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:
503.945.7341
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):
Stuart Otto Service Forester
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Oregon Department of Forestry / Central Oregon District
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
541.447.5658
541.447.1469
sotto@odf.state.or.us
Project Information
Project Title:
2004 Expanded WUI Fuel Treatments
Proposed Project Start Date:
Proposed Project End Date:
October 1,2004
December 31, 2006
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$265,000
$406,000
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
Yes – Priority # 3 in Fuels Treatment Category
Brief Project Description:
This grant will fund fuels treatment in the wildland urban interface in central Oregon. This grant will
continue the fuels treatment program started under a Community Assistance grant received in 2001. Under
that grant, a fuels reduction program was started that targeted the reduction of fuels 100 feet around structures
and along driveways. This 2004 program will include a 75% cost share of fuels treatment projects to help
defray the cost of fuels treatment. For 2004 we hope to expand treatment to larger lots and acreages to give
us a continueous fuel break to protect subdivisions and communities.
This program would be simular to the Hazard Mitigation Title IV grant recieved from Cooperative Forestry,
US Forest Service and would use the same standards. This grant will aid us in treating parcels primarily
northwest and south of Bend, in the La Pine basin and in other locations around central Oregon.
Project Location (latitude/longitude if applicable):
County:
Congressional District:
Central Oregon
Crook, Deschutes & Jefferson
District 2
Project Type: Check appropriate project type. More than one type may be checked. If only Box (4) is checked, use Enclosure 4.
(1) X Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Project
(2)
Wildland Urban Interface Education and Prevention Project
(3)
(4)
Community Planning for Fire Protection Project
Fuels Utilization and Marketing Project
If the applicant is an unincorporated area, define the geographic area being represented:
Crook, Jefferson and Deschutes Counties
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 Locations: This project will be located in varous areas around central Oregon. In Deschutes County:
north in the Sisters, Camp Sherman area; south to the northwest and the south sides of Bend; south to the La
Pine area. In Jefferson County: the Round Butte and Crooked River Ranch areas in Crook County: Juniper
Canyon and Powell Butte areas.
Project Implementation: This grant will be implemented in a similar fashion to the other WUI grants
offered by ODF in central Oregon; as a cost share program that will help defray the cost of the expense of
fuels treatment.
Anticipated Outcomes: The anticipated outcomes would be to expand the amount of acres treated. The
extent of the treatments on larger parcels will result in continuous fuel breaks that can offer tactical
advantages for fire suppresion.
Reporting: The primary measure would be for the treated acres and homes to meet SB 360 standards.
Reports would be provided to the grant administrators, cooperating agencies and fire departments detailing
the amount and locations of the treated areas.
Partners and Fire Plans: The interagency partners would include the Deschutes National Forest, the
Ochoco National Forest, and the Prineville District of the Bureau of Land Management. We would
coordinate closely with Central Oregon Fire Management Services treatments adjacent to federal lands in
order to combine treatment areas. These treatments would also be coordinated with the fire departments that
have jurisdiction in that area. Other partners would include homeowner associations and property owner
associations.
Time Frame and Income: Project incomes would be from the cooperating agencies and fire departments that
put in time to review and give imput to the treatment evaluations, and from landowners that supply their
contributions to meet the cost share agreements. The time frames would be to begin contacting landowners
and cooperation agencies and fire departments at the time of awarding of the grant and to complete fuels
treatments by December 31, 2006. Implementation plans and programs are already in place so starting
activities on the ground will not take long.
Activities: The activities to take place would include landowner contact and out reach, lot evaluation, brush
removal and ladder fuel reduction, pre-commercial thinning, pruning, slash and brush disposal . Equipment
used will include: hand tools, chainsaws and power brush cutters, light harvesting equipment (ASV's and
Bobcat type equipment) to small dozers for slash piling.
Extent of Actions: Approximately 200 to 250 acres will be treated for hazardous fuels. The majority of the
areas will be located in platted subdivisions or larger parcels ajoining subdivisions in the interface.
Resource requirements: The Oregon Department of Forestry will comply with the state Forest Practices Act
and SHPO requirements when conducting National Fire Plan activities including hazardous fuels reduction on
private land.
