Enclosure 3A - Project Summary Form
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Wildland Urban Interface Fuels / Education and
Prevention / Community Planning for Fire Protection Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Oregon Department of Forestry
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
503.945.7433
503.945.7454
Sboro@odf.state.or.us
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
2600 State Street Salem, Oregon 97310
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Don Smith, Unit Forester
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Klamath-Lake District, Oregon Department of Forestry
Phone:
541.947.3311
FAX:
Email:
541.947.3078
dgsmith@odf.state.or.us
Project Information
Project Title:
Lake County Ownerships, Geo-reference
Proposed Project Start Date:
Proposed Project End Date:
June 2003
December 2004
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$75,000
$83,500
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
Yes – Priority # 2 in Community Assistance Category
Brief Project Description:
Create
a seamless
layer for
use by allinformation
government
entities
require
needed to fuels
identify
landowner
information
needed GIS
to identify
landowner
relative
to that
wildland
fireinformation
planning, prevention,
treatment,
preinformation
relative
to
wildland
fire
planning,
prevention,
fuels
treatment,
pre-suppression
and
suppression.
The project
suppression and suppression. The project plays a critical role in WUI planning, along with prioritization and dispatching
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along on
with
prioritization
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of resources.
The project
would capitalize
of resources.
capitalize
work
started byand
county
assessors
in pulling ownership
information
into
on
work
started
by
county
assessors
in
pulling
ownership
information
into
useable
formats
with
GIS,
and
would
allow for
useable formats with GIS, and would allow for the combination of various GIS projects from the different fire
protection
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combination
of various
projects
from the different
fireassessors,
protection agencies.
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closely within
the interagency
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within the interagency
management
community.
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ownership
information,
management
community.
These include
GIS information, ownership information, as well as fuels, topography, and
fuels, topography,
and transportation
systems.
transportation systems.
Project Location (latitude/longitude if applicable):
County:
Congressional District:
Lakeview, Oregon
Lake
2nd district - Walden
Project Type: Check appropriate project type. More than one type may be checked. If only Box (4) is checked, use Enclosure 4.
(1)
(2)
Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Project
Wildland Urban Interface Education and Prevention Project
(3) X Community Planning for Fire Protection Project
(4)
Fuels Utilization and Marketing Project
If the applicant is an unincorporated area, define the geographic area being represented:
Enclosure 3B (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
Address these
 project implementation
items as
 anticipated outcomes
applicable:
 measures and reporting
 interagency partners
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project relationship to community or natural landscape fire plans
project time frames and income
specify types of activities and equipment used
amount or extent of actions (acres, number of homes, etc)
environmental, cultural and historical resource requirements
Response:
Project Location: The project is located in the community of Lakeview, the area effected by the deliverables of the project would
affect the entire county of Lake. Private lands are intermingled to a large extent over the Forested area of Lake county with Fremont
National Forest, and Lakeview District BLM.
Project Implementation: These funds will be used to assist Lake County with collection of spatial data related to land
ownerships, including ownership plat maps, and geo-referencing the data to overlay in GIS systems.
Project Outcome: The outcome of this project will be to provide accurate and updateable information related to ownership in
Lake County. The products will be shared with Oregon Department of Forestry, and other land management agencies within the
Interagency Wildland Fire Community in a seamless GIS environment. Data could then be used for various projects, first to identify
ownerships that need fuels treatment, and then to spatially present and view accomplishments.
Project Measures & Reporting ODF Salem will issue a control number obligating the estimated amount of grant funds, when the
work is completed the Grant Specialist will review and sign off on the amount of work completed. ODF Salem will process
payment to Lake County, or their designated contractor. This process will record the work items accomplished or deliverables and
the funds spent.
Partners: Partners will be the Oregon Department of Forestry and Lake County Assessor, and through local coordination with the
South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership, (USFS, BLM, ODF, USF&W).
Project relationship to community or natural landscape fire plans: This project will benefit multiple communities at risk from
wildfire throughout Lake County by providing a base of information from which all partners can draw on for fire planning, fuels
management, prevention, and landowner education .
