Project Summary Form
Id Number 2006-042
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN-INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Fuels Treatment Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
State of Oregon Department of Forestry/Klamath-Lake District
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):
Mary Helen Smith Grant Coordinator
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Oregon Dept. of Forestry/Klamath-Lake District
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:
Klamath Falls
Proposed Project Start Date:
10/01/2006
Federal Funding Request:
$ 154,787
Proposed Project End Date:
09/30/2008
Total Project Funding:
$
309,574
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).
This project will be a continuation of past projects established with previous funding. The Oregon Department of Forestry will provide technical
assistance to landowners for hazardous fuels reduction to create defensible space in and around the community of Klamath Falls. This project will
provide ODF with the opportunity to educate landowners on defensible space and benefits of continued fuels maintenance on their property. It will
also create defensible space to decrease the amount of at risk sites identified by completed risk assessments and the Community Wildfire
Protection Plan. ODF will be working in cooperation with the Fremont-Winema National Forest, Bureau of Land Management, The Fish and Wildlife
Service, local fire departments, and community members to create landscape scale fuels reduction treatments that protect residents and property
from fire as well as provide for firefighter safety in the Wildland Urban Interface.
Project Location:
Latitude: 42.2296
Longitude: 121.786
County:
Klamath
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Federal Congressional District:
2
Telephone number of Contact:
Joe Foran-Fuels Specialist BLM
541-883-6916 Ext.
Ken Paul-Fire Management Officer USFS
541-783-4066 Ext.
Dave Goheen USFWS
530-667-2309 Ext.
Project Narrative Description
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 project relationship to the community risk assessment and
x project location (e.g., Watershed,
Address
mitigation plan
neighboring community)
these items
as applicable: x anticipated outcomes
x amount or extent of actions (acres, number of homes, etc.)
x project timeline and matching or contributed funds
x community partners and their
role(s)
x proponent’s ability to complete project
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?
A Local Coordination Group is formed and project planning has been formulated through the group.
Is this project adjacent to a current prescribed burn project on federal lands or to one that is planned within the next
three years? (Yes/No) No
Please indicate planned treatments and associated acres:
* Treatment Mastication/Mowing
Acres 150
Treatment
Acres 0
Treatment Hand Pile Burning
Acres 80
Treatment
Acres 0
If you have a treatment type other than standard types above:
Other 1 Pruning
Acres 80
Other 2
Acres 0
*Location - The area is located within Klamath County Fire Districts #1 [KCFD1], which encompasses the city of Klamath Falls and outlying
communities, subdivisions, and housing concentrations outside of the city limits. The fire district boundary is bordered by National Forest and BLM
land. In addition, inside the boundary includes BLM lands, United States Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS] land, and numerous important tribal and
cultural sites.
*Outcomes - Fuels reduction will be completed on approximately 150 acres directly and indirectly protecting an estimated 450 homes and/or
structures. Fuels reduction treatments on private lands adjacent to planned and/or completed projects on BLM, and USFWS land to reduce fuel
loading and enhance fuel breaks to further protect structures and decrease wildfire severity. Education of homeowners/landowners in the Wildland
Urban Interface [WUI] zone about fire potential and ways to protect themselves and their property from wildfire including information on FIREWISE,
as well as the benefits and responsibility of continued/future fuels maintenance on their property.
*Partners - Oregon Department of Forestry [ODF], Fremont-Winema National Forest, Bureau of Land Management, Unites States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Klamath County Fire District #1, Klamath County, City of Klamath Falls, Klamath Tribe, Lynnewood Home Association, and REACH Inc.The
Oregon Department of Forestry will coordinate all fuel reduction and seek approval from landowners that are willing to have fuel reduction projects
completed on their property, as well as coordinate with federal agencies on matching fuel reduction projects to those completed or slated for federal
land to maximize fuels reduction efforts. ODF will also serve as advisor, administrator of accomplishments, and primary data collector.The primary
role of the Fremont-Winema NF, BLM, and USFWS will be to share project plans and coordination of fuel reduction projects to maximize fuel
reduction effectiveness within the fire district. REACH will provide employees to conduct fuel reduction projects and assist in juniper biomass
utilization by processing juniper made available to them. Klamath County and the city of Klamath Falls will assist in supplying tax lot information and
GIS mapping assistance. Klamath County Fire District #1 will assist in door-to-door outreach and fuels management education. Lynnewood Home
Association will be involved in educating and relaying fuels management decisions to homeowners as well as provide input and feedback from
residents to ODF for management projects.
*Plan - ODF is currently working collaboratively with Klamath County Fire Districts #1, in addition to the City of Klamath Falls, USFS, and BLM in
developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan for the area [Approx. 25% complete]. To date, 690 acres of fuels reduction are completed and
approximately 20 miles of roads are open for fuel breaks on private property. Community risk assessments are being completed and currently 711
individual structures within the project location have been rated.
