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 98505-7037
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Chuck Johnson, Community Fire Planner
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Northeast Region
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
(509) 684-7474
(509) 684-7484
chuck.johson@wadnr.gov
Project Information
Project Title:
Flowery Trails Community Fire Plan & Fuels Reduction Project
Proposed Project Start Date:
March 15, 2004
Proposed Project End Date:
November 15, 2005
Federal Funding Request:
$200,000
Total Project Funding:
$220,000
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize: Yes, will be submitting fuels reduction projects in several atrisk communities prioritized as follows: Dennison/Chattaroy, Flowery Trails, Mt. Hull, Aspen Meadows, Mazama, Spokane Indian
Reservation, Republic/Curlew, Kalispel Indian Reservation/Pend Oreille
Brief Project Description:
This project will create a community fire plan for an at-risk community in the upper Chewelah Basin.
A hazardous fuels assessment and subsequent defensible space/fuels reduction will occur in this
community.
Project Location (latitude/longitude if applicable):
County:
Congressional District:
Stevens
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
(2)
Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Project
Wildland Urban Interface Education and Prevention Project
(3) X
(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:
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 project is located in the upper part of the Chewelah Basin above Chewelah, Washington. Proposal is to create a
community fire plan that includes fire history, ingress/egress, addressing, evacuation, hazardous fuel and home survivability
assessments. Defensible space needs will be identified and subsequently implemented by contractors utilizing hand and mechanical
methods. Fuels reduction will be accomplished by thinning, pruning and slash disposal. The outcome will be to provide defensible
space around homes in this community. The homes sit at the head of an old burn that has dense stocking and moderately steep
slopes. Approximately 200 acres will be treated; opportunities will be available to use mechanized equipment on some of the
project area. Washington State protection measures for environmental, cultural, and historical resources will be in place. It is
anticipated that the project will probably not be completed by the end of 2004, due to a shorter working season. It would be
completed by 2005.
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 project promotes reduction of risk to homeowners in the community by significantly reducing the hazardous fuels
that currently exist. It protects the safety of the community by the defensible space created around the homes. It would also benefit
the federal land that dominates this basin by reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire and expanding benefits from an upcoming
federal fuels reduction project. The project would create a community fire strategy that would include fire history, ingress/egress,
addressing, evacuation, hazardous fuel and home survivability assessments. Residents have been invited to attend the FIREWISE
workshop being presented this Spring. We continue to stress FIREWISE concepts to at-risk communities in NE Washington. The
project, through thinning, pruning and slash disposal will significantly mitigate the hazardous fuel conditions that currently exist.
Landowners will be required to sign an agreement to maintain the defensible space into the future.
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: This project will improve local economic conditions by providing work that local contractors can bid on. The resulting
paychecks will be spent in the local communities. Most of the jobs provided by this project would be seasonal in nature, as fuels
reduction work would need to shut down over the winter. It is anticipated that both hand crews and heavy equipment contractors
would be employed by this project. Due to the fact that our NE Washington defensible space program has been in place for a few
years, contractors are moving into the fuels reduction arena. With over 2,000 homes protected so far, contractors can move from
project to project developing expertise that enables them to compete in other similar fields. By utilizing media and demonstration
sites, this project can serve as a model for other at-risk communities. We are anticipating as market conditions improve, to be able
to provide biomass for power generation and other small wood products. Contacts have been made with power generating plants
and value-added small wood companies.
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: We have a Grant Advisory Board in place, made up of representatives from the Colville National Forest, OkanoganWenatchee National Forest, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Park
Service and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Overall National Fire Plan Strategy is provided by the Grant
Advisory Board and is implemented in cooperation with the Local Coordination Group. Local Coordination Group membership
consists of fuels specialists from the agencies mentioned above in addition to all Stevens County Fire Districts, W.S.U Cooperative
Extension, Rural Information Technology Center, Ferry County Conservation District, Pend Oreille County Conservation District,
Pend Oreille County Extension, Pend Oreille County Fire Districts, Ferry County Fire Districts, local environmental groups,
consulting foresters, Firesafe Spokane and fuels reduction contractors.
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: We have had community meetings, field trips, local coordination group discussions and lots of interest. Local support is
strong and there has not been any opposition voiced. There are positive educational benefits, from a fire prevention perspective, in
this community. The social benefit is the protection of homes in the community and the environmental benefit is the reduced chance
of a catastrophic fire.
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Presentations to Grant Advisory Board and
Local Coord. Group
Ongoing, as needed
Grant Administrator
Fire Plan Preparation
Months 1-2
Firesafe Spokane
Demonstration sites selected and fuels treated
Months 2-3
Contract Administrator, contractors
Media notification and coverage
Months 3-4
Grant administrator, Firesafe Spokane
Fuels reductions/defensible space treatments
Months 4-7
Contractors
Quality Control/Compliance
Months 4-7
Contract administrator
Field Tours
Months 6-7
Contract Administrator, Firesafe
Spokane, Grant administrator
Reporting requirements
Ongoing, as needed
Grant administrator, DNR Olympia
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
Personnel
$15,000
$15,000
Subtotal
$15,000
$15,000
Fringe Benefits
$3,100
$3,100
Subtotal
$3,100
$3,100
Travel
$1,900
$1,900
Subtotal
$1,900
$1,900
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
Subtotal
Contractual
$200,000
$200,000
Subtotal
Other
Subtotal
Total Costs
$200,000
$20,000
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.
$220,000