Project Time Frames: This work would be accomplished between June 2003 and December 2004
Activities & Equipment Used: Spatial data including scanned images of Tax Plat maps will be gathered. The information related
to individual tax lots will be placed into a database that can be used in conjunction with the geo-referenced maps of the tax lots,
showing owner information. Equipment needed will primarily be in the form of computer hardware, and software to manipulate
data, geo-reference and convert images and databases to GIS format. ESRI’s- Arcinfo, Arcview, and Microsoft Access, may be a
few that could be required to formulate the data.
Amount of Extent of Actions: This project would provide available information to every landowner, and government agency who
would have a need for and which uses geographical information including ownership data addressed in this project.
Extent of Actions: The results of this effort would affect all landowners within Lake County, and provide necessary information
both for the landowners, and government entities that rely on the information for, planning and administration of efforts related to;
land management, strategic planning for hazard reduction, targeting prevention activities, damage mitigation and suppression
strategies during wildland fire incidents in or near Wildland Urban Interface areas.
Enclosure 3B (Page 2 of 3) - Project Evaluation Criteria
Applications for funding must include narrative responses that address the following four criteria. Within each criterion, subcriteria are listed in descending order of importance. Limit your responses to the areas provided.
1. Reducing Fire Risk. (40 points))
A. Describe how the proposal promotes reduction of risk in high hazard areas or communities, or natural landscapes.
B. Describe how the proposed project benefits resources on federal land or adjacent non-federal land, or how it protects the safety
of communities.
C. To what extent does the project implement or create a cooperative (1) fuels treatment plan or (2) community fire strategy
(include evidence of the plan if it already exists)?
D. Explain to what extent the affected community or proponent has been involved or plans to involve the affected community in a
qualified fuels education program (e.g., FIREWISE).
E. Explain how the proposal (1) leads to, enhances or restores a local fire-adapted ecosystem, and/or (2) mitigates or leads to the
mitigation of hazardous fuel conditions.
F. How will the proposed treatments or programs be maintained in future years?
Response: This project will contribute to reduction of fire risk through accurate and consistent identification of land ownership,
coupled with fuels identification, and provide a basis for planning on the ground projects to target prevention efforts, fuels
treatment, and related fire management efforts.
Lake County has not been involved in the Firewise and Living with Fire programs. Public meetings, newspaper articles, fair
displays have all recently publicized the issues. Currently there is one other funded grant in Lake county tied directly to the
Communities At Risk that are recorded in the Federal Register.This project will potentially enhance the future development and
accomplishment of projects.
This project will have an ongoing effect on all the efforts by landowners, and government agencies using GIS information for many
years, in encouraging fuel hazard mitigation by landowners, and assisting agencies in the Wildland Fire Community in adequately
addressing planning and administration.
Due to intermingled ownership in Lake County, many private parcels lie adjacent to Fremont National Forest and the Bureau of
Land Management properties, this project will enhance any projects that they may do in the future.
2. Increasing local capacity. (30 points)
A. How would the proposal improve or lead to the improvement of the local economy in terms of jobs and sustainable economic
activity? How many jobs are expected to be created or retained and for how long (please distinguish between essentially yearround and seasonal jobs)? How will this proposal link to other projects (or proposed projects) to create year-round jobs?
B. To what extent will this project be offered to serve as a model for other communities or natural landscapes?
C. Will biomass or forest fuels be utilized; if so, in what manner and how much?
Response: This project will assist Lake County in moving forward in the GIS realm, in providing accessible, useable information
for landowners, and agencies involved in managing activities or projects in the Wildland Urban Interface.
This grant will also stimuate the landowners to explore alternatives for the treatment of their land, due to better maps, and other
GIS information. The local community is very aware of the fire potential and have a concern. This will be another tool to help
them begin making a positive change in reducing the fire hazard and improving forest health
This project will help a sagging economy in Lake County. The lumber industry is in the final stages, if there is not an improvement
in the supply of timber or other forest related products. Many landowners may not begin any fuels treatment projects or other fire
prevention efforts without good information relative to fuels inventory, overall effect of projects, which can be illustrated using GIS
information products. Products may include for a specific landowner; accurate map and/or photo of their ownership, accurate
inventory and location of potential projects, tracking of accomplishments.
