Project Summary Form
Id Number 2006-068
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN-INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Fuels Treatment Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
State of Oregon Department of Forestry/NO. Cascade 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):
Ms. Mary Helen Smith Grant Coordinator
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Oregon Department of Forestry - North Cascade 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:
Santiam Hazardous Wildland Fuels Reduction
Proposed Project Start Date:
10/01/2006
Federal Funding Request:
$ 260,765
Proposed Project End Date:
12/30/2008
Total Project Funding:
$
543,465
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).
The North Cascade District Santiam Unit will allocate cost-share funds to forest landowners to mitigate hazardous forest fuels in priority areas of
Marion County. The funds will be used as a cost share incentive [up to 75%] to landowners for creating defensible space, reduce fire hazard, and
improve forest health. Over 680 improved lots have been included in the project area. This grant will continue successful prevention and education
efforts that have been accomplished. The area to be treated includes the City of Salem watershed as well as a high recreation use area. The B&B
Complex fire that burned in the Summer of 2003 threatened portions of this project area.
Project Location:
Latitude: 44.776
Longitude: 122.92
County:
Marion
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Bob Sayer - USFS
Federal Congressional District:
5
Telephone number of Contact:
503-854-3366 Ext.
Ext.
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?
Cooperation with Stayton RFD, Idanha/Detroit RFD, USFS, BLM, Santiam Canyon and Beyond Prevention
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 Hand Pile Burning
Acres 35
Treatment
Acres 0
Treatment Thinning
Acres 10
Treatment
Acres 0
If you have a treatment type other than standard types above:
Other 1 Chipping
Acres 25
Other 2
Acres 0
This project is located along the Little North Santiam River including the Idanha and Detroit communities. All of these areas are adjacent to federal
lands and due to their proximity to the dense population of the Willamette Valley heavy recreation use takes place in these areas. The entire project
area is included in the Capitol City of Salem's water supply watershed which provides water services for over 170,000 people.
The outcome of this project will be to reduce the fire hazard, educate landowners, protect watershed health and improve forest health. The project
area contains 680 lots with improvements. This project will serve as a model for nearby landowners and should encourage them to take action to
protect their property.
Partners for this project include BLM, USFS, ODF, Idanha/Detroit RFD, Stayton RFD. The cooperators are to serve as an advisory group during
implementation of the project.
Marion County and it's cooperators are currently in the process of completing their Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The expected completion
date is December 2005.
The actions of this grant will have a positive effect on a possible 680 [approximately 70 acres] improved lots within the project area.
This project, if funded, will begin to enroll landowners in early 2006 and continue into early 2007. Once landowners are signed up they are expected
to hire a contractor to do on the ground fuels modification, or do the work themselves. Continual monitoring will take place throughout the project and
all landowner completions and payments should occur prior to the end of 2008. Matching funds will be a combination of in-kind services involved
with project planning and implementation and the ODF Protection Program funds.
If successful in this grant, ODF has support from the community as well as local cooperators that will help to ensure the success of this project. ODF
has a long standing history of successful implementation of NFP projects.
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.In addition to the 680 improved lots, the project area also includes sections of State Highway 22 and several county and BLM
parks and recreation areas. Potential infrastructure that this project could protect include homes, businesses, personal property,
recreation sites, and the entire project area is within the municipal watershed for the city of Salem.
B. Due to the small size of many of these lots, commercial harvest in this area provides little in the way of economic benefit to the
landowner. The lack of harvesting over the past several decades has resulted in a fuel buildup and a decrease in forest health.
This grant will stimulate landowners to explore alternatives for the treatment of their land. These grant funds will be used to cost
share with the landowner for the treatment of their land. This project will directly reduce the risk of wildfire by decreasing the
amount of fuel in the area. The first priority will be to create defensible space around improved properties. Next will be to work in
the area just beyond, which will reduce the vegitation density to an appropriate level for the given site. The fuel types in this area
generally consist of Douglas fir and hemlock mix with heavy amounts of brush and down material. Reducing the fuel loading and
improving forest health will allow the area to withstand a moderate to high intensity fire. Most of the work will be done in the spring,
fall and winter months.
