Project Summary Form
Id Number 2006-173
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN-INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Fuels Treatment Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Wolf Creek Rural Fire Protection District
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
Type of Applicant: (enter appropriate letter in box)
G
541-866-2584
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
A. State
B. County
C. Municipal
D. Township
E. Interstate
541-866-2599
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):
100 Coyote Creek road P.O.Box 1 Wolf Creek , OR 97497
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Mr. Paul Leighton Fire Chief
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Wolf Creek Rural Fire Protection District
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
541-866-2584
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
541-866-2599
Call Ahead For FAX
Email:
wcfd@budget.net
Project Information
Project Title:
Wolf Creek Fuels Reduction Project
Proposed Project Start Date:
01/01/2006
Federal Funding Request:
$ 200,000
Proposed Project End Date:
12/31/2006
Total Project Funding:
$
240,000
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
No other projects are being submitted by the Wolf Creek Rural Fire District
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 main goal is to continue implementation of the Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan. Project location is recognized as a high risk for fire
hazard. The community of Wolf Creek is approx. 20 miles north of Grants Pass. Community partner involvement would include Wolf Creek Rural
Fire Department, Josephine County, Oregon Department of Forestry, Lomakatsi, USFS and BLM. anticipated positive outcomes are numerous and
would cover the implementation of countywide fire plans, securing defensible space and safe ingress/egress in an area of heavy fuel loading and
high wildfire frequency, performing innovative multi-party monitoring, active engagement of local fire safe council in a successful on the ground
project, positive interaction between landowners, community organizations, and government agencies, appealing opportunities for local
employment, and avenues for cost effective biomass utilization.
Project Location:
Latitude: 42.696
Longitude: 123.417
County:
Joshine
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Federal Congressional District:
4
Telephone number of Contact:
Donni Vogel/ B.L.M.
541-840-1150 Ext.
Mark Sorensen/ Josephine Co.
541-474-5300 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?
This project is supported by the agencies working within the JCIFP
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 200
Treatment Hand Pile Burning
Acres 100
Treatment Hand Piling
Acres 200
Treatment Lop and Scatter
Acres 100
If you have a treatment type other than standard types above:
Other 1
Acres 0
Other 2
Acres 0
Location: The Wolf Creek Rural Fire District, the Oregon Department of Forestry, USFS and BLM, Lomakatsi and the residents of Wolf Creek are
working to reduce the hazard risks associated with heavy fuel loading and high wildfire frequency in the Wolf Creek Community located in Josephine
County OR. The county is a heavily forested region, encompassing approximately 1,040,000 acres of which about 70% is publicly owned. Of the
counties 75,726 citizens, over half live in rural areas. The 2002 Biscuit Fire, largely within Josephine County boundaries, burned close to 500,000
acres and cost over $150 million so far. The immediate vicinity for this project comprises a portion of the community called Wolf Creek.
Anticipated outcomes include implementation of the countywide fire plan, securing defensible space and safe ingress/egress in an area of heavy fuel
loading and high wildfire frequency, innovative multi-party monitoring, active engagement of local fire safe council in a successful on the ground
project, positive interaction between landowners, community organizations, and government agencies, engaging opportunities for local employment,
and possibilities for cost effective biomass utilization.
Partner involvement includes the Wolf Creek Community, The Program for Watershed and Community Health, Josephine County Fire Plan
Coordinator Kathy Lynn and county GIS mapping and data support from Cody Zook, Wolf Creek Rural Fire Department, Paul Leighton will perform
community meetings recruitment, and defensible space prescription signoff, Oregon Department of Forestry will provide defensible space
assessments and grant work adjacent to project area, BLM Mike Maine, will provide technical expertise, coordination of necessary NEPA surveys
and future fuels treatment projects, involvement with local instructors, schools, and students for future monitoring, USFS and Lomakatsi Restoration.
