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:
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
360-902-1300
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):
Chuck Johnson, Community Project Planning Coordinator
Organization/Jurisdiction
Northeast Region, WADNR/ Colville Forest, USFS
dick.dunton@wadnr.gov
Chuck.Johnson@wadnr.gov
Email:
Phone:
FAX:
509 684-7474
509 684-7484
Project Information
Project Title:
Hazardous fuels reduction and fire planning in NE Washington Communities
Proposed Project Start Date:
Proposed Project End Date:
10/01/2003
09/30/2005
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$119,520
$165,020
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
DNR, NE Region is submitting eight (8) other project proposals. This is the first priority.
Brief Project Description:
This proposal will fund the Community Project Planning Coordinator, who is the person responsible
to coordinate and implement all fuels reduction and fire management planning among all
ownerships (Federal, State and Private), in Spokane, Pend Orielle, Stevens, Ferry, Lincoln and
Okanogan Counties. Work with the counties, communities, local Fire Service Districts, homeowner
associations, individual homeowners, and all agencies; to assure work done on federal, state and
private forest lands is effective in reducing fuel loads and lessening impacts of wildfires.
This project continues the ongoing work of current projects, and provides continuity with a contact
person is coordinating and familiar with all the fuel reduction and fire management planning
projects.
Project Location (latitude/longitude if applicable):
County:
Congressional District:
Northeast Washington
Six counties mentioned
5th
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:
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:
This proposal will be in conjunction with planning and implementation (as funded), of fuels and outreach
programs on State, Federal, and private forestlands in 6 NE Washington Counties. Management of fuels
solely on a land ownership basis will not achieve the intent of the National Fire Plan. Currently, NFP Grant
51, has provided funding for this Community Project Planning Coordinator, who has established Local
Coordinating Groups, processes to identify and prioritize target fuel reduction areas, administrative tracking
process, Defensible Space management planning, and contract compliance procedures. This is an ongoing
process that has resulted in approximately 2,000 homes with Defensible Space, with the tempo increasing due
to the planning and coordination, and outreach efforts.
There are Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas adjacent to U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service lands. WUI
protection on other than federal ownership is generally the responsibility of the Washington Department of
Natural Resources, with some joint jurisdiction with local Fire Protection Districts. The anticipated outcome
is fuels reduction planning and project implementation on forestland, regardless of ownership, and without
duplication of efforts.
Partners in this process, includes all federal agencies with fire protection and management responsibilities,
state, counties, cities, fire protection districts, fire prevention groups, homeowner groups, and private
individuals.
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:
A. RAMS assessment has been used to identify high-risk areas with WUI being the highest priority. Fuels
reduction in these areas has most direct effect if reducing fire risk. Assisting these areas through education
and grant assistance planning is the first step.
B. Identify federal WUI ownership contributes to reducing fire risk when federal fuel reduction projects
receive concurrent high priority.
C. Incorporating past Defensible Space accomplishments, FireWise planning, and current proposals with
interested parties builds through the this cooperative effort.
D. Defensible Space education and implemented plans have increased public awareness. Cooperative efforts
with federal agencies, fire protection districts, and homeowner groups have provided visible results and
interest. Public information meetings continue to build interest and requests for assistance. This continuing
funding proposal provides the means to build on successful program that has been developed.
E. The identification and implementation of community fuel reduction projects will continue mitigation of
hazardous fuels.
F. Individual homeowners and groups are educated on continuing maintenance needs. Assistance given for
subsequent grant proposals includes homeowner and/or group maintenance requirement.
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:
A. A coordinated fuels reduction process uses local contractors to implement on the ground. Job creation
may range from thinning contracts, to removal of fuels from the site, or actual fuels treatment through
prescribed fire and post fir treatment. Most work is seasonal.
B. The process developed for outreach, identifying, creating plans, implementing, tracking, compliance etc.
is applicable for target WUI areas. Current efforts have resulted in approximately 16 grant proposals in NE
Washington.
C. Current grant is dealing with use of biomass. This information, when available, will be useful in targeting
specific areas for potential utilization.
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 proposal integrates and coordinates federal agency strategies for WUI fuels reductions, with
identified high priority interface areas on private forestland, especially at risk communities. Educational
opportunities are optimized with “teachable moments” that use prevention teams to point out and sell the
benefits of “community” defensible space.
B. Local Coordination Groups have been formed and are working in:
Okanogan County – State DNR, BIA, U.S. Forest Service, Fire Districts, Conservation District, homeowner
groups, individuals.
Ferry, Stevens, Pend O’rille counties – State DNR, U.S. Forest Service, BIA, BLM, U.S.F&W, Conservation
District, The Lands Council. Fire Districts, FireSafe Spokane, Colville Community Initiative, RITC, and
individuals.
Spokane, Lincoln counties – State DNR, BIA, BLM, U.S. F&W, Fire Districts, FireSafe Spokane, The Lands
council
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. Current outreach has resulted in continued expansion of interested groups and communities interested in
Defensible Space, as evidenced by the increasing grant request, and implementation of current grant projects.
This need outreached is needed, especially coordinated with ongoing federal agency fuel treatment plans.
Recent public meeting have received positive feedback and encouragement.
B. Local support by Fire Districts, Conservation Districts, FireSafe Spokane, the Lands Council, and
homeowner groups have all contributed time and in some case dollars to further NFP goals and reduce fuels
in high-risk WUI areas.
C. Environmental benefits – reduced fuel loading resulting in less damage in case of wildfire, improved
forest health, reduced smoke emissions, or at least better managed.
Social benefits – reduced wildfire risk to homeowners, less cost in fighting wildfires, reduced risk to fire
fighters, reduced smoke impacts on public.
Educational benefits – greater wildfire threat awareness and understanding of WUI homeowners,
knowledge of actions needed to create and maintain Defensible Space.
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Coordinate and implement approved
fuels reduction projects
Time Frame
Ongoing Oct 2003-Sep 2004
Responsible Party
Community Coord.
Local working Group
Identify and prioritize additional target Ongoing Oct 2003-Sep 2004
areas
Community Coord.
Local Working Group
Prepare plans, coordinate with federal
projects
Ongoing Oct 2003- Sep 2004
Community Coord.
Supervising/ Complying
Contracts
Implement Plans (as funded)
Oct 2003- Sep 2004
Community Coord.
Supervising / Complying
Contract
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Personnel
Agency Employees
Community Project Coord
Subtotal
Fringe Benefits
Agency employees
Community Project Coord
Subtotal
Travel
Agency Employees
Community Project Coord
Subtotal
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
GRANT
DNR
FPD
72,000
72,000
7,500
7,500
9,960
9,960
Equipment
Computer, etc.
Partner 2
5,920
2,960
Other Federal
11,840
5,920
2,960
11,840
1,480
2,960
1,480
2,960
1,000
300
2,000
1,000
300
2,000
Total
17,760
72,000
89,760
4,440
7,560
12,000
3,300
9,960
13,260
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
30,000
15,000
45,000
30,000
15,000
45,000
119,520
28,400
Subtotal
Supplies
Subtotal
Contractual
Community Fire Planning
Subtotal
Other
Subtotal
Total Costs
3,260
16,800
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.
165,020