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:
Don Matlick
Oregon Department of Forestry
Phone:
Type of Applicant: (enter appropriate letter in box)
A
503-945-7444
FAX:
A. State
B. County
C. Municipal
D. Township
E. Interstate
F. Intermunicipal
G. Special District
503-945-7454
Email:
Dmatlick@odf.state.or.us
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):
2600 State St, Salem OR 97410
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Mark Jacques, Unit Forester
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Oregon Department of Forestry, La Grande Unit and Baker Sub-Unit
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
541-963-3168
541-962-1058
mjacques@odf.state.or.us
Project Information
Project Title:
Hazardous Fuels Reduction for WUI areas in Union County
Proposed Project Start Date:
October 15, 2004
Proposed Project End Date:
September 30, 2009
Federal Funding Request:
$243,000
Total Project Cost:
$340,500
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please prioritize, and explain if the projects are stand alone, sequential or other:
Yes, this is State priority # 22 - This is an extension of a grant previously funded (FFY 2001)
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 will include treating fuels in WUI areas in Union County, especially those near planned
projects on federal land. All agencies involved will identify projects and decide on treatment options
in a collaborative environment. By treating fuels across the landscape, risk and/or severity of fire is
reduced, federal, tribal, and private land is protected, and community values are retained. These
are all goals listed in the Union County Community Fire Plan.
Project Location:
County:
Federal Congressional District:
La Grande Unit
Union County
Oregon 2nd
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Telephone number of Contact:
Patricia Wallace, Fuels, and Larry Aragon, FMO, USFS-La Grande Ranger District
541-963-7186
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?
▪ Project Location – This project will include, but not limited to, Medical Springs, Telocaset, Catherine
Creek, Cricket Flats, Stubblefield Mountain, Palmer Valley, Gordon Creek/NE of Elgin, and Indian
Creek/Clarks Creek. These are all communities indicated by our Local Coordination Group as target areas
within Union County.
▪ Anticipated Outcomes – We anticipate working strategically with our partners to effectively reduce fuel that
adjoins public land using site-specific methods for creating community fuel breaks. This practice has been
shown to slow the intensity of a wildfire in order to safely suppress a fire, which in turn protects
communities.
▪ Community Partners – Currently, we have a Local Coordination Group that meets annually to address the
issue of fuels reduction. The group consists of land managers, fire managers, resource committee members,
local government representation, as well as tribal representation. The group discusses projects that fit agency
timelines and the group tries to align projects on private land with those projects on federal land in order to
utilize funds efficiently.
▪ Relationship to Community Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan – We have formed a Union County
Community Fire Plan technical advisory committee consisting of community leaders, natural resource
representatives, tribal representatives, and private landowners. At this time we have stated the goals and
objectives of the plan and by the time you ask about the plan, we will have a template chosen. After the
template is selected, we will begin writing the plan based on the goals and objectives of all involved and show
relationship to the goals and objectives of the National Fire Plan 10-Year Strategy. We anticipate a draft of
our document by September 2004. By continuing to plan wisely with tools such as a community fire plan that
complements fuels reduction, we will effectively mitigate wildfire risk in the WUI areas of Union County.
▪ Amount or Extent of Actions – We estimate we can treat 550 acres in Union County with this grant. The
projects proposed for fuel reduction are all adjacent to planned USFS projects (Wallowa-Whitman National
Forest and Umatilla National Forest).
▪ Project Timeline and Matching Funds – The project will begin once grant funds are received and will
continue through September of 2009. Matching funds come from the landowner taking advantage of costshare opportunities. The landowner matches 25% with the cost-share portion received from this grant not to
exceed 75%.
▪ Proponent’s Ability to Complete Project – We are committed to educating as many landowners as we can
with respect to the risks of wildfire and the risks that compound wildfire in the wildland urban interface.
With this grant, we will expand on our prevention efforts by offering cost-share incentives to treat the fuels
that add to the behavior and intensity of wildfire. By doing so, we will effectively protect communities and
resources on public and private land.
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. Union County is a region in the state which has a fire-dependent ecosystem, a history of severe fire,
heavy fuel loading, and many of the communities protected are listed on the Federal Registry.