Community risk assessment and mitigation plan coordination commenced at the county level with assistance from our local coordinating group and
in concert with our risk assessment instrument and other potential project proposals. High hazard/risk area determination was based on: hazard,
risk, protection capabilities, structural vulnerability, and values at risk. Wolf Creek was determined to be a high priority based on these factors. See
Josephine County Communities at Risk mapping at: http://cwch.uoregon.edu/CCWP/JCIFP/Attachments/CAR.jpg
Extent of actions comprises approximately 200 acres to be treated around 20 homes plus related buildings and five miles of driveways and main
access roads.
Project timeline start to finish would not exceed 2 years.
Contributed funds from private landowners would be approximately $40,000.00.
Proponent ability The Wolf Creek Rural Fire District WCRFD will be supported in their efforts to complete this project by the group working on the
Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan, Oregon Department of Forestry and the Illinois Valley Community Development Organization. This will be
the second WUI project that the WCRFD will be working on as the county will funnel funding for fuels reduction from their 2005 project that has
tentatively be targeted for funding through the NFP.
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:
1a. The community of Wolf Creek, is located within northern, Josephine Co, OR and has a population of 726 residents. Local
assets associated with Wolf Creek include a general store, 2 gas stations, restaurant, rural fire station and the historic Wolf Creek
Tavern. Presently there are approximately 20 homes with related out buildings, driveways and 2 miles of associated roads directly
within project boundaries.
1b. Current fuel loading in much of the proposed project area consists of thick brush, remnant logging slash, and crowded
understory conifers. Material would be hand cut, hand piled, and chipped or burned onsite. Chips would be scattered and or
hauled offsite where applicable. Hand piles would be kept small and burned in the fall, winter, or spring months onsite before
flowering plants emerge. Pile loading would be taken into consideration so that no harm would come to remnant overstory
vegetation immediately adjacent to piles.
1c. Our staff and local coordinating group committee members, are holding ongoing discussion and meetings regarding fire risks
and hazards within each community and will continue in future years. This community is ultimately responsible to police their own
neighborhoods and will remind landowners when fuel maintenance issues arise. The Wolf Creek Rural Fire District also plans to
set up photo monitoring points within the project area linked to Josephine County GIS hazard/risk maps. Photo monitoring will be
performed before and after fuels reduction project. Fire safe defensible space recognition tags and signs will be supplied to project
participants that expire on a certain future date to be determined based on natural regeneration rates of vegetation within project
boundaries. In addition, this opportunity lends itself to scholastic involvement; for instance, it would be ideal if a few high school
students could visit the project area prior to the grant start date and write a report on different aspects of the WUI coordination
effort. As a follow-up, the area could be revisited by students several years later and final reports submitted with
recommendations.
1d. Multi-party monitoring of this and future projects will be accomplished by our local coordinating group. Fire related issues and
projects are discussed and ideas shared on a regular and ongoing basis. Meetings and committees include: Education &
Outreach, Fuels Reduction, Risk Assessment, Biomass and Utilization, and Emergency Management. Ongoing discussion about
lessons learned on past and present projects would be applied to future ones. Other possibilities for monitoring include recruiting
the Boy Girl Scouts, Northwest Youth Corps, Youth Conservation Corps, and local college and high school students looking to
satisfy scholastic project requirements. Our local group is diverse and well represented by agencies and local stakeholders who
are energetic and imaginative.
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:
2a. Community meetings and education provided to local residents along with the visual accomplishments of neighbors will go along
way in changing the culture and attitude of those living in fire prone areas. Changing the culture and attitude is a vital part of
residents accepting the responsibility of ongoing fuels reduction maintenance. This project will create the need for consulting work in
forestry and fuels, power equipment sales and maintenance, and continuing on the ground fuels reduction work. Local crafters that
utilize special forest products will be multiplied. Participation in this program will enhance the capacity of local individuals for
successfully bidding on public stewardship contracts, fuels reduction contracts and other federal, state, county offered projects.
