Project Summary Form
Id Number 2006-128
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN-INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Fuels Treatment Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Oregon Department of Forestry COD Prineville/Sisters Unit
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 St Salem, OR 97310
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Ms. Mary Helen Smith Grant Coordinator/ Stu Otto Field Coordinator
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Oregon Department of Forestry
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
503-945-7341
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
503-945-7316
Call Ahead For FAX
Email:
msmith@odf.state.or.us
Project Information
Project Title:
COD - Fuels Reduction Crew
Proposed Project Start Date:
05/01/2006
Federal Funding Request:
$ 248,993
Proposed Project End Date:
12/31/2008
Total Project Funding:
$
520,993
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 is the for Oregon Department of Forestry to hire and train a five person thinning crew with supervisor and support vehicles. This crew
would be available to do fuels reduction projects in Central Oregon. This work would primarily take place on land owned by other government
agencies such as: cities, counties, and state agencies that are adjacent to ODF protected lands.
Project Location:
Latitude: -121.293
Longitude: 44.092
County:
Deschutes
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Federal Congressional District:
2
Telephone number of Contact:
Ryan Karjala, ODF Fire Supervisor
541-549-2731 Ext.
Joe Stutler, Deschutes County Forester
541-322-7117 Ext.
Lisa Clark, Fire Mitigation Specialist, COFMS
541-416-6864 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?
Level of cooperation is high with ODF, Deschutes Co Forestry, and adjoining neighborhoods.
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) Yes
Please indicate planned treatments and associated acres:
* Treatment Thinning
Acres 365
Treatment Hand Piling
Acres 365
Treatment Clipping
Acres 100
Treatment
Acres 0
If you have a treatment type other than standard types above:
Other 1
Acres 0
Other 2
Acres 0
The location of this project is variable within the Central Oregon area. A large portion of Deschutes County was highly subdivided in the 1970's,
before the advent of land use planning laws. As a result there are a lot of properties sold with future aspirations of being developed or as an
investment vehicle. In many cases, upon request to start development on properties [especially in the LaPine Basin], owners discovered they were
unable to develop due to environmental conditions. With future development restricted, many properties reverted to County ownership due to failure
to pay taxes. This situation has left the county in possession of many vacant properties that are in need of fuels reduction treatment. The Oregon
Interface Protection Act has classified many of these properties Extreme or High Density Extreme. Under High Density Extreme classifications
vacant lots are required to treat a minimum of 20 feet around the perimeter of the lot. The emphasis of the Oregon Interface Act was to provide
protection for structures and a safe work environment for fire fighters. This treatment will lend protection to developed lots that adjoin vacant lots.
Through this grant the Oregon Department of Forestry, working with Deschutes County Forestry, can implement a fuels reduction program that will
provide a cost-effective means to treat these properties. These shaded fuel breaks and ladder fuels reduction treatments will be used as examples
to homeowners in the area. On larger parcels, treatments will be the first step in restoring fire adapted ecosystems and improve forest health.
Treatments would include forest thinning, pruning, ladder fuel reduction and removal of slash. A crew would be put together and trained in proper
thinning techniques, tree selection and safety. The County is just one government entity that may be able to use this crew. Fuels treatment in State
and City parks that border properties need fuels reduction work as well. This crew would also be available to assist in fire suppression if conditions
warrant. This will add to the Oregon Department of Forestry's protection mission in prevention and suppression of wildland fires and will greatly
assist in protecting resource values in Central Oregon. The outcomes would be to treat County properties that pose a hazard to neighboring
properties, assist LaPine State Park and/or Shevlin City Park with fuels reduction and other agencies that have interface properties. There are
several CWPPs being developed for Deschutes County at this time. The Upper Deschutes River Natural Resource Coalition has completed their
plan which was signed July, 2004. In that plan, the concern for vacant lots is high and a portion of these lots are owned by Deschutes County. This
grant will contribute to the plan by assisting Deschutes County in treating those properties. Given the production rate of two acres of treatment a day
and 182 days of funding the hope would be to treat a minimum of 365 acres.
The project timeline is to begin in the spring of 2006 with hiring the crew, train the crew and coordinate work with partners: Deschutes County
Forestry, State parks, City Parks and other State and local agencies. Treatment work would begin June 2006, working throughout the summer and
into the fall. There would be a break during the winter and work would resume in the spring of 2007 and continue through summer and into that fall.
The grant would be completed December of 2007. The match will be primarily through the Oregon Department of Forestry in training and
organizational support and Deschutes County Forestry in work project location and treatment standards. The level of cooperation is high between
the principle parties and ability to complete this project is also high. ODF has a long history of successful implementation of NFP grants.
