the rurals fire protection districts and Walker Range as we assist them to address wildfire
issues.
The projects are a direct outcome of the Walker Range CWPP. The goals of this project are to develop specific projects that have been identified
in the Walker Range CWPP. The Walker Range CWPP covers over 600,000 acres and does not include project level prescriptions.
This project will begin in spring of 2006 [upon receipt of funding] and be completed by November of 2007.
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. Outcomes: The outcomes of this project include:
-Designed fuel treatment projects on private lands that include landowner agreement, prescriptions, implementation schedule, and monitoring
protocol. The measurement for success will be: full participation and meeting the standards set by Oregon Senate Bill 360.
-Identified water sources including landowner permission, easements, permits, GPS coordinates, documentation, and dissemination of
information to all jurisdictions. Measure of success will be: accessible to all jurisdictions in perpetuity, comprehensive mapping system showing all
sources, dissemination to all jurisdictions.
-Walker Range Interoperability Guidelines that identify frequencies, channels, and communication protocol develop jointly by all jurisdictions.
Measures of success for the communication components are all jurisdictions being able to communicate during a wildfire or other emergency
event.
-Monitoring protocol developed and implemented. Measure of success will be agreement on protocol, data collected, evaluated, and
disseminated.
B. Goals: The goals of the draft Walker Range CWPP are to reduce the loss of life and property by reducing and controlling wildfire. We achieve
this goal by reducing fuels in the wildland-urban interface, educating, and improving fire protection capability. The plan identifies the most at-risk
communities but does not include specifics. This project will develop the specific fuel reduction projects in neighborhoods and subdivisions. These
projects may include:
-Defensible space
-Buffer zones
-Roadside treatments on main ingress/egress
-Treating evacuation routes
-Landscape treatments [fuel breaks on ridges]
This project addresses community education and awareness during the planning, implementation, and monitoring of the fuel reduction projects.
During each project, we will contact homeowners and educate local residents about their personal responsibility. Local fire protection districts,
Walker Range FPA, and the federal land management agencies will complete the education.
The draft Walker Range CWPP identifies improving water sources and communication interoperability as two ways to enhance suppression
capability. This project will implement those strategies by putting all the required pieces in place to develop new water sources. It will also develop
interoperability guidelines to ensure that all jurisdictions know the standards for communication.
C. Enhancing previous fire planning efforts: The local rural fire protection districts and Walker Range FPA requested that the Watershed
Research and Training Center submit this proposal to continue the process began with the Walker Range CWPP and this project continues the
work began in the CWPP. The plan identified several goals and this project will take the next step toward implementation in several key areas:
hazardous fuel reduction, water source development, and communication interoperability. The plan identified and prioritized fuel reduction
treatments across the 600,000-acre planning area. This project will develop neighborhood or subdivision fuel reduction projects and water source
improvements.
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. Collaboration: In general our collaboration strategy is to convene the key leaders and keep everyone involved. We will rely on the personal
contacts and reputations of our local partners in the fire districts, Walker Range FPA, and the land management agencies to identify
homeowners. In each community we hope to identify locals champions who will spearhead involvement of more residents.
B. Interested Parties: The main interested parties are the four fire protection districts, Walker Range FPA, ODF, the federal land management
agencies, industrial timber landowners, and local residents. All have taken an active role in developing the Walker Range CWPP and will be
involved in this project as well.
C. Collaboration: The development of the Walker Range CWPP has enhanced local community collaboration and capacity for cooperative
action. When we began the fire plan project last year, distrust and suspicion was common. The CWPP became a forum to work together on a
shared vision. This project will strengthen the rural FPD ability to plan and implement fuels reduction projects, build new water sources, and
maintain operable communications.
D. Skills: The steering committee and various groups will learn how to work together. They will get hands-on collaboration training by
developing fuels projects together. They will learn about homeowner outreach, project design, water source development, and multi-party
monitoring.
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. Local Coordinating Group: The LCG for this project is the Central Oregon Fire Leadership Council and several of the participants on this project
serve on it. These members will provide regular updates to the LCG during this project. LCG is: District rangers and Forest supervisors, District
managers, Rural Fire Protection District, County emergency services, Oregon Department of Forestry
B. Leveraging Funding: Our strategy for leveraging funding is to design collaborative projects that have local and regional importance,
demonstrate success and acquire more funding based on our track record. This strategy has worked for our local partners who have limited
resources.
Project partners:
-Walker Range FPA: Cash $5,000, In-kind $10,000
-Crescent/Odell Lakes FPD: Cash $2,000, In-kind $5,000
-Oregon Outback FPD: In-kind $5,000
-Olympic Resource Management: In-kind unknown
-Integrated Resource Management: In-kind unknown
C. Local Support: This project enjoys strong local and regional support. We held eight community meetings for the CWPP and the local residents
expressed strong support for the plan. We encountered no opposition.
Project Work Form
Tasks
Convene Steering committee
Review project work plan
Convene Fuels Project Team
Time Frame
Watershed Research and Trainging
Center (WRTC)
Months 1-2
Review risk assessment, action plans, and
work completed
Months 1-2
Identify ongoing and planned projects on
public and private land
Set standards for fuel redux projects
Identify high priority fuel reduction projects
Develop GIS maps
Share maps with others
Contact homeowners
Conduct site visits and assess properties
Develop cost share agreements
Develop monitoring plan
Review water sources
Identify new sources
Contact homeowners
Obtain easements
File permits
C
Review status of radio communications
Set goals for guidelines
Identify objectives, actions, timelines, and
responsible parties
Finalize interoperability guidelines
Post on public website
Disseminate to all jurisdictions
Conduct monitoring of completed fuel
reduction projects
Update risk assessment maps
Responsible Party
Months 2-4
WRTC
Walker Range FPA
Rural FPDs
FS, BLM, ODF (Fuels Team)
WRTC
Walker Range FPA
Rural FPDs
Fuels Team
Months 5-12
WRTC
Walker Range FPA
Rural FPDs
Fuels Team
Homeowners
Months 5-18
WRTC
Walker Range FPA
Rural FPDs
Fuels Team
Homeowners
Months 1-3
Months 2-5
Months 12-18
WRTC
Walker Range FPA
Rural FPDs
FS/BLM Wildfire Response
WRTC
Walker Range FPA
Rural FPD
FS/BLM Wildfire Response
WRTC
Walker Range FPA
Rural FPD
FS/BLM Wildfire Response
Project Budget
Walker Range FPA
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
OORFPD
Partner 1
Crescent/Odell RFPD
Partner 2
Total
Partner 3
Personnel
WRTC Project Manager
Partners
Subtotal
$30,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$30,000
$0
$0
$8,000
$5,000
$5,000
$18,000
$30,000
$0
$8,000
$5,000
$5,000
$48,000
$0
$0
$0
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$5,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$5,000
$0
$0
$0
$5,000
$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
$1,000
$5,000
$0
$2,000
$8,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,000
$5,000
$0
$2,000
$8,000
$10,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$10,000
$0
$0
$0
$2,000
$0
$0
$2,000
$10,000
$2,000
$0
$0
$12,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$45,000
$1,000
$15,000
$5,000
$7,000
$73,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Travel
project manager vehicle
$0
Subtotal
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
office/mailing/printing
Subtotal
Contractual
GIS Services
Web design
Subtotal
Other
administation (14%)
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.