Project Summary Form
Id Number 2006-187
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN-INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Fuels Treatment Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Washington State Department of Natural Resources, NE Region
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
Type of Applicant: (enter appropriate letter in box)
A
509-684-7474
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
A. State
B. County
C. Municipal
D. Township
E. Interstate
509-684-7484
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):
PO Box 190 Colville, WA 99114
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Mr. Chuck Johnson Community Fire Planner
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Washington Department of Natural Resources - NE Region
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
509-684-7474
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
509-684-7484
Call Ahead For FAX
Email:
chuck.johnson@wadnr.gov
Project Information
Project Title:
Springdale/Ford WUI Fuels Reduction Project
Proposed Project Start Date:
06/01/2006
Federal Funding Request:
$ 201,250
Proposed Project End Date:
12/31/2007
Total Project Funding:
$
220,570
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
YES. WADNR is applying for numerous grants, all prioritized by the Stevens County Local Coordinating Group.
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 Washington State Department of Natural Resources, in cooperation with the BIA, Spokane Tribe, and Stevens County Fire District 1 will
conduct fuels reduction projects on private lands located on, adjacent to, or near the northeast corner of the Spokane Indian Reservation. This
project complements and enhances existing and planned fuels reduction projects on federal, tribal, and private lands that benefit the communities of
Springdale, Ford, and Wellpinit, WA. The ultimate goal of this project is to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire by eliminating ladder fuels and
reducing fuel concentrations in the wildland urban interface.
Project Location:
Latitude: -48.057
Longitude: 117.746
County:
Stevens
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Federal Congressional District:
5
Telephone number of Contact:
Kevin Ritzer, BIA Spokane Reservation
509-258-4566 Ext.
Keith Reilly, Stevens Co FPD 1 Chief
509-262-9660 Ext.
Steve Harris, WA DNR Northeast Region
509-684-7474 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 proposal has been reviewed by the Stevens County LCG with chair input.
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 175
Treatment
Acres 0
Treatment
Acres 0
Treatment
Acres 0
If you have a treatment type other than standard types above:
Other 1 Ladder Fuel Removal
Acres 175
Other 2
Acres 0
A. The Springdale/Ford WUI Fuels Reduction Project will benefit the communities of Springdale, Ford, and Wellpinit, Washington. They are on or
adjacent to the northeastern and eastern boundary of the Spokane Indian Reservation. This has been a focus area for collaborative fuels reduction
projects by BIA and DNR. This application proposes to extend funding of this effort through 2007.
B. There are several anticipated outcomes: reduce fire intensity and torching potential near private improvements, break up the continuity of
hazardous fuels conditions across the landscape, provide firefighters with a chance to mount a reasonable defense against wildfire and build owner
awareness of fire hazard mitigation.
C. The WADNR, BIA, and local Fire Districts have partnered for many years concerning fire management issues. All partners will collaborate to
insure a successful operational flow. Primary responsibility will rest with the DNR to initiate, implement, and monitor project activities. DNR will utilize
the services of local fuel contractors and consultants to complete. The BIA will continue to provide valuable expertise, outreach, and adjacent project
coordination. Stevens County Fire District 1 will continue to provide prevention and educational information to the public.
D. Community risk assessment and mitigation measures have been determined by local fire managers utilizing RAMS and NFPA-299. A countywide
Community Wildfire Protection Plan is underway in Stevens County. This plan will formalize local plans including assessing risks, recommending
mitigation strategies, and prioritizing projects. However, local fire managers recognize a critical opportunity in timing a fuels reduction project in
conjunction with the current joint fuels reduction effort by BIA and DNR on the Spokane Indian Reservation. These communities are in a recognized
high risk area, and fuels reduction efforts will be continued and monitored by state, federal, and county agencies.
E. It is estimated that 175 acres of hazardous fuels reduction will be accomplished.
F. Since this project proposes to continue the work of a successful partnership currently being administered by the WADNR , implementation can
start quickly after funding. Match funding is limited yet agency partners will contribute significant resources to accomplish grant objectives.
G. The proponents have continually demonstrated the ability to complete numerous National and State Fire Plan projects. There are experienced
consultants and fuels reduction contractors in the area who will implement this project 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 communities in this project are typical of the wildland urban interface in the inland northwest. These three towns service a
rural population that is disbursed over the forested landscape. The area is served by a network of state highways, county roads,
and railways with parallel power lines. The area consists of unincorporated communities with limited infrastructure and monetary
resources.
