Project Summary Form
Id Number 2006-097
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN-INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Fuels Treatment Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Carnation/Duvall Citizens Corp Council
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
Type of Applicant: (enter appropriate letter in box)
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425-333-5415
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
A. State
B. County
C. Municipal
D. Township
E. Interstate
425-333-5415
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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):
36915 NE 98th St Carnation, WA 98014
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Jeff Madden Grant Writer
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Carnation/Duvall Citizans Corp Council
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
425-333-5415
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
425-333-5415
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Email:
JeffMadden@earthlink.net
Project Information
Project Title:
Tolt Triangle Fire Corp
Proposed Project Start Date:
01/01/2006
Federal Funding Request:
$ 33,700
Proposed Project End Date:
12/31/2007
Total Project Funding:
$
62,780
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
No, one project with six discrete project components.
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 following project will assist landowners in reducing the current high hazard rating of 95. Outreach and education will help landowners manage
fuel and create a demonstration community in a high visibility county.
1-Reduce fuels and improve visibilty and access by pruning and clearing along the following privately owned roads providing evacuation routes for
City of Carnation and four communities:
352nd NE, NE 98th, Tolt Highlands Road
NE Moss Creek Way and Moss Creek Lane NE
NE 102nd Foxglove Way 322nd Way NE
2-Provide an industrial chipper truck and crew to chip piles of brush created by property owners when creating defensible space
3-Produce and deliver three separate Firewise-related presentations for the community
4-Purchase create and distribute appropriate Firewise materials
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Project Location:
Latitude: 47.638
Longitude: 121.911
County:
King, WA
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Federal Congressional District:
8
Telephone number of Contact:
Mark Gray, Washington State DNR
360-902-1300 Ext.
Andy Starkovitch, USFS Mt. Baker-Snoq NF
425-888-1421 Ext. 520
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?
The South Puget Sound Region Local Coordination Group has reviewed this project.
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 Thinning
Acres 16
Treatment Thinning
Acres 8
Treatment Thinning
Acres 10
Treatment
Acres 0
If you have a treatment type other than standard types above:
Other 1
Acres 0
Other 2
Acres 0
Tolt Triangle Fire Council [TTFC] is essentially one large, contiguous forest over 5,800 acres in size, located northeast of Carnation, WA. There are
over 900 parcels with more than 500 homes and 2,000 residents in this area. The majority of these parcels are organized in four different
established neighborhoods; Tolt River Highlands [TRH], Lake Joy, North Lake Joy Estates [NLJE], and the Reserve at Lake Joy. In addition there
are many homes in the outlying areas and along the Tolt River.
Location: Northeast TTFC abuts the Tolt Watershed and the Markworth State Forest. The Tolt Watershed is managed by the City of Seattle and
provides Seattle with about 30 percent of its fresh water supply. The Markworth State Forest is managed by the Washington State Department of
Natural Resources as a working forest. The east section of TTFC follows the Tolt River and abuts the Snoqualmie Tree Farm, which is managed by
Hancock Forest Management as an industrial forest. North of TTFC is more wildland urban interface [long term plans are to grow this community to
include these areas once TTFC is established]. To the west is agricultural and a mix of private/public wetland properties along the Snoqualmie
River.
Outcomes: TTFC is applying to become a Firewise USA recognized community. Their Firewise plan details annual educational events as well as
community-driven fuel reduction projects. The projects for 2006 include the following.
1-Reduce fuels and improve visibility and access by pruning and clearing along the following privately owned roads:
352nd NE, NE 98th and Tolt Highlands Road
These gravel roads provide the only ingress and egress route for the 120 properties [currently 40+ homes plus several under active construction] in
Tolt River Highlands [TRH]. This road also serves as an emergency evacuation route for both the several hundred homes around Lake Joy [in case
of fire] and all of the city of Carnation [in case of the breaching of the dam on the Tolt Reservoir]. This road is privately owned and maintained by the
property owners of TRH. This large property owners association has pledged $10,000 in matching funds towards this project.
