Project Summary Form
Id Number 2006-224
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN-INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Fuels Treatment Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
State of Washington, Department of Natural Resources
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):
P.O. Box 190 Colville, WA 99114
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Mr. Chuck Johnson Community Fire Planner
Organization/Jurisdiction:
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:
Loomis Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Reduction Project
Proposed Project Start Date:
05/01/2006
Federal Funding Request:
$ 60,000
Proposed Project End Date:
04/30/2007
Total Project Funding:
$
84,000
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
Yes, DNR is submitting multiple projects. All projects will be prioritized by Local Coordinating Groups.
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).
Washington State Department of Natural Resources, working with private landowners and a rural fire district, will implement fuels reduction
treatments around an at-risk community, and on adjacent State Forest lands. This area has a risk assessment of High and treatments will be tied to
the Okanogan County Community Wildfire Protection Plan [CWPP], which is currently being done.
Project Location:
Latitude: 48.70478
Longitude: 119.437
County:
Okanogan
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Federal Congressional District:
5
Telephone number of Contact:
Sharon Barton-Wood, FMO, Tonasket Ranger District
509-486-5151 Ext.
Loren Torgerson, Asst. Region Mgr., DNR
509-684-7474 Ext.
Chris McCuen, Fire Prevention Specialist, BIA - Mt. Tolman
509-634-3157 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 strongly supported by the Highlands Local Coordinating Group.
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 100
Treatment Hand Pile Burning
Acres 100
Treatment Hand Piling
Acres 100
Treatment
Acres 0
If you have a treatment type other than standard types above:
Other 1 Fuel Ladder Removal
Acres 100
Other 2
Acres 0
Project is located in and adjacent to the Loomis State Forest managed by the Department of Natural Resources in North Central Washington, near
the towns of Loomis and Tonasket, WA. The Loomis State Forest encompasses approximately 134,000 acres of state trust lands and is bordered
by the Okanogan/Wenatchee National Forest on the west and south, Canada to the North and private, Bureau of Land Management and State
Department of Fish and Wildlife on the east.
The anticipated outcome is to protect the homes in the vicinity by removing fuel ladders, thinning, pruning and disposing of slash created. This will
reduce or modify fire behavior on private and state lands, which in turn will lessen the potential for fire impacting homes and other structures.
Community partners include volunteers of Okanogan County Fire Rural Fire District # 10 to assist in coordination of project implementation.
Additional coordination through the Highlands Local Coordinating Group that includes representation from the Wenatchee and Okanogan National
Forest, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Okanogan County Planning Department, Okanogan County Fire Chiefs Association,
Okanogan Fire Districts 3 and 12, and Washington Department of Natural Resources [WADNR].
In July 2003, a structural protection plan for a portion of the project area was developed in response to the threat posed by the 80,000-acre Fawn
Peak Complex of fires. This evaluation identified numerous structures that were in need of protection. If the fire reached certain trigger points, the
plan would be implemented. The fire did not reach the trigger points and the plan was not implemented. As part of this project, plans would be
developed and fuels treatment projects implemented to mitigate the identified hazards. This project will be tied to the Okanogan County CWPP that
is currently being done.
Approximately 100 acres will be treated in this project.
It is anticipated that the project could be completed within six months. WADNR and Fire District contributions would be in the form of staff time for
project coordination, monitoring, coordinating landowner involvement and project review. WADNR would provide additional contribution in the form
of a seasonal three-person fire crew to assist with mitigation work.
Given the scope of the project and the demonstrated success of the participants, the project will be completed successfully if funded.
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. Homes and buildings in a rural, isolated community, surrounded by forestland with no official fire protection district will be
protected.
B. The project area includes dry and mesic forested areas that are experiencing significant decline in vigor and an increase in
mortality and fuel loading as a result of various forest health issues. By mitigating identified fuel hazards, the intensity of a wildland
fire will be reduced near homes and structures with this project. Fuels reduction by thinning and/or disposal of forest fuels on
adjacent state trust lands can further reduce the intensity of ground fire in the area near homes and structures.
