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
Port of Cascade Locks
Applicant/Organization:
(541) 374-8619
Phone:
Type of Applicant: (enter appropriate letter in box)
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FAX: (509)
374-3428
Email:
cdaughtry@portofcascadelocks.org
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
A. State
B. County
C. Municipal
D. Township
E. Interstate
F. Intermunicipal
G. Special District
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)
Port
.
P.O. Box 307
Cascade Locks, OR 97014
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Phone:
Chuck Daughtry, Manager
Port of Cascade Locks
(509) 374-8619
FAX:
(509) 374-3428
Email:
cdaughtry@portofcascadelocks.org
Project Information
Project Title:
Bridge of the Gods Fuels Reduction
Proposed Project Start Date:
5-1-05
Federal Funding Request: $20,000
Proposed Project End Date:
10-30-05
Total Project Cost: $25,000
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).
This project involves the reduction of surface and ladder fuels on a 40-acre parcel owned by the Port of
Cascade Locks. The property is located within the city limits of Cascade Locks and is just south of the
Bridge of the Gods. Heavy surface and ladder fuels exist and present a risk for a large and severe wildfire,
which would threaten the downtown area of Cascade Locks. Recreation users and tourists frequent the area
and provide a ready source of ignition. The Port would like to reduce the potential for a catastrophic wildfire
on this property.
Project Location:
City of Cascade Locks
County:
Federal Congressional District:
Hood River
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Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Telephone number of Contact:
Rico George
(509) 427-4256
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?
This parcel involves a 40-acre parcel owned by the Port of Cascade Locks. It is located just south of the
Bridge of the Gods on the west end of the City of Cascade Locks. It is heavily forested with mixed conifers
and some hardwoods. There is heavy brush, surface and ladder fuels presenting the risk of a crown fire under
the right conditions. The Port would like to thin the smaller, ladder type vegetation and treat the surface fuels
to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, which could spread and threaten the City of Cascade Locks.
The City of Cascade Locks, including their Fire Department, supports this project and will cooperate in its
accomplishment. The City will complete a Community Wildfire Prevention Plan this spring/summer. The
city has long recognized a need to treat fuels on this 40 acre parcel and will include it as an action item in its
plan. The Cascade Locks Community Action Team recognizes the need to complete fuel reduction on
forested areas in and adjacent to the city. The Action Team supports this project and feels it is key in the
overall strategy to reduce the potential for a catastrophic wildfire in the City. The Strategic Plan for the Port
of Cascade Locks identifies the need to treat hazardous fuels and this 40-acre parcel is the number one
priority on Port property.
As part of this project, a field assessment of fuels will be completed and a prescription for treatment written
by a professional forester. It is anticipated that treatment actions will include a pre-commercial thinning of
the smaller, ladder type fuels. Existing surface fuels and those created by the thinning phase will likely be
piled and burned. The piling of fuels will be a combination of hand and machine piling depending on slope
conditions. Burning will be completed so as to avoid risk of fire escape and air quality problems.
This project would begin shortly after funding is secured. A professional forester will complete a project plan
including a prescription for how fuels on the parcel will be treated. A contractor will complete treatment
measures and the Port will administer the contract. The Port has a complete support staff and is well qualified
to complete the project.
City and Port representatives attended a Local Coordination Group meeting in January and presented a draft
of this application for their review. The Group evaluated and offered advice on how to structure the draft.
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:
Completion of this project would protect businesses in downtown Cascade Locks, adjacent residential dwellings, cityowned electric utility lines, and the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail.
The 40-acre project area is located on the western boundary of the City of Cascade Locks; it is within one-fourth mile
of the downtown portion of the city. The city experiences high westerly winds during much of the fire season. A fire
beginning in the project area during high westerly wind conditions would likely spread to the downtown portion of the
city and its residential areas. This scenario occurred in the summer of 2003 except the fire started on the east end of the
city during a period of strong easterly winds. The fire traveled more than a mile toward the downtown portion of the
city and was stopped mainly because the wind fortuitously abated.
Currently, Fire Regime Condition Classes 2 and 3 exist on the project area with surface fuels exceeding ten tons per
acre. Crown closure approaches one hundred percent across most of the project area. The goal for this project is to
move the area back to a Condition Class 1. Fuel reduction measures for this project will involve treating both surface
and stand structure material. Existing surface fuels can support wildfire conditions that would be difficult for
suppression crews to gain control. Heavy surface fuels could produce severe heat conditions and long flame lengths
preventing direct attack by hand crews. Multi-storied stands present conditions for a surface fire to reach tree crown
levels increasing the chance for fast moving crown fires. A thinning treatment designed to reduce these ladder fuels
and crown densities will lessen the potential for crown fires that would be difficult to suppress, and that could spread
throughout the city. Existing surface fuels and those from the thinning operation would be piled and burned.