NE Moss Creek Way and Moss Creek Lane NE
NLJE is responsible for the maintenance of these roads which connect with Lake Joy road and the Tolt Pipeline road, providing emergency access
and evacuation route. The road canopies are almost completely closed with a very dense forest right up to the edge of the road and are in severe
need of thinning/pruning if they are to function as any kind of firebreak. These roads are the only access to 17 properties [12 home]. The property
owners have agreed to perform the pruning and thinning as their in-kind contribution towards this project.
NE 102nd, Foxglove Way, 322nd Way NE
Tolt River Highlands Division 2 is responsible for the maintenance of these roads which form a loop from NE 98th around to Tolt Highlands road.
This loop serves as the only access to over 30 properties [12+ homes]. The property owners have agreed to perform initial pruning and thinning as
their in-kind contribution towards this project.
These projects will clean up the shoulders and edges, improving the roads ability to be an effective firebreak. It will reduce the fuel along the road
and open the canopy. The project will also improve access and visibility for emergency vehicles [important due to the narrow nature of the road and
sharp, blind corners]. Local volunteers and community homeowners associations will maintain the access roads and escape routes during their
scheduled road maintenance activities.
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:
Community infrastructure protected: 900 parcels with more than 500 homes and 2,000 residents.
Tolt Triangle Fire Council [TTFC] is located within easy commuting distance to Seattle and the eastside suburbs. There are over
900 properties within the 5,800+ acres that make up the current boundaries of TTFC. There is large mix of property types;
suburban developments on small lots [less than 1/4 acre] such as surround Lake Joy, homes on larger lots [1 to 3 acres] such as
The Reserve at Lake Joy, homes and cabins along the Tolt River, small farms, equestrian estates, homes on large estates [3 to 20
+ acres] such as North Lake Joy Estates and Tolt River Highlands. There are even some properties held in commercial forest
land.
In this first phase of a multi-year project, the main access and evacuation roads will be improved to make an effective shaded fuel
break. These will connect with the natural and manmade fuel breaks in the area [the Tolt River and the various paved roads in the
area]. The work will consist of the following:
Within 30 feet from the center of the road, on both sides [60 easement]:
Prune all limbs as high as possible given the equipment and manpower [a minimum of 15].
Thin dense stands by removing and chipping small trees [less than 3 inches in diameter]
Clear out and chip undergrowth and deadfall
Chip any brush, downed limbs, or other organic material. [Chips will either be blown back into the forest or delivered to property
owners for use with livestock].
In areas of closed canopies, prune limbs or remove trees to provide clear canopy above the road, providing an effective fire break
in case of crown fires.
Ideally, the work would be performed in the spring and fall of 2006 and 2007 [March thru June and late September through
October].
Project maintenance into future: The resulting shaded fuel breaks will be maintained annually by a combination of local volunteers
and homeowners association annual work projects.
In addition to specific road work, a roving chipper program will be setup. This program will provide a chipper and crew to dispose of
brush and other materials that property owners have removed from their properties in creation of defensible space. The chipping
will occur during the spring and the fall of 2006 and 2007. Property owners will sign up for the program in advance and place all
their brush alongside of the road. The materials will be chipped and offered to local farms for use with livestock.
The chipping program encourages homeowners to increase the defensibile space around their homes by providing a disposal
method for the wildfire fuel.
Tied into this program will be educational events and demonstration projects directed toward the 2000 residents and neighboring
communities, that will explain the concepts of defensible space and provide concrete examples of defensible space landscaping.
Multi-party monitoring: All elements of this multi-element project will be monitored by individual homeowners, the Homeownersâ??
Associations, Tolt Triangle Fire Council, Carnation Emergency Response Corp, Eastside Fire and Rescue, King County and
Washington Department of Natural Resources. Long-term monitoring will be completed by Tolt Triangle Fire Corps and King
County to assure compliance with the Community Fire Plan.
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:
With the closure of several mills and the sale of Weyerhaeuser forestland within this area, forestry services infrastructure and jobs for
providers are both lacking. It is expected that spring/summer and fall seasonal jobs for six or more local workers and qualified
contractors will be created for 2006 and 2007. In addition, increased awareness of the need for forest health management will result
from education and outreach. This should result in increased contracting opportunities.