Enclosure 3B (Page 3 of 3) - Project Evaluation Criteria
3. Increasing interagency and intergovernmental coordination. (15 Points)
A. Describe how this project implements a local intergovernmental strategy or plan, or creates such a plan. Describe the plan if it
already exists.
B. Explain the level of cooperation, coordination or strategic planning through a “Local Coordination Group” for wildland fire
activities, or among federal, state, tribal, local government and community organizations. List the cooperators (a detailed list
of cooperators will be required for projects that are funded).
Response: This grant proposal fits into a strategy in the Klamath-Lake District to apply for grants to cover all the identified
Communities at Risk. Currently four grants have been funded within the Klamath-Lake District. These have been coordinated with
the County Fire Chiefs in Klamath and Lake Counties, Winema and Fremont National Forests, Lakeview District BLM, and
Klamath National Wildlife Refuges. The Winema National Forest is working to connect their fuel hazard mitigation projects to the
work that is being done on private lands.
This grant proposal also will provide for common information related to land ownership that all agencies use to plan and administer
activities on forest lands in Lake County. Currently adjacent Klamath County has been able to reach the point where data is
available, and interfaced with GIS applications, sharing ownership information with Oregon Dept. of Forestry, and others.
Coordination is ongoing with Lake County, Lake County Resources Initiative, South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership
through collaboration on needs and projects related to fire planning, fuels management, prevention, and landowner education .
There is effort to formalize this coordination group with a more broad based representation from communities in Lake County.
4. Expanding Community Participation. (15 Points)
A. To what extent have interested individuals, groups, and communities been provided an opportunity to become informed and
involved in this proposal?
B. Describe the extent of local support or opposition for the project, including any cost-sharing arrangements.
C. What are the environmental, social and educational benefits or concerns of the project?
Response: There have been displays at the county fairs & local home show, direct mailings to the landowners in the grant areas,
public meetings, newspaper articles, and meetings with service providers for the grants. Local government, state and federal
agencies have met to coordinate opportunities with the National Fire Plan grants.
The benefits of this project are through updated and accurate ownership data in GIS format to promote fire hazard reduction,
improve forest health, local economic stimulation, and local government coordination. These projects have proved a stimulus to
getting local agencies to working together.
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Identify source of ownership data
required for project area of Lake County.
June 2003
Oregon Department of Forestry
Insure ownership data is accurate and
updated. Format information for use in GIS
applications, and databases. i.e. Geo-reference
the ownership plat maps for use with GIS
systems such as Arcview 3.2, etc.
June 2003 and ongoing through
December 2004
Oregon Department of Forestry
Formulate products and other outputs
that landowners and agencies can have access
to directly, or through data exchanges, web
site, etc.
June 2003 and ongoing through
December 2004
Oregon Department of Forestry
Incorporate GIS information generated in
local planning related to Wildland Urban
Interface fuels management efforts, and other
fire prevention and fire management activities
by all agencies.
June 2003 and ongoing through
December 2004
Oregon Department of Forestry
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Personnel
NFP
Oregon Dept. of
Forestry
Lake County
1,399
2,500
2,500
1,399
2,500
2,500
601
1,100
601
1,100
6,000
1,800
Subtotal
6,000
1,800
Subtotal
2,000
2,000
Subtotal
Partner 2
Total
6,399
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
1,701
Travel
Subtotal
Equipment
GIS Computer & Monitor
Supplies
Service & Supply
Software
7,800
600
Contractual
Data Acquisition, formatting
Digitizing Maps, Survey Control
Subtotal
600
2,650
25,000
40,000
65,000
65,000
Other
Subtotal
Total Costs
$75,000
$6,000
$2,500
83,500
Project (Program) Income1
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.