Enclosure 3C - Project Summary Form
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NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE
PROJECTS
Application for Prevention & Education Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
City of White Salmon
Phone:
Type of Applicant:
Incorporated City
(509) 493-1133
FAX:
A. State
B. County
C. Municipal
D. Township
E. Interstate
F. Intermunicipal
G. Special District
(509) 493-1231
Email:
cityhall@gorge.net
H. Independent School District
I. State-Controlled Institution of Higher Learning
J. Private University
K. Indian Tribe
L. Nonprofit Organization
M. Other (Specify) _______________________
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
Box 2139, 100 N. Main
White Salmon, WA 98672
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Wil Keyser, Director, Public Works & Planning
Organization/Jurisdiction:
City of White Salmon
Phone:
FAX:
(509) 493-1231
(509) 493-1133
Email:
cityhall@gorge.net
Project Information
Project Title:
Defensible Space Education for Homeowners
Proposed Project Start Date: Spring, 2005
Proposed Project End Date: December 31, 2005
Federal Funding Request: $20,100
Total Project Cost: 30,100
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please prioritize, and explain if the projects are stand alone, sequential, or other:
No
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 goal of this project is to get property owners in the cities of White Salmon and Bingen and their
surrounding areas to take responsibility for creating a defensible space around their homes and out- buildings.
Material and technical advice will be made available to interested residents. A door-to-door approach will be
used along with publicity in the local newspaper. The handout "Living With Fire" will be distributed. A paid
crew will contact homeowners to handout materials. The WDNR and the city fire departments will offer
technical advice when required and they will monitor the success of the project. An education/demonstration
fuel treatment project using goats and sheep is included in this proposal. The City of White Salmon is the
applicant for this project.
Project Location (latitude/longitude of project):
County:
Congressional District:
Cities of White Salmon and Bingen
Klickitat
4th
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this
proposal:
Telephone number of Contact:
Rico George, USF&WL
(509) 427-4256 (509) 493-3218
Alan Lawson, WDNR
Enclosure 3C (Page 1 of 3) - 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, and 12-pitch font.
Describe project, including, but not limited to:
 type of project to be delivered
 project location
 method of delivery
 project relationship to community or natural
landscape fire plans
 target audience
 timeliness
 tools and/or skills needed to complete project
 projected timelines and cost estimation
 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?
This project involves the education of homeowners about hazardous fuel situations and methods to
reduce the potential for catastrophic wildfire, which could threaten human lives and private property in their
community. It involves homeowners in the cities of White Salmon and Bingen, and on lands in the vicinity
of these communities. The objective of the project is to inform homeowners about situations which could
lead to dangerous wildfire events, and about what they can do to reduce the potential for this to happen.
Response:
Project objectives would be accomplished with the help of paid staff and volunteers who would go door-todoor delivering materials and discussing how landowners could accomplish hazardous fuel reduction on their
property, and how they could develop a defensible space around their homes. Additionally, community
workshops may be offered to augment the education process. The target audience would be those
homeowners located in areas identified as high priority through the community fire planning process. A
Community Wildfire Prevention Plan for the White Salmon-Bingen and surrounding area will be completed
during the spring-summer of 2004. The community plan will include an assessment of fuel situations and a
fire risk rating of residents in high priority areas.
Handouts such as "Living With Fire" will be given to homeowners. Paid staff and volunteers will be trained
by the DNR so they are well qualified to discuss fire risks and methods to reduce hazardous fuels and other
wildfire risks. The project will begin as soon as funds are ready which would be the spring of 2005 at the
earliest. It is estimated the project will require $22,100 to complete plus in-kind $10,000support from
several partners. Fire Department personnel from White Salmon and Bingen, as well as the DNR will
monitor how the project is being conducted and will evaluate its success. Criteria for success will be
measured in accomplishments by homeowners in reducing hazardous fuel situations on their property.