C. Landowners in these rural urban interface areas are begining to realize they are at risk of wildfire. The B&B Complex fire that
burned in the Summer of 2003 threatened portions of this project area. This was an eye opener for many landowners. Once the
landowners are educated about how to protect their property they will have the tools to carry the benefits for several years. The
local fire prevention coalition will be used to remind landowners to maintain the fuel reduction treatment.
D. With this project, the landowners will have ownership in helping to solve the urban interface/wildland fire problems facing their
community. Agencies will help to ensure multi-party monitoring. The Santiam Canyon and Beyond Fire Prevention Coalition will be
kept informed about the project with the intent of getting the full support of the member agencies and reinforcing communications
and the committment of the landowners. We will be looking at other successful ODF NFP projects to use as models for long term
monitoring techniques.
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. Many landowners will hire local contractors or local crews to complete much of the work. Even if landowners perform the work
themselves, they will be purchasing tools and supplies locally.
B. Estimations are this project could keep up to 6 people employed.
C. Considering that our greatest goal is to educate landowners and secondly to reduce fuel, the highest valued tools and skills will be
the improved knowledge and abilities of area residents. In addition to increased fire prevention , residents will have a basic
understanding of fire behavior as it relates to their hazard reduction efforts and long term maintenance. This process will also enable
residents to make sound and proper life safety decisions, during wildfire emergencies, rather than adding to the panic and confusion
residents too often experience.
D. Most of the biomass generated from this project will be small diameter brush and sapling trees. Most of the biomass will be
chipped or burned in small piles during low risk times of year.
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. Marion County is currently drafting a Community Wildfire Protection Plan. A working document should be in place by December
2005. The contact person is Craig Pettinger 503-859-4331. This grant will compliment work done under a Title III grant through
Marion County. The Title III grant focused on educating landowners about defensible space, fuels treatment and forest health.
B. A group of local and federal agencies has been formed to help guide similar activities under a Title III grant. This group is
excited about the possibilities this grant would allow. Landowners are involved through the Stayton Assistant Fire Chief and the
Idanha/Detroit Rural Fire District Board of Directors.
C. Cooperators include Detroit Ranger District, Salem District BLM, Stayton Rural Fire District, Idanha/Detroit Rural Fire District,
Marion County, Oregon Department of Forestry.
D.Support and interest is very high with landowners, forest operators, fire managers, USFS, BLM, County Commissioners and the
general public for this type of grant. Similar activities have been met with much acceptance.
Project Work Form
Tasks
Identify specific landowners and mail out the
grant information for landowners in the grant
area.
Sign up landowners in the program, arrange
for a site visit. Do a site hazard assessment,
determine what activities need to take place.
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Santiam Unit, ODF
September-December 06
Santiam Unit, ODF
October 06 through 2007
Monitor projects and document activities.
Santiam Unit, ODF
October 06 through 2008
Santiam Unit, ODF
Use first several projects as examples for
newer projects. Constantly improve program.
Ongoing
Project Budget
LANDOWNERS
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
Partner 3
Personnel
$60,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$60,000
$60,000
$0
$0
$0
$120,000
$0
$0
$56,400
$60,000
Subtotal
$120,000
Fringe Benefits
$28,200
$28,200
$0
$0
$0
$28,200
$0
$0
$0
$0
$28,200
$0
$0
$0
$56,400
$2,000
$2,000
$0
$0
$0
$4,000
$0
$0
$0
$2,000
$0
$2,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,000
$4,000
$0
$0
$0
$8,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,000
$4,000
$0
$0
$0
$8,000
$120,000
$120,000
$30,000
$0
$0
$270,000
$0
$0
$120,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$120,000
$30,000
$0
$0
$270,000
District/Unit Admin
$30,919
$38,500
$0
$0
$0
$69,419
Salem 6%(Prot & Financ)
$15,646
$0
$0
$0
$15,646
$46,565
$0
$38,500
$0
$0
$0
$85,065
$260,765
$252,700
$30,000
$0
$0
$543,465
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Subtotal
Travel
$0
Subtotal
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
Subtotal
Contractual
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.