2b. When awarded, 5 part time seasonal jobs and 15-20 full time seasonal jobs- on the ground fuels reduction work. This growth in
employment can be expected for at least the duration of the grant. Several of these jobs would be retained from the previous grant
period 2005.
2c. The most important gain from this proposal would be the hands on experience and knowledge that landowners would get.
Project participants willing to showcase their work once completed facilitates sharing, trust, and a renewed sense of community pride.
The project would also provide a platform for collaboration between local residents and community organizations, large private
landowners, and government agencies.
2d. One of the many partners in this project is the JCIFP Biomass Subcommittee. This Subcommittee is constantly looking for ways
to utilize biomass. The majority of the biomass utilization would include firewood [100-200 cords]. Small diameter poles, and
manzanita will be made available for use by furniture makers and crafters.
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:
3a. This organization is represented within the local coordinating group that helped formulate the Josephine County Integrated Fire
Plan JCIFP adopted 11/04 and is consistent with the structure of a community wildfire protection plan as defined in the Healthy
Forest Restoration Act. JCIFP can be viewed at http://www.co.josephine.or.us/wildfire/index.htm.
3b. Site specific coordination has happened through meetings with project area landowners, cooperating partners, and agency
professionals. Specific project area boundaries were determined with the local coordinating group members and utilization of the
risk assessment tool. Integrate cost share or services for low-income and elderly and or disabled citizens will be considered into
the per acre costs on a sliding scale structure. Agency professionals are willing to pursue fuels reduction in this vicinity and
favorable response from larger adjacent landowners has been received. 3c. Partners include: Wolf Creek Rural Fire District,
Oregon Department of Forestry, USFS, BLM, and Lomakatsi.
3c. Partners include: Wolf Creek Rural Fire District, Oregon Department of Forestry, USFS, BLM, and Lomakatsi.
3d. Initial response indicates a high degree of cooperation and interest among stakeholders. The proposed project area is also in
the vicinity of the historic Biscuit Fire, a constant reminder and source of incentive to get the job done. With the proper guidance,
Wolf Creek could become a model fire-wise community. This proposal is well received by local residents.
Project Work Form
Tasks
1-Prepare and hold neighborhood and
community meetings
2-Pilot community fuels reduction
1-Select projects within high risk area
2-Hold Neighbohood meetings
3-Public Outreach
4-Identify contractors
5-Set up a data base
1-NEPA Assesments
2-Cost estimates per.unit
3-Private land perscriptions
4-Establish photo monitoring points
1-Start on Actual fuels reduction
2-on going assesment
3-Final Approval
4-Photo monitoring
Time Frame
prior to 2006 grant
first 60 to 90 days
On Going
Through out the grant period
Responsible Party
1-Jo Co education & Out reach
committee
2-Jo Co fuels reduction committe
3-W.C.R.F.P.D.
Jo. Co. Education and out reach
committe
Wolf Creek Fire Department
Jo.Co. Fuels reduction committee
B.L.M.
W.C.R.F.P.D.
Contractors
Property Owners
Contractors
Home Owners
Wolf Creek Fire Department
W.C.R.F.P.D.
Make the Payments that are Due
Through out the grant period
Project Budget
Homeowners
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
Partner 3
Personnel
$0
Subtotal
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Fringe Benefits
$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
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,000
com/neighborhood mtgs
$2,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,000
Subtotal
$4,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,000
$160,000
$0
$40,000
$0
$0
$200,000
assmt/monitor/prescripts
$18,000
$0
$0
$18,000
$178,000
$0
$0
$0
Subtotal
$40,000
$0
$0
$218,000
$18,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$18,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$18,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$18,000
$200,000
$0
$40,000
$0
$0
$240,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Subtotal
Travel
$0
Subtotal
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
Edu/outrch/recognition
Contractual
fuels reduction
Other
admin/NEPA
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.