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:
503.945.7341
FAX:
Email:
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):
Jim Wolf, Prevention Planner
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Oregon Dept. of Forestry, Southwest Oregon District
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
541.664.3328
541.776.6184
jwolf@odf.state.or.us
Project Information
Project Title:
Jackson County Community Fuel Reduction
Project Start:
Project End:
October 1, 2003
December 30, 2006
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$245,000
$311,000
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
Yes – Priority # 5 in Fuels Treatment Category
Brief Project Description:
Provide financial assistance and incentives to landowners through a rebate/incentive program to complete
survivable space fuels reduction around homes and community fuel reduction zones. It is an expansion of an
existing successful landowner rebate/incentive program started with a 2000 SFA home survivable space
grant, NFP Hazard Mitigation Title IV/Multi-Resource Stewardship funds, and a 2002 NFP Community
Assistance grant, to landowners in communities in Jackson County. The highest priority will be within areas
south of Ashland, Elk Creek, and Lake Creek and inside the Jacksonville city limits. These areas were the
center of catastrophic interface fires in the 1990’s and 2000’s. Another priority will be areas that the BLM
will be moving into for fuel treatment.
This grant request covers a geographic area outside two other requests within Jackson County – Applegate
and Seven-Basins.
Project Location:
Jackson County
County:
Congressional District:
Jackson
Oregon 2nd
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)
(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:
Anderson Creek Rd., Mystery Creek Rd., Antelope, Butte Falls, Shady Cove, Trail, Crowfoot are all at risk
communities.
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, and 12-pitch font.
Describe project including, but not limited to:
 project location
Address these
 project implementation
items as
 anticipated outcomes
applicable:
 measures and reporting
 partners
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project income
project time frames
specify types of activities and equipment used
amount or extent of actions (acres, number of homes, etc)
environmental, cultural and historical resource requirements
Response:
Location: This project, although potentially countywide, focuses south of Ashland, Lake Creek, Elk Creek,
and in the city of Jacksonville, which has a fire dependant ecosystem and that experiences the most
catastrophic fires in the state. The purpose of this project is to reduce the risk of loss of property and
resources by mitigation of fuels on private lands near dwellings in key landscape locations. South of Ashland,
Shady Cove, Trail, Crowfoot, Antelope and Talent are all at risk communities in areas that the BLM will be
moving into at treat hazardous fuels on check-board ownerships.
Implementation: This project will be implemented and administered by the Oregon Dept. of Forestry by two
mechanisms. ODF will administer a landowner rebate program for home survivable space. ODF will also
provide landowners a 75% reimbursement for landowners desiring to treat additional acres beyond the home
(similar to the current Hazard Mitigation Title IV Program).
Outcomes: Reduce losses to property and surrounding forestland from wildfire, reduce fire starts through
landowner awareness and reduction of flammable vegetation, and provide greater safety for landowners and
firefighters.
Measures and Reporting: Prior to landowner reimbursements, ODF will inspect and approve the work.
Accomplishments and payments will be tracked by ODF.
Partners: This project is coordinated with the Little Butte Creek watershed, Lomakatsi Restoration, BLM,
USFS, and local fire districts.
Income: None anticipated.
Time Frames: Following fire season 2003 and continuing through September 30, 2005, or until funds are
gone.
Activities/equipment: The landowner has a choice of completing the work themselves or hiring a contractor.
Around homes, the mitigation typically involves hand thinning and pruning of trees and brush. The waste is
chipped, burned, or hauled to a recycling center. Projects that extend beyond the survivable space will be
completed by a combination of hand and mechanical treatments approved by ODF.
Extent of Action: Survivable space for 300 homes and 600 acres of hazardous fuels reduction.
Environmental, cultural and historical resource requirements: A portion of the project focuses on areas
immediately around homes and driveways. No environmental, cultural and historical resource requirements
are anticipated in these 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.
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 fuels treatment plan or 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 (a) leads to, enhances or restores a local fire-adapted ecosystem, and/or (b) mitigates or leads to the
mitigation of hazardous fuel conditions.
F. How will the proposed treatments be maintained over time?
Response:
Grant funds will be used as an incentive for landowners to mitigate hazardous fuels around homes and
adjacent forestlands. It also greatly increases landowner interest in participating in the proposed community
fire plan.
Much of this area’s interface is checker-boarded with BLM and some Forest Service lands. Mitigating
hazardous fuels around homes and strategic areas will improve the survivability of the structures, public and
firefighter safety, and reduce acres burned by allowing firefighters to focus resources on controlling the fire.
