Project Summary Form
Id Number 2006-116
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN-INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Prevention & Education Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Oregon Department of Forestry, CFPA, Coos Bay 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):
Mary Helen Smith Grant Coordinator/ Chris Cline Field Coordinator
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Oregon Department of Forestry-Coos Forest Protective Assoc.
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
503-945-7341
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
503-945-7416
Call Ahead For FAX
Email:
msmith@odf.state.or.us
Project Information
Project Title:
Coos County Forest Fire Prevention Education Project
Proposed Project Start Date:
06/01/2006
Federal Funding Request:
$
15,957
Proposed Project End Date:
06/01/2007
Total Project Funding:
$
15,957
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 grant would be administered through the Oregon Department of Forestry and the field office of the Coos Forest Protective
Association. It would be focused on an aggressive prevention campaign to target public users of the county [public] owned forest
lands within Coos County Oregon. The desired outcomes are the reduction of fires and the resulting cost and damages associated
with fires.
Project Location:
Latitude: 43.227
Longitude: 124.301
County:
Coos
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Federal Congressional District:
4
Telephone number of Contact:
Bob Laport, Coos County Forester, Coos County OR
541-396-3121 Ext. 352
Lanny Boston, Coos County Fire Chief, Coos County OR
541-347-3560
Earl Burke, Fire & Aviation Management Officer, Coos Bay BLM
541-756-0100
Describe project, including, but not limited to:
x type of project to be delivered
x project location
x method of delivery
x project relationship to community or natural
landscape fire plans
x target audience
x timeliness
x tools and/or skills needed to complete project
x projected timelines and cost estimation
x monitoring and evaluation procedures
For this project, explain the level of cooperation, coordination or strategic planning, through a “Local Coordination
Group.” If you haven’t worked with a local coordination group, why not?
Response:
This grant proposal is for a prevention education project for local public forest lands [county] within Coos County, OR. These lands cover over 15,000 acres
and are utilized by a large variety of public interests. These lands are some of the largest and most accessible parcels of public land within our 1.5 million acre
protection district. The surrounding communities that access and use these lands have a combined population base of approximately 62,000 people.
The public's recreational activities on these lands include: mushroom pickers, brush pickers, horseback riding, target shooting with firearms, hunting, hiking,
bicycle riding and 30 miles of motorcycle trails. Each year as the use of these forest lands increases, so does the potential for fire starts. In the fire seasons of
2003 and 2004 we have two fires on these lands that cost over $100,000 each. These fires were caused from public use [carbon exhaust from a motorcycle
and a discarded cigarette]. These fires destroyed oer 100 acres of young trees and mature standing timber and caused public/recreation use to be curtailed.
State Highway 101 [the only main highway connecting the Oregon Coast communities for both local residents and tourists] was closed for a period of time.
These fire starts and the resulting potential concern us greatly. This area has a fire prone history. The town to this south of this area, Bandon, has been
burned badly twice. The first, in 1914, completely destroyed the waterfront district. The second, a more deadly firein 1936, burned all but 16 of the town's 500
buildings and killed 13 people.
The area has a very heavy fuel load and is exposed to gusty coastal winds which are the primary force in local fire behavior. These lands are surrounded on
the perimeters by industrial logging lands and small land owners with residences [urban interface]. There are approximately 2,500 interface structures to the
south of this target area. With the past expensive and destructive fires on these lands, our desire is to use these grant funds on an aggressive prevention
campaign throughout the county, targeting the general public users. This would be done through personal contacts on the forest lands, prevention signs, and
public service announcements. Our grant request equals less than $1 per acre for prevention versus $2,000 per acre for fire suppression. These fires not only
have the potential to burn off of county land into urban interface areas, but also affect the safety and overal usability of the forest to the local communities.
The timeline for this project would be to start activity in early summer 2006. The prevention program would last throughout the fire prone season and end in
the fall or early winter of 2006. We would incorporate the prevention measures with the skill of local Fire Wardens as well as with the help of fire managers
from cooperative departments, county and state fire managers. We would monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of theprogram through personal contacts of
forestland users and through fire statistics within the geographic area.
1. Prevention of Wildland Urban Interface Fire (40 points)
Describe how the proposal will lead to:
A. Reduction of wildland urban interface fire
B. Reduction of structural losses
C. Homeowner action and personal responsibility to reduce fire loss of private land.
Response:
This proposal should lead to the reduction of wildland urban interface fires by targeting the users, and the habits of the users, of
county owned lands. We would target misconceptions and unsafe practices about wildfire risk, wildfire starts and the resulting
damages caused by these fires. Our number one goal is to educate the surrounding public and communities and prevent the fires
in the first place.