A fuel reduction demonstration project is a part of this proposal. A test area will be identified on the White
Salmon bluff area and goats and sheep will be used to determine their effectiveness in reducing hazardous
fuels. The bluff area is steep and access is difficult. Heavy fuels exist including conifers, hardwoods and lots
of poison oak. Wildfires beginning near Highway 14 or the adjacent railroad typically race to the top of the
bluff. More than 250 homes are at risk from bluff fires and the cities of White Salmon and Bingen want to
find a cost-effective means of treating fuels so that fires that do occur will be easier to control. Goats and
sheep have been effectively used in several areas in the Pacific Northwest to reduce hazardous fuels.
Officials from the City of White Salmon met with representatives of the Local Coordinating Group for this
area prior to completing a draft application. Several options for a NFP grant were discussed at the meeting
and the best approach to use given the situation in the White Salmon - Bingen area. They then attended a
Local Coordination Group meeting on January 27 in Stevenson and presented a draft application for their
review. The Local Coordination Group evaluated the proposal and gave advice for modifying it.
Enclosure 3C (Page 2 of 3) - Project Evaluation Criteria
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 project is designed to help homeowners in the project area take responsibility for reducing the
risk of catastrophic wildfire in their neighborhoods. The project may reduce the number of wildfires
in the project area by making homeowners aware of human activities, which could start a wildfire.
Importantly, it will reduce the risk of a catastrophic fire that could threaten large numbers of
structures and lives. The objective is to get homeowners to create a defensible space by reducing
the level of hazardous fuel loads around their homes and associated structures. This in turn would
give fire suppression crews a better opportunity to take effective action during a wildfire event to
protect lives and property.
High priority areas identified by the Washington DNR will be canvassed by paid staff and volunteers
who will give information and advice on how homeowners can help develop a defensible space
around their property. Technical advice from White Salmon and Bingen City Fire Departments and
the DNR fire crews will be available for homeowners who wish to participate. Homeowners will
participate on a volunteer basis. Project partners will follow-up with participating homeowners to
verify that the goal of providing a defensible space has been achieved, or what is still needed to
reach the goal.
The fuel reduction demonstration project will educate city officials and residents as to the
effectiveness of using goats and sheep for reducing hazardous fuels in the difficult to access, bluff
area. A 10 to 20 acre test area representative of the fuel situation on the bluff will be selected and
a goat herder will be hired to place goats and sheep there in the summer of 2005 for a test.
This total proposal emphasizes the education of property owners so they have the information for,
and an understanding of, the need to take responsibility for creating a defensible space around their
homes and out-buildings. It is designed to give residents the needed tools to initiate and continue
in the future, fuel reduction measures in their back yard.
Enclosure 3C (Page 3 of 3) - Project Evaluation Criteria
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 overall goal for this project is to convince homeowners it is in their best interests to take
measures to reduce hazardous fuel situations on their property. Many residents already understand the
importance of developing a defensible space around their structures and are ready to take action. Others
may need encouragement and advice to become motivated to get the job done. Some homeowners may
choose to ignore the problem. To be successful, this project envisions a one-on-one approach to deliver a
message to homeowners. Paid staff and volunteers will meet interested homeowners on their property and
deliver information and ideas on how to get started and what is needed to accomplish the goal. While some
property owners may not be interested in participating initially, some of these may be influenced by actions
of their neighbors and eventually decide to participate themselves.
A steering/coordinating committee (see #3 below) will monitor and evaluate the success of this project. The
city fire departments and the Washington DNR are organizations that will continue to have an interest and
involvement in the goal of this project after it is complete. They will be available to continue to assist
homeowners beyond the project timeline.
The project will be monitored by volunteers from the NW Service Academy and evaluated by the WDNR and
city fire department officials. If it is determined that the use of goats and sheep is cost effective in reducing
hazardous fuels on the bluff, this practice could become the preferred method of control in the future. City
officials will then explore ways to have affected property owners pay an annual fee to continue this type of
fuel reduction method.
3.