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
proposal will reduce the risk of wildfire by modifying fuels around homes and surrounding
areas by linking treatments. This will offer greater protection to subdivisions and federal lands that adjoin
the urban communites. This propsal will compliment the COFMS fuels plan. This proposal builds on the
work already started under the 2001 grants and will reinforce defensible space concepts promoted through
Fire Free campaigns. This proposal will lead to, or will restore, fire-adapted ecosystems by mimicking fire
disturbances through fuel modification treatments of thinning and brush removal. Maintenance of the
treatment areas will be the responsibility of the landowner.
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 together 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: The improvement
of the local economy in terms of jobs and sustainable economic activity is hard to
judge. Under the current implementation plan, financial incentives are offered to defray the expense of the
treatment work. The landowner can then chose to do the work themselves or hire a contractor. Currently it is
estimated that 10% to 20 % of the work is contracted. Contracting is increased as the size of the treatment
area increases.
This project model is very similar to the cost share programs offered under the National Farm Programs and
could be used in other communities.
In some of the communities the biomass forest fuels will be utilized . Currently, in Bend, most of the forest
debris that is delivered to the county landfill is chipped and utilized for mulch and soil amendments. The
community of Sunriver is also utilizing its forest residues in a composting process for soil amendments.
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: Although
this project does not implement a formal written plan it does implement a strategy to treat
high hazard fuel in the central Oregon area. ODF works very closely with the local fire departments, the US
Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management in fire prevention, suppression, and fuels management.
The level of cooperation and coordination is high among all agencies and departments responsible for fire
prevention and suppression. The list of cooperators includes: Bend , LaPine, Sunriver, Cloverdale, Redmond,
Sister-Camp Sherman, Black Butte Ranch, Crooked River Ranch , Crook Co. and Jefferson Co. Fire
Departments, the Bureau of Land Management- Prineville District, Ochoco and Deschutes National Forests,
Deschutes Project Impact, and numerous homeower associations in the tri-county area.
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: The
extent that the interested people and communities have become informed and involved in the
National Fire Plan is increasing. More homeowner groups are applying for their own grants. The extent that
groups and communities are becoming involved in NFP projects is improving with increasing out reach
through presentations to the groups. Many homeowner groups could use this grant funding to treat commons
land in their communities. Support from local landowners and homeowner groups is high and all of the fire
departments are supporting inkind contributions. The basic premise of the project is a cost -share program so
all landowners and /or homeowner groups contribute 25% of the cost of the treatment either through inkind
labor or 25% of the cost of a contractor.
The environmental benefits are mostly from a forest health aspect with improvement of the stand densities
and reduction of fuels from the forest. The social benefit is one of community as landowners and homeowner
groups work toward a fire safe community. The education benefits are important as landowners learn about
forest vegetation and forest health issues and make treatment decisions that leave the forest in a more healthy
condition. Improved conditions make the forest more resilient to fire disturbances and protect the landowners
improvements.
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Coordinate with local fire departments
and federal agencies
October 2004 to November 2004
ODF
Contact local homeowners and
homeowner associations and other
landowners
November 2004 to January 2005
ODF
On site evaluations and treatment
recommendations
March 2004 to November 2005
ODF with Local Fire
department representative
Site Treatments
March 2004 to November 2005
Landowners and Homeowner
associations.
Review treatments
March 2004 to November 2005
ODF with fire department
representative
Process cost - share payments and
record accomplishments
March 2004 to November 2005
ODF
Keep records, map treatment areas,
file reports, complete grant
requirements
November to December 2005
ODF
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
Personnel
Subtotal
55,047
58,539
10,000
19,348
55,047
58,539
10,000
19,348
29,302
27,765
29,302
27,765
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
142,934
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
57,067
Travel
Subtotal
12,000
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
4,500
Subtotal
4,500
4,500
Contractual
154,782
19,348
Subtotal
154,782
19,348
Other
Indirect cost
15,369
15,369
Subtotal
15,369
15,369
Total Costs
$265,000
$92,304
$10,000
$38,696
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.
174,130
$406,000