Enclosure 3A - Project Summary Form
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NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Fuels Treatment Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Phone:
Type of Applicant: (enter appropriate letter in box)
A
360-902-1754
FAX:
360-902-1757
Email:
mark.gray@wadnr.gov
A. State
B. County
C. Municipal
D. Township
E. Interstate
F. Intermunicipal
G. Special District
H. Independent School District
I. State-Controlled Institution of Higher Learning
J. Private University
K. Indian Tribe
L. Nonprofit Organization
M. Other (Specify) ___Interagency Cooperators____
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
1111 Washington Street S.E. Olympia, WA 98504-7037
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Chuck Johnson, NFP Grant Coordinator, NE Washington, DNR
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Wa State DNR, NE Region
Phone:
FAX:
509-684-7474
Email:
509-684-7484
chuck.johnson@wadnr.gov
Project Information
Project Title:
Little Pend Oreille Wildland/Urban Interface Fuels Reduction Project
Proposed Project Start Date:
Proposed Project End Date:
April 2005
Federal Funding Request:
December 2005
Total Project Cost:
$227,000.00
$250,000.00
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please prioritize, and explain if the projects are stand alone, sequential or other:
Yes. Multiple grants are being submitted. However, this is a stand-alone project.
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 proposal is a hazard fuels reduction project for creation of defensible space around vulnerable
properties in the WUI adjacent to the west boundary of the Little Pend Oreille N.W.R. The project is
intended to complement fuels reduction on adjacent federal lands on the L.P.O. NWR. Funding of
this proposal will serve to extend fuels reduction work across the landscape beyond the refuge
boundary by intensive hazard fuels reduction in the immediate vicinity of private improvements.
Project Location:
Colville, Washington
County:
Federal Congressional District:
Stevens
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Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Telephone number of Contact:
Steve Pietroburgo, Fire Management Officer, USFWS
Don Strand, District Manager, DNR
(509) 684-8384
(509) 684-7474
Enclosure 3A (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, 12-pitch font.
Describe project including, but not limited to:
 project location (e.g., Watershed,
Address
neighboring community)
these items
as applicable:  anticipated outcomes

project relationship to the community risk assessment and
mitigation plan
 amount or extent of actions (acres, number of homes, etc.)
 community partners and their
 project timeline and matching or contributed funds
role(s)
 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 haven’t worked with a local coordination group, why not?
A. The Little Pend Oreille WUI Fuels Reduction Project area lies near Colville and Addy Washington, immediately
adjacent to the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge has had considerable fuels reduction occur
adjacent to this project area. This project will complement USFWS efforts by extending fuels reduction work from the
refuge boundary outward to where private properties are in need of fuels reduction work to protect homes and
improvements.
The Little Pend Oreille proposal involves assisting area neighborhoods and individuals plan and develop defensible
space around their homes. An application process would involve selection criteria for selecting home sites for fuels
reduction and defensible space development. Prior to beginning fuels reduction work, a fuels management consultant
and the property owner would conduct an onsite inspection and develop a strategy and work agreement. If tasks are
beyond the capabilities of an owner to do themselves, the work order will be passed to a contract hazard
reduction/defensible space development crew using small mechanized equipment.
B. There are several anticipated outcomes: -- Reduce fire intensity and torching potential near private improvements, -Break up the continuity of hazard fuels conditions across the landscape, --Provide firefighters with a chance to mount a
reasonable defense against wildfire, --Build owner awareness of fire hazard mitigation.
C. There are several community partners involved in planning this project. Fire managers from the State Department of
Natural Resources and the USFWS support this proposal. Collaboration and coordination has occurred within the
Stevens County Local Coordinating Group. These people recognize the danger of catastrophic fire in the community and
are willing to bring focus to fuels problems and prioritize mitigation strategies. More partners are expected to become
involved once the project is funded and contacts with groups and individuals occur.
D. There are no community fire plans yet in this community. Fire Districts are staffed by volunteers, and local
governments are understaffed for such a task. But local fire managers recognize a critical opportunity in timing a fuels
reduction project in conjunction with the fuels work occurring on the refuge. The Little Pend Oreille proposal occurs in a
recognized high risk area, and fuels reduction efforts would be well placed even before a Community Fire Plan is
completed.
E. It is estimated that there are over 100 homes in the project area. The project may treat approx. 200 acres. These are
labor intensive treatments involving, thinning, slashing, pruning, chipping, handpiling, and moving/removing flammable
fuels generated in Fuels Condition Class 2 and 3 stands.
F. Since this project proposes to continue the work of a successful program currently being administered by the Wa
State DNR, implementation can start quickly after funding. There are no entities with money to match funding, but
agency partners are available to assist in public relations, fuels education and grant administration.
G. Procedures regarding homeowner applications and screening, fuels consultations, work orders, billing and payments
are in place. There are experienced consultants and fuels reduction contractors in the area and there should be no
problem completing the project in a timely manner.
