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:
Klamath Fire Prevention Cooperative
Phone: 541-883-5681
Email: msherrieb@odf.state.or.us or
FAX: 541-883-5555
Walker@odf.state.or.us
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
P.O. Box 1083 Klamath Falls, OR 97601
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Melinda Sherrieb, Chairperson
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Klamath Fire Prevention Cooperative
Phone: 541-883-5681
Email: msherrieb@odf.state.or.us
FAX: 541-883-5555
or
Walker@odf.state.or.us
Project Information
Project Title:
Klamath Fire Prevention Cooperative Prevention Community Fire Education Program
Proposed Project Start Date:
Proposed Project End Date:
2004
2006
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$ 75,000.00
$ 90,000.00
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
No
Brief Project Description:
Obtain materials and equipment needed to develop and deliver coordinated, multifaceted fire safety
awareness and education programs to each person who comes through the front gates of the
Klamath County Fairgrounds. The Coop has a gazebo situated at the front entrance to the
fairgrounds that is utilized for all types of events held on the grounds. The educational opportunities
increase each year and we would like to be able to take advantage of these opportunities. The
grant funding would give us the needed avenues to reach out and impact the public with strong
educational messages and displays. We also participate in many activities throughout the county
educating about fire prevention and safety. The coop is comprised of structural and wildland fire
agencies, and various other emergency service providers. A lot of these agencies are volunteer, so
funding activities is always a struggle. The Klamath County Fair in 2002 was attended by over
56,000 people, we want like to be able to reach as many of these fair goers as possible.
Project Location (latitude/longitude if applicable):
County:
Congressional District:
Klamath County
Klamath
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Project Type: Check appropriate project type. More than one type may be checked. If only Box (4) is checked, use Enclosure 4.
(1)
Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Project
(2) x Wildland Urban Interface Education and Prevention Project
(3) 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:
Klamath County & could impact other surrounding counties and states
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:
Klamath County is a region of the state which has a fire dependant ecosystem, a history of severe fire, heavy
fuel loading and many of it's communities have been listed as being at risk of wildfire in the Federal Register.
Additionally, these communities are adjacent to, surrounded by or near federal forest and brush lands. This
project will provide the materials and equipment needed to develop and deliver professional, coordinated,
multifaceted awareness and education programs. These programs will inform target audiences about the
wildland-urban interface problem and how to mitigate the risk of fire by increasing fire awareness, reducing
human-caused fire starts, reducing fuels and developing survivable space around structures and communities.
They will learn what standards are necessary and should be applied to wildland-urban interface areas in order
to reduce the risk of fire damage to structures and the threat to human life.
Once members of the target groups become familiar with the problem of fire in the wildland-urban interface
and how they can help solve the problem, they can change their current behavior and begin to actively work
to implement measurers which will reduce the risk of fire damage to structures, natural resources, and the
threat to human life.
Our partners are varied but include individual landowners, rural and city fire departments, US Forest Service,
Bureau of Land Management, State agencies, US Fish & Wildlife, National Park Service, non-profit
organizations local emergency service providers and others.
Connection to the National Fire Plan: Communities in the project areas are surrounded by or adjacent to lands
managed by BLM, US Forest Service, and Industrial Timberlands. Additional structures and communities are
within one burning period of such lands.
Time Frame: Begin the project as soon as funding became available with results being utilized for years to
come.
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:
Reduction of risk and mitigation of hazardous fuel conditions: These programs will inform target audiences
about the wildland-urban interface problem and how to mitigate the risk of fire by increasing fire awareness,
reducing human-caused fire starts, reducing fuels and developing survivable space around structures and
communities. The targeted audiences can learn what standards are necessary and should be applied to wildurban interface areas in order to reduce the risk of fire damage to structures and the threat to human life. The
completion of mitigation work and the resulting improvement of survivable space around individual homes
and communities, which are expected from this project, will result in an immediate reduction in the risk of
fire. These communities are adjacent to, surrounded by or near federal forestlands.
Benefits: The reduction in the overall size and damage from fires, which will result from this project, will
result in improved fire protection for individual structures, communities as a whole, watersheds, wildlife and
all other values at risk from uncontrolled fire.
Education: FIREWISE, Living with Fire and other workshops and educational programs have been held in
the region and more are planned in the future to enhance exposure to the problem.
Maintenance: Technical advice offered will emphasize the need to perform maintenance activities to extend
the reduction in fire risk.
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:
Community Involvement: The goals
of this project, increased awareness about the wildland-urban interface
situation and resulting subsequent actions to mitigate the risk from fire, will result in an enhanced level of
protection and personal safety for residents and recreationists in Klamath County. This will serve as a model
to adjacent communities to enhance their partnership.
Strategies vs. Plans: This project will result in measurable products rather that the creation of a plan or strategy.
Sustainable Improvement: A
reduction in the risk of fire danger and the improvement of personal safety, which
will be a benefit of this project, should result in overall improvement to the stability of the county and
therefore be of benefit to the economy.
Local Job Influence: This
project will not directly create new jobs but, as the start of a string of beneficial
actions and reactions, new business opportunities and jobs may be drawn to the individual communities and
to the region as a whole.
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:
Local Cooperation: Local cooperation will be sought and incorporated into the overall management of the
project.
Project Partners: Partners include landowners, homeowners associations, rural and city fire departments,
Forest Service, BLM, State and non-profit-organizations and others.
Use of Resource Agency Expertise: Personnel from the partners as appropriate will be used to provide
technical expertise to those designing and delivering the programs to be developed with the supplies and
equipment obtained through this project.
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:
Outreach to interested parties and their support: The entire purpose of this project is to reach out to
interested parties, including local youth and gain their support.
Local cash and In-Kind Contributions: Cooperative partners will contribute 20% of the project funds.
Equal Access to Project Benefits: We will afford all interested and qualified individuals and organizations
with equal access and appropriate participation to programs and projects which may be of benefit to them. To
aid in this effort, media outlets will be used to inform the general public about the existence of these projects.
The reduction in the overall size and damage from fires, which will result from this project, will result in
improved fire protection for individual structures, communities as a whole, watersheds, wildlife and all other
values at risk from uncontrolled fire.
These programs will inform target audiences about the wildland-urban interface problem and how to mitigate
the risk of fire by increasing fire awareness, reducing human-caused fire starts, reducing fuels and developing
survivable space around structures and communities.
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Develop Project Action Plan
Fall 2003
Cooperative Members
Determine education supplies and equipment
needs
Per Project Plan
Per Project Plan
Obtain education supplies and equipment
Per Project Plan
Per Project Plan
Perform education programs to interested
individuals, landowners, homeowners
associations, county fair and events, local
youth and others
Fall 2003 through June 30, 2006
Per Project Plan
Prepare final project report
Per Project Plan
Per Project Plan
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
Personnel
Subtotal
2,500.00
2,500.00
5,000.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
Travel
Subtotal
Equipment
Subtotal
25,000.00
10,000.00
35,000.00
25,000.00
10,000.00
35,000.00
50,000.00
5,000.00
55,000.00
50,000.00
5,000.00
55,000.00
Supplies
Subtotal
Contractual
Subtotal
Other
Subtotal
Total Costs
75,000.00
15,000.00
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.
90,000.00