Enclosure 3A - Project Summary Form
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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:
State of Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR),
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
360-902-1754
360-902-1757
Mark.Gray@wadnr.gov
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
P.O. Box 47037 Olympia Wa. 98504-7037
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Len Riggin, Fuels Management Coordinator
Organization/Jurisdiction:
State of Washington Department of Natural Resources Southeast Region
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
509-925-0969
509-925-8522
len.riggin@wadnr.gov
Project Information
Project Title:
Glenwood and George Ville Fuels and Defensible Space
Proposed Project Start Date:
Proposed Project End Date:
September 2004
September 2007
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$357,200
$432,845
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
Brief Project Description:
The project will construct approximately 364 acres of shaded fuel break and approximately 90 acres
of defensible space in the Glenwood area over a three-year period in three different phases. The
shaded fuel breaks will provide a break in the fuel continuity. The reduction of fuels in the privately
owned areas will lower the possibility of catastrophic fires. These areas will become demonstration
sites for the community. This will also become an opportunity for an educational site. Individual
home site and cultural sites prescription will be available from trained staff, with work being done by
contractors with chippers. Fuels will be chipped to change the fuel continuity, which will reduce fire
intensity. This plan will allow the best in protection from wildfire for these properties and provide for
the safety of fire fighters and the public.
Project Location (latitude/longitude if applicable):
County:
Congressional District:
Glenwood Wash.
Klickitat
4th
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) X 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:
Glenwood Wash. Approximately 28 miles Northwest of Goldendale George Ville 3 N. of Golendale
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
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Project Location: Glenwood is located in Klickitat county of Washington State approximately 28
miles Northwest of Goldendale on the East slopes of the Cascade Crest George Ville is 3 miles North
of Goldendale.
Project implementation: will involve 3 phases. The planning phase 1 will consist of the following:
a. Fire history analysis, analysis of fuels accumulations.
b. Assess and inventory what is present to determine pretreatment conditions, cultural resources,
geographic features, presence and abundance of plant and wildlife species.
c. Map and develop Geographical Information Systems (GIS) layers including, but not limited to,
cultural resources, geographic features, and plant and wildlife communities.
d. Develop broad scale prescriptions for fuels treatment strategies.
e. Develop contracts and award to successful bidders.
f. With the above information complete an adaptive fuels management plan for fuels treatment to
reduce wildfire potential and restore fire to fire-adapted plant communities.
The implementation phases will carry out the plan developed above through the use of shaded fuel
breaks and defensible space.
Anticipated outcomes: will be the reduction of both wildfire potential and risk to high hazard
communities. Provide safety for fire fighters and the public
Measures and reporting: The Project Coordinator will be responsible for the submission of annual
progress reports, and costs and expenditures will be tracked through the DNR Project Cost Detail
Report.
Interagency partners: United States Forest Service, Washington Department of Natural Resources,
United States Department of Fish and Wildlife, and BIA Fuels Management
Project relation to community or natural landscape fire plans: The project will be based on
landscape level planning, utilizing the natural topography shaded fuel breaks, and defensible space, to
reduce fuels loading and minimize the potential for a catastrophic fire impacting communities and
residential development within the area.
Project time frame and income: The project will be completed in 3 phases. The first phase will be
to evaluate the pretreatment conditions, develop a plan for treatment and field boundary layout. This
will occur over an approximate one-month period beginning March 2004. The second phase would
begin in the spring of 2004 with potential bid considerations, hiring, and contracting. Phase 3 will
continue into the spring of 2007 with implementation of the shaded fuel break and defensible space.
Specific types of activities and equipment used: Mechanical chipping equipment will be used where
terrain permits. Some steeper and rougher terrain will require hand crews with a chipper.
Amount or extent of action: approximately 15 miles or 364 acres of shaded fuel breaks and
approximately 180 structures at ½ acre per structure or 90 acres.
Environmental cultural and historical resource requirements: State Environmental Policy Act
(SEPA) checklist will be completed with a 45-day review period.
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:
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The Glenwood area has a “HIGH RISK” rating under the Federal Risk Assessment and Mitigation
Strategies (Jan. 2003). Landscape level planning will incorporate the goal of reducing the risk in the
community and residential development areas by properly managing the fuels.
By reducing the dangers of transmission of fire between homes and wildland. Reducing the fuels of
the developments, the paths of evacuation will be made safer, the chance of slowing and or stopping
the fire in a treated area of the development the spread of the fire would be controlled by the shaded
fuel break/defensable space.
This project would follow the National Fire Plan by reducing fire risk, increasing local capacity,
expanding community participation and increasing interagency coordination.
Community represenatives have participated in a FIREWISE Community Workshops within
Washington State.