This project will focus on implementation of the proposed South of Ashland fire plan and planned BLMButte Falls Resource Area fuels treatment projects.
A regional FireWise Workshop was held in Ashland this spring.
The first step in restoring a fire-adapted ecosystem is to gain the understanding, acceptance, and support of
the local communities. This project will increase the level of understanding among interface residents by
drawing residents into the planning effort and by demonstrating strategies in their neighborhoods. This
project also helps reduce the risk to homes when federal agencies conduct ecosystem restoration burning
nearby.
A condition of the landowner rebate is that they agree to maintain the fuel treatment area.
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)?
B. To what extent will this project be offered to serve as a model for other communities?
C. Will biomass or forest fuels be utilized; if so, in what manner and how much?
Response:
The landowners themselves will complete some of the work. However, it’s anticipated that this grant will
provide work for local contractors. Many of the traditional contractors are already heavily committed to work
on adjacent federal lands. This project is anticipated to create work for small crews and contractors better
adapted to home-site work and smaller projects. There is evidence that the workload will continue after this
grant is complete due to the increased awareness of landowners resulting from the fire planning process.
This project provides an excellent opportunity to further demonstrate to other communities the value of local
community fire planning by helping fund projects identified through the planning process. Local media
interest has been high.
Due to the species and scattered nature of the biomass, it’s not likely that much of the material generated will
be utilized off site.
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 plan, or creates such a plan. Describe the plan if it
already exists.
B. Explain the level of cooperation, coordination or strategic planning among federal, state, tribal, local government and
community organizations. List the cooperators.
Response:
This project is vital to the success of the proposed Butte Falls Resource Area Treatment Project and Little
Butte Creek Watershed by providing both an incentive for landowners to become involved in the fire plan,
and the means to accomplish projects identified through the planning process.
The Butte Falls and Little Butte Creek Watershed Councils, Southwest Oregon Resource Conservation and
Development Council, Butte Falls Fire department, Jackson County Fire District 5, Jackson County Fire
District 3, USDA Forest Service, BLM, ODF, NRC, and OSU Extension are coordinating to provide
landowner education, community fire planning, and technical and financial assistance to mitigate fire hazards
and restore ecosystems.
4. Expanding Community Participation. (15 Points)
A. To what extent have interested people and communities been provided an opportunity to become informed and involved in this
proposal?
B. Describe the extent of local support for the project, including any cost-sharing arrangements.
C. What are the environmental, social and educational benefits of the project?
Response:
This proposal was coordinated primarily with the Butte Falls Watershed, Mid Rogue Basin & Little Butte
Creek Watershed Council, ODF and the BLM.
Support for this program is growing. Watershed councils are focusing on fire assessment as a top priority.
Two significant interface fires during the past two years have increased interest. Due to landowner interest, a
$30,000 pilot project is starting in the Ashland area this spring using a 2002 Community Assistance grant and
Multi-Resource Stewardship and Hazard Mitigation Title IV funds. It’s anticipated that these funds will be
committed by this summer.
As stated in Section #1, the first step in restoring a fire-adapted ecosystem is to gain the understanding,
acceptance, and support of the local communities. The current project has and will increase the level of
understand among interface residents. It provides one-on-one education. This project also helps reduce the
risk to homes when federal agencies conduct nearby ecosystem restoration burning.
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Consult with BLM and Forest Service
regarding the location of current and
planned work
Fall 2003 through June 2006
ODF, cooperators
Consult with watershed council and
BLM/USFS to identify landowners to
be targeted for participation.
Fall 2003 through June 2006
ODF, BLM, Butte Falls
Watershed, Mid Rogue Basin
& Little Butte Creek watershed
Council
On-site consultation to generate site
plan, and cost share agreement
Fall 2003 through June 2006
ODF
Completion of individual projects
Fall 2003 through June 2006
Landowners/contractors
Final inspection of completed work
for approval.
Fall 2003 through June 2006
ODF
Rebate payment to landowner
Fall 2003 through June 2006
ODF
Prepare final project report
December 2006
ODF
Enclosure 3D - Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Landowners
Total
Personnel
29,895
Subtotal
29,895
29,895
Fringe Benefits
11,605
Subtotal
11,605
11,605
Travel
Subtotal
Equipment
Mileage
5,000
Subtotal
5,000
5,000
Supplies
500
Subtotal
500
500
Contractual
600 acres @$330/acre
rebate
198,000
66,000
Subtotal
198,000
66,000
264,000
$245,000
$66,000
$311,000
Other
Subtotal
Total Costs
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.