*Timeline - This a continuing fuels reduction project. With the receipt of these funds, the proponent will be able to continue addressing numerous
high-risk areas identified by the Community Risk Assessments in the WUI portions of Klamath County Fire District #1. ODF will have the ability to
hire two 12-month positions and six 6-month positions. This will increase the ability of completing projects within a timely manner. The goals set
forth by the proposal will be reached no later than October 1, 2008.
ODF has already completed 690 acres of total fuels reduction on private lands and cleared 20 miles of roads for fuel breaks in the project area. The
treatment of these acres was accomplished within an 8-month period. The 711 home assessments have been accomplished within a 2-year period.
This demonstrates ODFs ability to complete projects in a timely manner.
Project Evaluation Criteria
Applications for funding must include narrative responses that address the following three criteria. Be sure you address every one
briefly, yet thoroughly. Limit your responses to the area provided.
1. Reducing Hazardous Fuels (50 points)
A. Describe the community infrastructure that will be protected.
B. Explain how the proposal reduces fire behavior in high hazard areas by describing the fuels to be disposed or
removed, and the techniques and timing of the treatments.
C. How will the proposed treatments be maintained in future years?
D. How will you use multi-party monitoring to improve this and future projects?
Response:
A. The city of Klamath Falls contains essential infrastructure for the Southern Oregon area including a military base, large hospital,
a college campus [OIT], several fiber mills, and numerous small businesses. The community acts as a hub for interstate
commerce with a major railway system and State Highway 97 bisecting the area. The population of the town is currently growing
fast with many people moving into the WUI areas. The WUI zone consists largely of private land. The encompassing area is
composed of timber and brush, with a grass and tree litter understory. South facing slopes are sagebrush-steppe vegetation types
historically having frequent fire events. Fire suppression efforts over the last century have caused a shift in the fire frequency,
causing vegetation types to reach late successional decadent stages. This has created an increase in flammable vegetation that
will burn at greater intensity. There are several areas with high concentrations of structures within the Wildland Urban Interface
zone of Klamath County Fire District #1. Fuels reduction efforts in the WUI zone are necessary to protect life and property from
potentially devastating fires. Community collaboration is a key component in accomplishing this goal, and governmental agencies
such as ODF and KCFD#1 have been working closely with community representatives as well as individual WUI property owners
to achieve success.
B. Fuels reduction work will be completed by creating defensible space for individual structures and then landscape treatment will
provide further protection. Proposed treatments include mechanical mowing/chipping and hand cutting of brush and young/
overstocked trees. Limbing and pruning of overstory trees will also be utilized. Brush and debris from handwork will be removed
or piled and burned or chipped. This work will reduce the fuel buildup in hazard areas and directly reduce the potential for high
intensity fires. Defensible space has been and will continue to be the highest priority for treatment work. Second priority will be the
reduction of fuels on a landscape level. Landscape projects will match or enhance areas that have been treated for defensible
space or lie within an area where Federal fuel reductions have been or will be accomplished to maximize effectiveness of
operations. Fuels reduction work such as this will typically start in the spring and continue until weather factors in the fall/winter
make for an unsuitable work environment.
C. Individual landowners are educated and encouraged to maintain the treatment sites. Before receiving funds for assistance,
landowners sign an agreement that states they will maintain their property. ODF will monitor sites for landowner compliance. It is
estimated that treatments will remain effective for approximately 10 years from the time of completion.
D. Monitoring of this and future projects will primarily be accomplished by ODF and KCFD#1 personnel. Federal agencies and
ODF will share individual accomplishment information for planned fuels reduction projects. Implementation monitoring will be
established to track the planning, layout and contract preparation. Baseline monitoring will be conducted with the collection of
quantitative data prior to project implementation to characterize existing conditions to be compared to post project conditions.
Effectiveness monitoring will be conducted to determine if project activities achieve stated goals and objectives. This process will
gauge how closely the results of the project match with desired outcomes. The projects will also be evaluated for validity as well
as trends to detect the changes that take place over time and how the ecosystem is being affected. ODF will share monitoring
information and gain input from federal agencies, local fire local fire authorities, and individual landowners or representatives to
ensure collaboration and best management practices for future treatments.
Project Evaluation Criteria
2.
Increasing Local Capacity (25 points)
A. How would the proposal improve or lead to the improvement of the local economy in terms of jobs and
sustainable economic activity?
B. How many jobs are expected to be created or retained and for how long? (Please distinguish between
essentially year-round and seasonal jobs).
