Project Summary Form
Id Number 2006-223
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN-INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Prevention & Education Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Washington Department of Natural Resources
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
Type of Applicant: (enter appropriate letter in box)
A
360-902-1300
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
A. State
B. County
C. Municipal
D. Township
E. Interstate
360-902-1781
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):
1111 Washington St SE Olympia, WA 98504
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Mr. Robert Bannon FireWise Manager
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Washington Department of Natural Resources
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
360-902-1315
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
360-902-1781
Call Ahead For FAX
Email:
bob.bannon@wadnr.gov
Project Information
Project Title:
Statewide Firewise Program
Proposed Project Start Date:
04/01/2006
Federal Funding Request:
$
92,500
Proposed Project End Date:
04/01/2007
Total Project Funding:
$
196,400
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
This project is a coordinated, State-wide approach to wildfire prevention education and public outreach. A variety of programs will be
employed in targeted communities to reach a spectrum of audiences including Firewise workshops, Junior Firewise, community fire plannin
websites, individual home risk assessments. Approximately 35 communities will be specially targeted; 7 of these are developing Community
Fire Protection Plans.
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 grant funding will be used to hire a trained contractor and to provide for their operating expenses and materials. DNR region
personnel will perform direct labor. The desired outcome will be 10-1-day workshops, minimum 3 each in Western Wasahington
and 2 in Eastern Washington per year, 40 mini-workshops [20 per year], 8 Junior Firewise sessions, 2 each in Chelan, Kittitas,
Klickitat and Yakima Counties. These will incorporate fire education components of Project Learning Tree.
Funds will be provided for counties to add communiy wildifre protectiuon plans to the ONC website at www.healthyforestinfo.com.
Project Location:
Latitude: 45.99677
Longitude: 129.547
County:
All counties
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
WDNR
Federal Congressional District:
9
Telephone number of Contact:
360-902-1300
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:
The Washington Firewise workshop two-day format has proven to attract community stakeholders, to learn about the wildfire risks. We plan to recruit
workshop past workshop attendees to attend additional 1 day training for Community Wildfire Protection Plans training scheduled in conjunction with the 20062007 Firewise workshop schedule.
This project includes Firewise workshops based on Community Wildfire Protection Plan instruction and training for community stakeholders and hazard
mitigation planners. Target audience is local government and community stakholders in Washington high risk communities listed on the federal register. Our
strategy is to link the highly successful Firewise workshops, with the highly successful Family forest and Urban forestry programs to recruit and involve more
communties in Community Wildfire Protection Planning.
Our mix of outreach includes the one day workshops, Junior Firewise programs in local schools, community fire prevention websites at www.healthyforestinfo.
com, and individual home risk assessment. Approximately 20 communities will be targeted; currenlty 4 of these have Community Fire Protection Plans that
have already identified specific educational needs and another 18 communities are planning.
A portion grant funding will be used to hire a trained contractor and to provide for their operating expenses and materials. DNR region personnel will perform
oversight, and provide direct labor.Provide a brief scope of work:
The contractors two-year Work Plan will be made up of the following components:
Firewise
10 one-day workshops, with three per year in eastern washington and two in western Washington each year.
40 mini-workshops [20 per year] I all high risk counties.
8 Junior Firewise sessions, 2 each in Chelan, Kittitas, Klickitat and Yakima Counties.
CWPP Website Provide funding to add all existing Community fire plans, and addtional plans to the CWPP website at www.healthyforestinfo.com.
Individual Home Risk Assessments
Perform assessments and provide prescriptions for 800 homes [400/year]. Note: this work will not be contracted but will be performed by DNR staff.
This two year project will cost about $92,300 with matching funds totaling $104,000.
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:
Past FireWise workshop participants have returned to their communities and completed successful mitigation measures and
several communities have now completed Community Wildfire Protection Plans. Past Washington high risk community
represnetatives will be invited to an advanced planning and workshop taught by consultants and DNR personnel. One local
coordination group has identified high-risk communities and leaders have expressed interest.
Western Washington has some communites rated high risk, but treating adjacent federal lands is a low priority under currnet federal
guidelines. One concern has been the ability for western Washington communities to begin and maintain fuel reduction and other
hazard mitigation measures. This proposal is designed to address this situation by introducing the Firewise Communities/USA
program in western Washington communities, completing hazard mitigation assessment and planning, and instituting community
based activities to begin and maintain fuel reduction. Westside communities will recive focused Firewise Communities/USA
training. Firewise Communities/USA is a recognition program with four requirements that fulfills community planning and
treatments. First the community must form a FireWise board. Second the community must create a FireWise plan that will identify
wildfire hazards and lay out the steps necessary to reduce wildfire risk. Third the community must dedicate up to two dollars per
capita per year for plan implementation, and maintaining mitigation actions. The DNR will oversee certification for Firewise
Communities/USA and the certification must be renewed each year. Communities will receive a certificate and a large sign in front
of the community as part of the recognition process.
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:
The Washington Assocation of Counties supports Community Wildfire Protection Planning, and supports the healthy forest info
website. Currently all but one eastern Washington county is involved in community and county wide planning. We anticipate that
this support will contnue into the monitoring and evaluation phase.
The Firewise Communities/USA program has grown from one community in 2002 to fourteen in 2004. We anticipate this will
continue.
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:
Fuel reduction critics have questioned past project costs, and the likelihood that fire safe landscapes will be maintained in the future.
The Firewise communites/USA program is designed to formalize and certify hazard fuel reduction, and to foster an ongoing
committee in each community for maintenance and improvement. Future funding is assured through the per capita funds obligated
by the community.
Local Conservation district and Fire Protection District personnell have been recruited and trained as FireWise consultants during
the 2004 FireWise workshop schedule. Several 2004 communites were recruited and complted by this cadre.
DNR will provide and maintain Firewise communities/USA certification for communities that begin under this proposal.Local
coordination groups are supportive for this pilot effort, and have identified and recruited target areas for this project.
Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Grant agreement signed.
Responsible Party
Funding Agency and DNR.
June, 2006
Current community plans added to website.
DNR, High risk communites, and ONC
web master.
July, 2006
DNR Firewise workshop, and Junior Firewise
schedule
DNR staff, contractors
March-June, 2006 and March-June, 2007
DNR and cooperators.
Complete monitoring and evaualtions
July, 2007
Project Budget
WADNR
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Fire distircts
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
Partner 3
Personnel
Workshop, assessments,
Subtotal
$0
$0
$82,211
$12,000
$0
$94,211
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$82,211
$12,000
$0
$94,211
$0
$0
$0
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$9,900
$0
$0
$9,900
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$9,900
$0
$0
$9,900
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,900
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,900
$4,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,000
$8,900
$0
$0
$0
$0
$8,900
$67,548
$0
$0
$0
$0
$67,548
$15,840
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$15,840
$83,388
$0
$0
$0
$83,388
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$92,288
$0
$92,111
$12,000
$0
$196,399
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Travel
worhsops, assessments
$0
Subtotal
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
marterials,
marketing
Subtotal
Contractual
Contractor
website
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.