Additionally, these communities are adjacent to, surrounded by, or are near federal and tribal lands.
The results of this project will aid in protecting the resources of these communities through the use of
awareness and mitigation of risk.
B. The fuels that are removed are heavy as a result of insect and disease, windthrow left over from severe
winter storms, logging slash, and overstocked stands. After an assessment is complete, we work with
the landowner to treat the heavy fuel adjacent to the home using techniques like pre-commercial
thinning, pruning, chipping, pile and burn, and/or slashbusting.
C. When landowners take advantage of the grant money we have received from National Fire Plan to be
used as a cost-share incentive, they sign a document that indicates it is their responsibility to maintain
the treatment area for 10 years.
D. We will continue to use the opportunity for discussing results of fuels reduction projects and
community assistance projects at annual Local Coordination Group meetings. At that time, we will
determine what successes took place and what could be improved. We will also use the Community
Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan as a guiding document for planning and monitoring future
projects, as well as guidelines established in the Oregon Forest Practices Act and the Oregon Salmon
Plan.
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. Reduction of fuel within the WUI areas of Union County will in turn reduce the possibility of a
wildfire becoming a catastrophe. This will protect the values of the community which will contribute
to the sustainability of the economy.
B. This project will create new jobs on a project-by-project basis. The trend with landowners has been to
hire a contractor to complete the fuels reduction on the property. Also, building contractors and
landscapers are sought out to replace flammable building materials and flammable vegetation.
Because neighbors talk, word-of-mouth seems to increase the opportunity for contractors to become
more involved with these fuels reduction and risk mitigation projects.
C. Obviously contractors gain skill and knowledge in wildfire risk and how to manage hazards around a
home or community to mitigate wildfire risk. Several contractors have purchased specialized
machinery adapted to fuels treatment in WUI areas. (This also relates back to jobs created).
D. Biomass will be utilized where feasible and cost effective.
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. The name of our plan is Community Fire Plan for Union County. A completed working draft of the
plan, available September 2004, can be acquired by contacting Angie Johnson, National Fire Plan
Planning Coordinator, Oregon Dept. of Forestry, Northeast Oregon District, (541) 963-3168. (Goal
statements and objectives of the plan are available by the time this grant application is in review.)
B. Currently, we use landowner interest as a gauge as well as information gained at our annual Local
Coordination Group meetings we have with local, tribal, and Federal agencies. We then try to align
our landowner interest with public land projects in order to treat conditions across the landscape.
C. We will continue to consult with the Local Coordination Group for our area in order to identify
partners we could team up with to implement fuels reduction projects. We have already identified
Bald Angel, Catherine Creek, and Ruckle Junction as areas where the Wallowa-Whitman NF,
Umatilla NF, and private land coexist. We would like to use a portion of these funds to enlist as many
private landowners as possible in a fuel break projects in those areas.
D. Publicity for current WUI fuel reduction projects has heightened landowner interest, which has
increased demand. Landowners will be required to pay 25% of the cost of completing fuels reduction
on their ownership.
Enclosure 3A - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Contact homeowners, provide
educational materials related to
wildfire risk, and technical assistance
with fuels treatment and homesite
assessment.
October 2004 – September 2009
ODF
Continue meeting objectives of fuels
reduction for project areas listed in
the Community Fire Plan for Union
County
September 2004 – September 2009 ODF, USFS, CTUIR, Union
County Commissioners, Rural
Fire Protection districts, City
Fire Protection districts, etc.
Provide annual reports as needed
October 2004 – September 2009
ODF
Provide an end-of-project report
September 2009
ODF
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Personnel
Subtotal
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
Travel
Subtotal
Applicant
Landowner
Partner 2
Total
$30,000
$22,500
$52,500
$30,000
$22,500
$52,500
$12,000
$9,000
$21,000
$12,000
$9,000
$21,000
$3,000
$3,000
$3,000
$3,000
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
Subtotal
Contractual
Subtotal
198,000
$66,000
$264,000
$198,000
$66,000
$264,000
$66,000
$340,500
Other
Subtotal
Total Costs
$243,000
$31,500
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.