Partnerships (40 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: The Cities of White Salmon and Bingen will complete a Community Wildfire Prevention Plan in the
spring/summer of 2004 with the aid of Title III grant dollars from Klickitat County. This plan will be developed
with the assistance of representatives from: Cities of White Salmon and Bingen including both fire
departments, Klickitat County, Washington Department of Transportation, Washington Department of Natural
Resources, the Underwood Soil Conservation District, Extension Service, NW Service Academy, USDA
Forest Service, and interested land-owners. Some or all of these partners will give guidance for this
homeowner education project. A coordination or steering committee will be formed from this mix of planning
representatives. Several coordination meetings will be held to gather input from participating partners.
The Washington DNR will help identify high priority areas within the project area to concentrate efforts. They
and the city fire departments will be the primary source of technical advice for accomplishing fuel reduction
measures on private property. Further, they will monitor progress of fuel reduction projects by homeowners.
Landowners who choose to participate in this volunteer program will be given assistance by these
organizations.
The NW Service Academy will assist senior citizens, low income and disabled persons accomplish fuel
reduction measures on their properties. They will also help the WDNR and the Underwood Soil
Conservation District monitor and evaluate the fuel reduction demonstration project. Volunteers will include
volunteer city fire department members and interested citizens.
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Order "Living With Fire" handouts
Hire two person crew
Train crew
Contract for supervision
Contact
Contacthomeowners
homeowners
Provide
Providetechnical
technicaladvice
advice
Monitor
Monitorhomeowner
homeownerprogress
progress
Supervise
Supervisecrew
crew
Time Frame
April, 2005
April 2005
May1, 2005
May 1, 2005
May 10,May
2005
10, 2005
May 1, May
20051, 2005
Responsible Party
WDNRWDNR
City of White
City ofSalmon
White Salmon
WDNR,WDNR,
City FireCity
Departments
Fire Departments
City of White
City ofSalmon
White Salmon
May 15May
to September
30, 2005
15 to September
30, 2005Two person
Two crew
person crew
May 15May
to September
30, 2005
City FireCity
Departments
15 to September
30, 2005WDNR,WDNR,
Fire Departments
June 1 to
December
31, 2005
City FireCity
Departments
June
1 to December
31, 2005 WDNR,WDNR,
Fire Departments
May 15May
to September
City Contractor
15 to Sept.30,
30,2005
2005
City contractor
Publicity
Newspaper,
radio
May 1 to
September
30, 2005
Publicize–project
in newspaper
May
1 to September
30, 2005 City Contractor
City Contractor
Conduct one or more workshops
Workshops
May 1 to
September
30, 2005
May
1 to September
30, 2005 City Contractor
City Contractor
Identifyhigh
high priority
priority areas
Identify
areas
May 1 to
June
1,
2005
WDNR
May 1 to June 1, 2005
WDNR
Schedulecommittee
and facilitate
3 steering
Steering
meetings
(3)committeeMay 1 to
September
30, 2005
May
1 to September
30, 2005 Contractor
Contractor
meetings
Select fuel reduction demonstration
area
Obtain landowner permission
May, 2005
WDNR
April, 2005
City of White Salmon
Contract for goat/sheep herd use.
May 2005
City of White Salmon
Administer contract
June – Sept., 2005
City of White Salmon
Monitor and evaluate results
June – October, 2005
WDNR
Underwood Soil Conservation
District
NW Service Academy
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Personnel
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
NFP City of White Salmon Underwood Soil NW Service Academy
$12,000
150 man-days@$80
Total
WDNR
Subtotal
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
Travel
3000 miles@.35
$1050
Subtotal
Equipment
Handouts-Living With Fire
5000
Subtotal
$550
Supplies
Subtotal
Contractual
Supervision
Goats/sheep
$2,500
$4,000
Subtotal
Other
In Kind Support
$3,000
$2,000
$2,000
$2,500
$3,500
$2,000
$2,000
$2,500
Subtotal
Total Costs
$20,100
Project (Program) Income1
(using deductive alternative)
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.