Fuels treatment and restoration of fire to the landscape will reduce the potential for dangerous stand
replacement type wildfires, and enhance wildlife habitat that has deteriorated due to 100 years of fire
exclusion.
An effective monitoring protocol will be key in the efficient maintenance of treatments.
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 toher 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:
A. The project will educate the public and the homeowner association while treating the ground fuels in
the high risk development locations. These homeowners in this developmen/subdivision will have the
fuel treatment done to common areas and ajacent to structures. While the areas have many such
developments, the trickle down of jobs is expected, as education furthers, the need for fuel reduction
will increase. Fuel treatment work is expected to support 8-16 jobs in the area. The expected extent of
the job outlook is for a minimum of 3 years and then an ongoing maintenance of the treated fuel areas.
These jobs are weather related and seasonal.
B. This project will serve as a demonstration of what can be achieved in small rural communities in the Northwest.
Similar landscape level plans and projects to reduce wildfire potential and enhance wildlife habitat will be
considered for other locations as a result of public involvement, and regular visitors to the L.T. Murray W.A.
viewing the progress.
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This time all chipped material is placed back on the forest floor due to lack of marketability of this
low grade chip from industry. If a landowner requests the chips will be removed. Market changes
would and could make the biomass chips a marketable product in the future.
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:
A. This project that will involve WDNR, homeowner association, Cambell group and BIA Fuels Management in
both the planning and implementation phases. Planning related to adjacent ownership within the area by all
parties will be especially critical, as they have land ownership that checkerboards the project. The Yakama
Nation will be consulted for regular input as the planning progresses. The incorporation of this project into
existing fire plans will potentially be something that can be facilitated through USFS, BIA and DNR of whom
have been contacted about the project. The GIS layers to be completed for the project will dovetail with work
already done in Southeast Region as an addition to countywide fire planning and tracking of fuel
reduction/mitigation projects.
B. Input will be solicited from local government, community organizations, tribal entities, and other state and
federal agencies. Expected participants would include, but not be limited to, a representative of Klickitat
County government, DNR and the Cambell Group and BIA Fuels Management (Everett Isaac).
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:
A. Phase 1 is a planning project that will continue to draw in participants as it progresses. We are currently
making contacts with groups and individuals to begin to provide that opportunity. Phase 2 will be contracted
to potential bidders. Phase Three will be the completion of the project and the recording of accomplishments
in GIS.
B. Local support has been good in these initial stages. No public opposition to such a project has been
encountered and feedback from agencies has been very positive.
C. Environmental benefits will be revealed, as a result of this planning effort, through protection of soil and
water resources, improvement of vegetation health, and disease control. Social benefits will be in the form of
temporary jobs in the planning and evaluation process, jobs in the implementation of the plan, and the
purchase of goods and services in Klickitat County by those involved in this project. Education of the public
as to the beneficial components of the plan will be a primary concern to be addressed by visits to the area and
interested group involvement in some volunteer work (both interpretive and labor oriented).
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Phase 1: Risk assessment of structure
(NFPA 299) Begin shaded fuel break
layout, Interagency coordination with
the BIA Fuels Management and DNR.
Landowner notification
Time Frame
March 2004 through April 2004
Responsible Party
DNR
BIA Fuels Management
Phase 2: Analysis of data and structure April 2004 through May 2004
defensible space identified. Finish
shaded fuel break layout, Develop and
let contract for shaded fuel break.
Landowner right of entry permission
DNR
BIA Fuels Management
Phase 2: Begin construction on shaded
fuel break. Phase 3: Develop plan and
contract for defensible space Let
defensible space contract for next
season.
May 2004 through Oct.2005
DNR
Successful contractor
BIA Fuels Management
Phase 2: Finish shaded fuel break,
Phase 3: begin defensible space
contract and complete.
March 2005 through Sept. 2007
DNR
Contract
BIA Fuels Management
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Personnel
Wages
WADNR
$49,480
County
Private
Subtotal
$49,480
Fringe Benefits
12%
$5,295
Subtotal
$5,295
Travel
9,640 mi $.59/mi
Total
$49,480
$5,295
$4,820
Subtotal
$4,820
$4,820
Equipment
Office space 12 months
Communication
Subtotal
$12,000
$3,000
$15,000
$15,000
Supplies
office
field
Subtotal
$300
$750
$1,050
$1,050
Contractual
90 ac.@$ 600/ac. Defensible
sp
364 ac shaded
@$800/ac.
88$800/ac.shaded
Subtotal
Other
GIS data storage
$54,000
$291,200
$345,200
$345,200
$12,000
Subtotal
$12,000
Total Costs
$357,200
$12,000
$75,645
$432,845
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.