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. Individual homes are the infrastucture that will be most protected with this grant. Treatment of vacant lots in large subdivisions
will help reduce the fuels in the neighborhood. Working on other agency property will protect other infrastucture such as: roads,
bridges, power lines, parks, and riparian areas.
B. The fuels to be treated are overstocked Ponderosa Pine and Lodgepole Pine saplings, and dense bitterbrush. In the LaPine
Basin many properties still have high loading of dead and down trees from the Bark Beetle epidemic of the late 1970's and 1980's.
The treatment process in most cases will be thinning and dead fuel removal with chainsaws, piling and burning. Some portions of
the larger fuels could be removed for firewood and some of the tops and branches could be chipped. The timing will depend on
fire weather, but the plan is to start treatments in the spring and continue work into the fall of the year. What burning is done will be
in the winter with snow on the ground.
C. The treatments will be maintained by the landowner.
D. The monitoring will be done by several different agencies that have a stake in this type of fuels treatment. The landowner will
reveiw to determine if the treatment has met their standards along with the Oregon Department of Forestry, and the local Fire
District. This review will insure that the treatments are meeting all the parameters needed to be effective.
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 project will lead to improved local economy by directly employing six individuals seasonal employment for two years. The
work they perform could be a starting point for other employment for other service and suppliers.
B. This grant will create six seasonal jobs for two years.
C. Members of the crew will learn good work habits for safe use of chainsaws and proper falling techniques, which is a skill that
could lead to other employment. They will learn proper fuels management and apply this skill to different situations.
D. Biomass could be utilitzed in several different methods. The larger stems will be used as firewood, the smaller woody debris
could be used as mulch or in compost. It is estimated that one third to half of the biomass will be utilitzed in some fasion.
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. This project will assist in implementing plans by treating hazardous fuels on County property and other public lands located in or
adjacent to interface areas. In most plans, protecting homes will be a prioirty. Most of the areas covered by this project are in the
process of completing plans. One area has completed their plan, The Upper Deschutes River Natural Resources Coalition,
completed July, 2004. A copy can be downloaded from their web site at www.udrnrc.org.
B. This treatment has been coordinated between the State and County Forestry staff. The coordination with the local landowners
will take place after the State is notified of the grant award. Support for treatment of County owned parcels is high among
surrounding homeowners. However, the State is cautious not to raise expectations if the treatments are not forthcoming.
C. The main cooperators/partners will be the Oregon Department of Forestry and Deschutes County Forestry. Other partners
could include Oregon State Parks, Bend Metro Parks, Division of State Lands, and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
D. The extent of local support is high with County Officials, currently there are not cost-share agreements in place.
Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Hire and train Supervisor & Crew / Coordinate
with partners
May / June 2006
Select Treatment Units
Responsible Party
Ryan Karjala ODF, ODF staff, ODF
Protection Unit Forester & Deschutes
County Forester
ODF and multi-agency partners
June 2006
Start Fuels Reduction
ODF Treatment Crew
June 2006
Review Treatments
July 2006
End Treatments for season
George Ponte, Ryan Karjala ODF,
Joe Stutler Decshutes County
Forester, other partners
ODF Crew
October 2006
ODF Crew
Begin treatments for new season
May 2007
Review Treatments
June 2007
George Ponte, Ryan Karjala ODF,
Joe Stutler Deschutes County
Forester, other partners
Oct / Nov / Dec 2007
ODF Crew, ODF staff, Deschutes
County Forester, other partners, ODF
staff to end grant
End project / review grant / end grant
Project Budget
Deschutes County
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
Partner 3
Personnel
Wages
$120,995
ODF Match
Subtotal
$0
$15,000
$0
$0
$135,995
$0
$150,000
$0
$0
$0
$150,000
$120,995
$150,000
$15,000
$0
$0
$285,995
$0
$0
$65,693
Fringe Benefits
OPE
ODF Match
Subtotal
$60,693
$0
$5,000
$0
$80,000
$80,000
$0
$0
$0
$80,000
$60,693
$5,000
$0
$0
$145,693
$17,419
$20,000
$2,000
$0
$0
$39,419
$0
$0
$0
$17,419
$0
$20,000
$0
$2,000
$0
$0
$39,419
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$6,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$6,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$6,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$6,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$36,416
$0
$0
$0
$0
$36,416
$7,470
$0
$0
$0
$7,470
$43,886
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$43,886
$248,993
$250,000
$22,000
$0
$0
$520,993
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Travel
Mileage
$0
Subtotal
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
Safety Equip, saw parts
Subtotal
Contractual
Subtotal
Other
Indirect costs(incl3%Fin)
Salem 3%(Prot only)
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.