This proposal should decrease the risk of structural loss by preventing the fires that cause such damages. Not only would the
information in the prevention message benefit the target people and target area in mind for this grant, but it would also be received
by local community members who don't even use the target area. They would see the prevention signs and hear/see the public
service announcements. The prevention message would be available and useful to all within the surrounding geographic scope of
the target area. Benefits from the prevention message in reduced fires would occur in an even broader area than we are targeting.
By being educated in prevention measures, local homeowners should take actions and personal responsibilities in preventing
wildfires in their surrounding communities and preparing for fires should they occur.
2.
Community Participation (30 points)
Detail the community participation and collaboration for this project. Define clearly why you believe your group
will be successful in delivering the proposal to the target audience. How will the project be sustained or carried
forward beyond project timelines? How will the project be monitored and evaluated?
Response:
Participation and collaboration will be coordinated with the Coos County Forestry Department and the Bandon Rural Fire
Department. Other community members will include the local radio and television stations. They will help us in production and airing
of public service announcements. We will also have help in this from the Fire Information Officer from our neighboring Fire
Protective Assn. in Douglas County, OR. For the signs and community involvement, we plan to use local Scout Troops to paint the
prevention messages on sign boards. This allows us to spread our prevention message to the target audience while having an
opportunity to teach youngsters about prevention and to give them recognition within the community at large.
We feel our organization will be successful in delivering our message to the target audience because they have a vested interest in
the message. If the fires on the county forest land don't stop occurring, the lands will be shut down to public use during the fire
critical months and this will in turn have a negative impact to their business and recreational activities upon these lands.
Our proposal should be sustained and carried forward in two main ways: first, the signs we build would remain in place and used
from year to year; second, with a new awareness of the critical situation, all parties involved should remain active into the future
years to maintain an attitude of prevention awareness. Monitoring will be done by Fire Wardens and county staff.
3.
Partnerships (30 points)
Detail the level of involvement of any local multi-agency, emergency services, non-profit coordination group, and
provide a list of partners for this project with their current and expected level of involvement, including any kind of
contributions or matching funds. What is the project relationship to a community risk assessment or mitigation
plan? Include the name of the plan, date it was prepared, and local contact to get a copy of the plan if requested.
Response:
Several local agencies are involved in this process. The administrating agency is Coos Forest Protective Association [CFPA] acting
under statutory authority to provide fire protection for the Oregon Department of Forestry. Coos County and Bandon Rural Fire
Protection District managers will be involved with CFPA in planning and implementing this project. We will take advantage of the
Coos County Sheriffs Office and local police departments and municipalities who provide prevention information as they asnwer
questions from the general public about use and/or restrictions within this target area. The greatest cooperator within this project
would be the land/fire managers from Coos County and the Board of Commissioners for the county. The next level of greatest
involvement would be with the local rural fire department and the Coos County Sheriffs Office. This grant application is not currently
tied to a community risk assessment. However, it is likely this type of project would be identified and included in a plan. The county
is in this process of developing a plan. Also, our organization is currently working on a hazardous mitigation plan with the local
Bureau of Land Management office and this target area would most likely be included in that plan.
Project Work Form
Tasks
Coordinate with and educate local agencies on the
aspects of the prevention program and collaboration
needs
Time Frame
Responsible Party
June 1 to June 30, 2006
Coos Forest Protective Association in
conjunction with the Oregon Department
of Forestry.
July 1 to July 31, 2006
Coos Forest Protective Association in
conjunction with the Oregon Department
of Forestry.
July 1 to July 31, 2006
Coos Forest Protective Association in
conjunction with the Oregon Department
of Forestry and local advertising agencies.
August 1 to November. 30, 2006
Coos Forest Protective Association in
conjunction with the Oregon Department
of Forestry and local advertising agencies.
Build signs for target area and install them in
appropriate areas.
Produce public service announcements.
Implementation of public service announcements.
Implementation of the target area prevention
program.
August 1 to October 30, 2006
Ongoing evaluation and monitoring of prevention
program.
June 1 to end of grant
Coos Forest Protective Association in
conjunction with the Oregon Department
of Forestry and Coos County land
managers.
Coos Forest Protective Association in
conjunction with the Oregon Department
of Forestry and Coos County land
managers.
Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
Partner 3
Personnel
Project Coordination
$2,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,000
Field Contact fire warden
$4,500
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,500
Subtotal
$6,500
$0
$0
$0
$0
$6,500
$0
$0
$2,500
Fringe Benefits
OPE issurance, taxes
Subtotal
$2,500
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,500
$0
$0
$0
$2,500
$2,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,000
$0
$0
$0
$2,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,000
$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
$2,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,000
$4,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$957
$0
$0
$0
$0
$957
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$957
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$957
$15,957
$0
$0
$0
$0
$15,957
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Travel
Field vehicles prevention
$0
Subtotal
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
Prevention Signs
Media Avenues
Subtotal
Contractual
Subtotal
Other
Salem 6%(Prot+Financ)
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.