C. What tools and skills will be gained or utilized as a result of this project?
D. Will biomass be utilized; if so, in what manner and how much?
Response:
A. This proposal includes funding for eight people total: two for 12 months and six for 6 months. Any mechanical work will be
contracted to local vendors. This project also has the potential of producing wood products to be utilized by individual landowners
and/or members of the community. Harvested juniper trees will be offered to REACH, Inc. for their manufacturing plant in Klamath
Falls.
B. Six seasonal and two year round positions will be created for the year. These positions will be employed by ODF to complete the
fuels reduction work. Local vendors will be offered the opportunity for the mechanical work.
C. ODF personnel and local contractors will gain valuable experience and skills in wildland fire behavior and fuels management to
include mechanical and hand work reduction as well as prescribed fire operations. Experience will be gained in power tool operation
and basic fuels management techniques. There is also an opportunity to learn GIS mapping technology and computer skills.
D. Only incidental biomass utilization will take place due to the travel distance to a plant. Cut trees will be available to the landowner
or others if identified by said landowner for firewood or post and poles. Juniper trees that are harvested will be offered to REACH
and their manufacturing plant for process.
3.
Demonstrating Community and Intergovernmental Collaboration (25 Points)
A. How will this project implement a community risk assessment and mitigation plan? Include name of plan, date
it was prepared, and local contact to get a copy of the plan if requested.
B. How has this treatment been coordinated with adjacent landowners and local/State/Tribal/Federal agencies?
C. Identify the cooperators/partners involved in implementation of this project.
D. Describe the extent of current local support for the project, including any cost-sharing agreements.
Response:
A. A community risk assessment and mitigation plan is currently in development by ODF and is scheduled to be complete in 2005.
Information already collected will be helpful in setting priorities for potential treatment areas. Also in development is the Community
Wildfire Protection Plan for Klamath County Fire District #1 which is scheduled to be complete in September, 2005. The CWPP will
establish recommendations and priorities that protect the at-risk community of Klamath Falls. Contact Dennis Lee 541-883-5681.
B. Landowners and residents have been contacted individually, by mail, through newspaper articles, fair displays and
demonstrations. WUI residents will continue to be contacted in this manner. Community representatives will also have a
substantial role in formulating the CWPP for the Klamath Falls area. ODF has been in contact with representatives from USFS,
BLM, USFWS, Klamath Tribes, Klamath County Fire Chiefs, and the City of Klamath Falls. All entities support previous and future
fuels reduction project work within the Klamath WUI area. ODF will continue to stay in close contact with federal land agencies to
maximize fuels reduction efforts on a landscape scale.
C. Partners of this project include individual/represented property owners, Fremont-Winema National Forest, USFWS, BLM,
Klamath Tribes, Klamath County Fire District #1,and the City of Klamath Falls.
D. Local community support has been strong from the beginning and it continues to grow as fuels projects are completed. The
response from landowners who have had fuels reduction work completed on their property has been extremely positive. ODF has
made contact with landowners door-to-door and will continue this effort to engage landowners and generate interest in fuels
reduction projects.
Project Work Form
Tasks
Identify specific landowners and direct mail
the grant information and set up a meeting for
landowners to update the community on
plans.
Sign up landowners in the program, arrange
for a site visit with the landowner and do a
hazard assessment.
Monitor work projects, document activities for
future opportunities, check for compliance
with agreement, and verify work has been
accomplished.
Work in partnership with cooperators,share
information and public education on fire
hazard reduction.
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Oregon Department of Forestry
10/1/2006-9/30/2008
Oregon Dept. of Forestry and
Klamath County Fire District #1
10/1/2006-9/30/2008
Oregon Dept. of Forestry and
Klamath Coutny Fire District #1
10/1/2006 to continue @ 5 year intervals
Oregon Dept. of Forestry, KCFD1,
USFS, BLM, and USFWS
On-going
Create defensible space around homes and
fuels reduction in high hazard areas
Oregon Dept. of Forestry and
cooperators.
10/1/2006-9/30/2008
Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
Partner 3
Personnel
ODF personnel
Subtotal
$154,787
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$42,000
$154,787
$0
$0
$0
$196,787
$0
$0
$21,000
$42,000
$196,787
Fringe Benefits
OPE 50%
Subtotal
$21,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$21,000
$0
$0
$0
$21,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,500
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,500
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,500
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,500
$3,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$3,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$3,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$3,000
$75,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$75,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$75,000
$0
$0
$0
$75,000
$9,287
$0
$0
$0
$0
$9,287
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$9,287
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$9,287
$154,787
$154,787
$0
$0
$0
$309,574
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Travel
$0
Subtotal
Equipment
Vehicles
Subtotal
Supplies
Service and Supply
Subtotal
Contractual
Tree Service, Brush Buste
Subtotal
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.