Enclosure 3A (Page 2 of 3) - 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 project area is mountainous and wooded. It provides scenic views for the valley around the wildlife refuge, a
recreational zone important to the local economy. Much of the project area has been subdivided into 20 or 40 acre lots
and developed by rural homeowners. Rural neighborhoods are served by a network of county roads with parallel power
lines. These roads and powerline corridors also serve as potential fuelbreaks. As the Little Pend Oreille project
proceeds, the consultant will look for opportunities to make improvements to these corridors where they may work well as
future fuelbreaks.
B. The proposal will change fire behavior by reducing fuels in the area of private improvements. Contractors will thin
small, overstocked trees, cut brush, prune low limbs, handpile debris, chip larger woody pieces, and/or remove debris to
safe burning areas. 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 neighborhoods and
subdivisions 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 risk assessment phase, restores 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
fuels reduction projects on the Refuge to achieve a coinciding implementation schedule, --monitoring results so work can
be improved during the project and in the future.
C. Many citizens do not know what a safe fuels condition looks like. Once the initial time consuming and financial
expense of fuels reduction takes place, a public example has been created. Past experience in this program results in
enthusiastic landowners that can see what to do, and why it will lessen fire danger. Homeowners have been much more
willing to do small maintenance chores with weed eater and rake after the big, labor-intensive fuel reduction work has
been completed.
D. The fuels consultant will be required to take before and after photographs of the treatment areas. These will be
compiled with the work orders and costs. A monitoring field trip will be organized during the project, Partners and
members of the Stevens County Local Coordinating Group, the Project Coordinator, the Fuels Consultant, and local city
and county officials will visit the sites to view work progress. Appropriate changes or recommendations will be
incorporated into the project and noted for inclusion in future projects.
Enclosure 3A (Page 3 of 3) - 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. The project will benefit the economy by paying local workers. The tasks will likely include equipment rental and repair
at local saw shops. Property values will be increased. The potential economic damage to a weak local economy will be
lessened as the potential for catastrophic fire and it effects is reduced.
B. Financial estimations of project costs figure utilizing one Fuels Consultant and a three person work crew for at least
200 days. The work must be done in non-snow months, so the contractor may opt to hire two crews to get the work done
in half the time. The project is seasonal extending for less than 1 year.
C. The consultant and the contract workers will be doing forest maintenance work that is different than typical logging
work. There will be work with chainsaws, pruners, brush cutters, and chippers. They will gain an understanding of the
kinds and volumes of material that can be generated by fuels reduction work mostly involving small diameter vegetation.
As the workers and homeowners see what and how much debris is generated, a greater understanding will develop
about the feasibility of any economic utilization.
D. Biomass is beginning to be appreciated locally as landscape mulch and livestock bedding. Such utilization has been
limited to homeowners. The Little Pend Oreille project may be large enough to spawn some peripheral utilization.
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. Please see Page 1, Project Narrative Statement, Paragraph D.
B. The project has been reviewed and prioritized by the Stevens County Local Coordinating Group. This team is heavily
represented by local, state, and federal agencies. Through this collaboration, the group recommended fuels reduction
work adjacent to the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge.
C. Cooperators/partners are:
U.S.F.W.S., Little Pend Oreille N.W.R
N.Columbia District, Northeast Region, Washington State Department of Natural Resources
D. There is local support among the 70 homeowners who have been contacted about the project and it is reasonable to
expect more public interest and participation as the project moves forward. Cost sharing will occur from DNR, in the form
of grant administration, publicity, project coordination, and monitoring.
Enclosure 3A - Project Work Form
Tasks
--Obtain funding
--Obtain the services of a Fuels
Consultant
--Obtain the services of fuels
reduction contractors
Time Frame
Responsible Party
April 2005
Grant Administrator
--Begin advertising for clients
--Begin taking applications
May 2005 and ongoing
--Begin Risk Assessments and
Fuel Reduction Plans with
homeowners
May 2005 and ongoing
Fuels Consultant
--Implement fuel reduction work
orders.
May 2005 and ongoing
Fuels Reduction Contractors
--Monitoring visits to treatment
areas
--Project completion and
accomplishment report
Grant Administrator
June 2005
Contract Administrator
October 2005
December 2005
Grant Administrator
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Personnel
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
WA State DNR
Grant Administrator
Contract Compliance
Subtotal
$18,500.00
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
$18,500.00
$28,500.00
Fringe Benefits
$3,500.00
Subtotal
$3,500.00
$3,500.00
Travel
$1,000.00
Subtotal
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
Media/Education Materials
Mailing & Newspaper
Subtotal
$1,000.00
$500.00
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
$15,500.00
$200,000.00
$215,500.00
$215,500.00
Contractual
Fuels Consultant
Fuels Contractors
Subtotal
Other
Subtotal
Total Costs
$227,000.00
$23,000.00
$250,000.00
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.