The Port of Cascade Locks and the City will seek advice from the Oregon Department of Forestry and the USDA Forest
Service to help monitor fuel levels in the future and provide treatments as necessary. Future treatments may offer
commercial value to pay for the necessary measures because residual trees will have reached larger size.
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: This project will support the economy of the City of Cascade Locks in several ways, both for the short and
long term. A wildfire such as the one that occurred in the city limits during the 2003 summer severely disrupts the
economy during the fire event, and for some time thereafter. Traffic is diverted and visitors are prevented from coming
to the city while the fire is burning, and for some time thereafter. During the 2003 fire, Interstate 84 was shut down, or
restricted, for several days. The City and Port expended much of their resources and energy on post fire activities,
rather than conducting necessary business to improve the community. Work is still ongoing to remove fire-killed trees
in the wildfire area and repair utility lines.
This project will provide temporary employment for three persons for approximately three months. Much of the money
spent for the fuel treatments will remain in the local economy and benefit city businesses.
Preventing a catastrophic fire would have long-term benefits for the city. The economy of Cascade Locks is largely
recreation and tourism based. The Bridge of the Gods and a Historic Columbia River Highway Trailhead are in the
project area. The Pacific Crest Trail passes adjacent to the property. A severe fire on the project area would reduce the
area's appeal for recreation users and tourists in general. A forest setting in the Bridge of the Gods area is appealing for
visitors and a large and severe wildfire would negatively affect the desirability of the area.
There are other areas in the City limits, or adjacent to it, that will require fuel reduction treatment. This project will
serve as a demonstration area to show what can be done, and how to get it accomplished. City and Port officials will
gain confidence in their wildfire prevention efforts and will be better prepared to accomplish additional needed projects.
Wood material generated by the thinning measures that is not of commercial size will be offered to city residents for
firewood.
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: The City of Cascade Locks will complete a Community Wildfire Prevention Plan with Title III funding in
the spring/summer of 2004. This 40-acre Port of Cascade Locks property has been identified as a high priority area to
treat and will be an action item in the Plan. The Port's Strategic Plan identifies hazardous fuels as a priority for
treatment and the project area is number one priority for such treatment.
The Port has coordinated with the City of Cascade Locks in identifying the need to treat hazardous fuels on the project
area. The city fully supports this project and will provide any necessary assistance to make it successful. The Port will
coordinate with the Oregon Department of Transportation during implementation to avoid any problems with traffic on
the state highway. The Port will also meet with adjacent private landowners to explain the project and address any
concerns. A public meeting will be conducted during the planning phase to explain project goals and take input on
implementation measures. The Port will also meet with the Cascade Locks Business Association to inform them of the
project.
Partners or cooperators in the project include the City of Cascade Locks, its fire department, and the Oregon
Department of Transportation. The Port will also coordinate with the USDA Forest Service, which has a visitor facility
on the project area and the Oregon Department of Forestry.
Since the wildfire that occurred in the summer of 2003 in the city, residents and city officials are very supportive of any
measure designed to prevent another similar event. The city has heavy fuels along much of its southern boundary,
which is national forest land and included in the National Scenic Area. It will be difficult to get fuel reduction
measures completed on these sensitive lands. The 40 acre Port property is not politically sensitive and there is strong
support by Cascade Locks residents to take action there now.
Enclosure 3A - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Develop a detailed project plan for the
area including thinning and fuels
treatment prescriptions.
Spring 2005
Port of Cascade Locks
Hire contractor to complete thinning
and fuel treatments. Locate and post
project boundaries. Administer
contract.
Summer/Fall 2005
Port of Cascade Locks
Coordinate with ODOT for traffic
control needs during thinning and
burning activities
Summer/Fall 2005
Port of Cascade Locks
Notify city businesses of project
activities.
Summer/Fall 2005
Port of Cascade Locks
Obtain necessary burn permits.
Fall 2005
Port of Cascade Locks
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Personnel
NFP Grant
Port of Cascade
Locks
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
$5,000
Contract Administration/Monitoring
Subtotal
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
Travel
Subtotal
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
Subtotal
Contractual
40 acres@$500
$20,000
Subtotal
Other
Subtotal
Total Costs
$20,000
$5,000
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.