C. Completed mitigation will be maintained by landowners with assistance of the adjacent fire district personnel. The WADNR
Highlands District will continue to emphasize the project area as part of the districts fire prevention plan.
D. During implementation of the project, the Highlands Local Coordination Group will be involved in monitoring the effectiveness
the project. Landowners and interested public will be invited to tour the project and provide input to improve this and 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. If funded, this project will employ Okanogan county residents during implementation as contract fuels modification crews.
B. Approximately 6 new jobs will be created during the life of this project.
C. Landowners participating in the project will be educated on the need and effectiveness of reducing hazardous fuels. They will
share that knowledge with other residences and communities in the vicinity. Local fire district and agency personnel that review and
monitor the project will gain a better understanding of fuels modification and treatment making future projects more effective.
Contractors will use and improve on the use of a variety of wildland fire assessment skills in developing future fuels projects.
Contract crews will use motorized equipment and hand tools and improve efficiencies of doing similar projects in the future.
D. Homeowners will utilize biomass generated through implementation to supplement heating in homes.
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:
In July 2003, as a result of threat from the 80,000-acre Fawn Peak Complex, a Type I Incident Management Team developed a
structural protection plan for homes and structures identified in the project area, in cooperation with Okanogan County Fire District
10, Okanogan County Sheriffs Department, WADNR Northeast Region and the Wenatchee and Okanogan National Forests. It
identified homes and structures that were vulnerable to impacts from wildfire. This project seeks to use the structure protection plan
as the basis for further defensible space plans and to mitigate some of the hazards identified in the plan. A copy can be obtained
through Chief Brent Dell, Okanogan County Fire District 10. This project will be tied to the Okanogan County Wildfire Protection
Plan, which is currently being done.
This project has been coordinated through the Highlands Local Coordinating Group, which includes representation from the
Wenatchee and Okanogan National Forest, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Okanogan County Planning
Department, Okanogan County Fire Chiefs Association Okanogan County Fire District #12, Okanogan County Fire District #3 and
Washington Department of Natural Resources.
Implementation will involve Okanogan County Fire District #10, an adjacent fire district to the project area, Washington Department
of Natural Resources and residents in the project area.
Commissioners and the chief of Okanogan County Fire District #10 have expressed strong support. The fire district will benefit from
a safety standpoint if the planning and mitigation under this project are carried out.
Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Advertise and Hire Contractor
Responsible Party
Project Coordinator
May 2006
Planning Activities
Contractor & Project Coordinator
June 2006
Fuels Reduction/Modification
Contractor and State Crew
July - November 2006
DNR Project Coordinator and
Cooperators
Project Coordination
May - November 2006
Project Completion and Accomplishment
Report
Project Coordinator
April 2007
Project Budget
Ok. Co. RFPD#10
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
Partner 3
Personnel
Administration
$0
Monitoring
Subtotal
$5,640
$0
$0
$0
$5,640
$0
$5,640
$1,000
$0
$0
$6,640
$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
$0
$1,460
$500
$0
$0
$1,960
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,460
$0
$500
$0
$0
$1,960
$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
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$500
$0
$0
$0
$500
$60,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$60,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$60,000
$0
$0
$0
$60,000
$0
$6,000
$0
$0
$0
$6,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$6,000
$0
$0
$0
$6,000
$60,000
$22,500
$1,500
$0
$0
$84,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Fringe Benefits
Indirect Costs
Subtotal
Travel
Mileage, per diem
$0
Subtotal
Equipment
Digital Camera, GPS Unit
Laptop, printer
Subtotal
Supplies
Signs, pamphlets, mailers
Subtotal
Contractual
Fuels Contractor
Subtotal
Other
DNR Fuels Crew
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.