A new mill is being established by a local lumber yard. This project has the potential to provide wood for the new mill, helping
stimulate the rural economy.
Washington State DNR and Interagency Fire Crew members can gain invaluable training before assignments to dangerous wildland
urban interface fires. The volunteers and contract crews employed during the project will learn basic job skills, forestry and wildland
fire concepts. These skills can be turned into future job opportunities. Contractor employees on similar projects have gone into
professional forestry programs or started their own tree service business.
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:
This project is the first of its kind in King County. The Carnation/Duvall Citizens Corp Council is working with the King County Fire
Marshal and Eastside Fire and Rescue to develop wildfire mitigation plans for the region. TTFC is the first organization in King
County to to complete a Community Fire Plan and apply for Firewise recognition. This fuel reduction and education project,
implementing priority action items within the TTFC Plan, is a crucial component in expanding the plan to the entire eastside of King
County.
Washington State DNR and King County personnel have been instrumental in the development in this plan.
Partners:
The following groups and organizations are supporting the efforts of the Tolt Triangle Fire Council:
Neighborhoods and Related Associations; contributing $17,500 in-kind and cash.
Tolt River Highlands, including TRH Div 1, Div 2, Div 3, Div 7
www.toltriverhighlands.org
Lake Joy
www.lakejoycommunity.com
North Lake Joy Estates
The Reserve at Lake Joy
Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Reduce fuels along 352nd, NE 98th, and Tolt
Highlands road.
3/1/06 - 7/15/06
Reduce fuels along NE Moss Creek Way and
Moss Creek Lane NE.
3/1/06 - 7/15/06
Reduce fuels along NE 102nd, Foxglove Way,
and 322nd Way NE.
3/1/06 - 7/15/-6
Provide industrial chipper, truck and crew to
chip piles of brush created by property
owners.
Produce and deliver three separate, one-day
long, Firewise-related presenations on
defensible space, fuel reduction and the
permit process.
May and Spetember, 2006 & 2007
March through November, 2006 & 2007
Contract crews,
Tolt River Highlands Homeowners
Association
Contract crews,
North Lake Joy Estates Homeowners
Association
Landowners
Contract crews,
Tolt River Highlands Division 2
Homeowners Association
Landowners
Tolt Triangle Fire Council,
Carnation/Duvall Citizens Corp
Council
Landonwers
Tolt Triangle Fire Council,
Carnation/Duvall Citizens Corp
Council,
King County DNRP
1/1/06 - 12/31/07
Tolt Triangle Fire Council,
Carnation/Duvall Citizens Corp
Council,
King County DNRP,
Washington DNR
1/1/06 - 12/31/07
Tolt Triangle Fire Council,
Carnation/Duvall Citizens Corp
Council,
Washington DNR, King County
DNRP
Purchase, create, and distribute appropriate
Firewise materials.
Create banner and other materials to create
booth and informational display at community
events.
Responsible Party
Purchase and plant Firewise appropriate
landscaping demonstration area.
3/1/06 - 9/1/07
Tolt Triangle Fire Council, King
County DNRP,
Carnation/Duvall Citizens Corp
Council
Project Budget
Washington DNR
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Private Landowners
Partner 1
King County DNRP
Partner 2
Total
Partner 3
Personnel
Monitoring project
Cutting brush
Subtotal
$0
$500
$2,080
$0
$2,000
$4,580
$0
$0
$0
$7,500
$0
$7,500
$0
$500
$2,080
$7,500
$2,000
$12,080
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,000
$1,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,000
$1,000
$1,500
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,500
$6,500
$3,500
$0
$0
$500
$10,500
$8,000
$3,500
$0
$0
$500
$12,000
$18,500
$0
$0
$10,000
$0
$28,500
$7,200
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$7,200
$25,700
$0
$10,000
$0
$35,700
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,000
$2,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,000
$2,000
$33,700
$4,000
$2,080
$17,500
$5,500
$62,780
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
Travel
$0
Subtotal
Equipment
plants for demo project
Subtotal
Supplies
Postage 4 times .60x625
Production of materials
Subtotal
Contractual
Thinning crew
Chipping crew 6 days@12
Subtotal
Other
Planning and support
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.