B. The proposal will change fire behavior by reducing fuels in the area of private improvements. Contractors will thin small,
overstocked trees, remove brush, prune low limbs, and chip woody debris. This will decrease fire intensity, flame length, and the
tendency for fire to ascend into tree crowns. The overall effect is to reduce Fuels Condition Class from 2 or 3 down to 1. Fuel
reduction projects in this community will have the broader effect of breaking up the continuity of hazard fuels across the landscape.
The project meets National Fire Plan Implementation Plan goals by: focusing on treating improvements and hazards that would
most threaten firefighters defending homes, increasing homeowner education by distributing FireWise literature during the project,
restoring portions of unhealthy forests by reducing fuels condition class from 2 or 3 down to 1, collaborating across agency lines to
prioritize common goals, achieving fuel reduction goals in the wildland/urban interface where adjacent to federal lands, planning
cross-boundary fuels work both by this grant and the current fuels reduction work occurring on the Spokane Reservation to achieve
a coinciding implementation schedule and monitoring results so work can be improved during the project and in the future.
C. Property owners will be required to maintain the projects for 10 years.
D. Local fire managers will monitor projects to insure compliance. Appropriate changes or recommendations will be incorporated
into the project and noted for inclusion in future projects.
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.Ongoing fuels reduction work has stimulated the local economy by creating forestry jobs that support many families within the
community, especially on the reservation.•
B. The cooperating agencies maintain, improve, and educate their workforce. Each offers unique opportunities to create and retain
jobs. Specifically the project will maintain one to two year round agency employees to monitor and administer the projects, one
seasonal local fuels consultant, and one seasonal local fuels contractor with four to five employees will be employed for up to 18
months.•
C. These communities are natural resource based. These projects expand and utilize the tools and skills of displaced forest industry
workers and pass on the heritage of the forest products industry.
D. Biomass has and will continue to be utilized on a local level. Locals retrieve firewood, fence poles, and rails from under
merchantable material.
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. The proposed Stevens County Community Wildfire Protection plan is currently progressing. Cooperators anticipate that this plan
will be top priority for funding by the Stevens County Local Coordinating Group.
B. This project is a result of continued cooperation between the Spokane Tribe, BIA, WADNR, Stevens County Fire District,
Stevens County, private contractors, and the public that they serve within the communities.
C. WADNR will be lead agency. Cooperators are the BIA, Spokane Tribe, Stevens County Fire District 1, Stevens County, and
private consultants.
D. Local support has been enthusiastic especially from the landowners receiving treatment. There is a mosaic of completed
projects throughout the communities with anticipation to complete the entire area. A match will occur from WADNR in the form of
outreach, education, grant administration, and monitoring.
Project Work Form
Tasks
--Obtain funding--Obtain the services of a
Fuels Consultant--Obtain the services of fuels
reduction contractors
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Grant Administrator
June 2006
--Begin advertising for clients--Begin taking
applications
Grant AdministratorFuels Consultant
June 2006 & Ongoing
--Begin Risk Assessments and Fuel
Reduction Plans with homeowners
Fuels Consultant
June 2006 & Ongoing
Fuels Reduction Contractors
--Implement fuel reduction work orders.
June 2006 & Ongoing
--Monitoring visits to treatment areas
Grant AdministratorStevens County
Local Coordinating Group
June - December 2007
Grant Administrator
--Project completion and accomplishment
report
December 2007
Project Budget
Stevens Co FPD 1
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
Partner 3
Personnel
Administration
$0
$5,640
$1,000
$0
$0
$6,640
$0
$5,640
$0
$0
$0
$5,640
$0
$11,280
$1,000
$0
$0
$12,280
$0
$2,260
$0
$0
$0
$2,260
$0
$0
$2,260
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,260
Mileage
$0
$1,460
$0
$0
$0
$1,460
Per Diem
$0
$0
$0
$1,320
$0
$1,320
$2,780
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,780
$0
$500
$0
$0
$0
$500
$0
$500
$0
$0
$0
$500
$0
$1,000
$0
$0
$0
$1,000
$0
$500
$0
$0
$0
$500
$0
$500
$0
$0
$0
$500
$0
$1,000
$0
$0
$0
$1,000
Fuels Consultant
$26,250
$0
$0
$0
$0
$26,250
Fuels Contractor
$175,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$175,000
$201,250
$0
$0
$0
$201,250
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$201,250
$18,320
$1,000
$0
$0
$220,570
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Monitoring
Subtotal
Fringe Benefits
Indirect Costs
Subtotal
Travel
Subtotal
Equipment
Cameras, GPS Units
Laptops
Subtotal
Supplies
Education Materials
Signs
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.