Enclosure 3A
Reset Form
MULTI-AGENCY NATIONAL FIRE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Community Assistance and Economic Action Programs
Project Summary Form
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Estacada Rural Fire District/ Mt Hood Fire Prevention Assoc./ Clackamas County Fire Prevention Coop
Phone:
FAX:
503 630-7712
Email:
503 630-7757
alhull1130@aol.com
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
P.O. Box 608, Estacada, Oregon, 97023
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Alan L. Hull, Captain
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Estacada Rural Fire District #69
Phone:
FAX:
503 630-7712
Email:
503 630-7757
alhull1130@aol.com
Project Information
Project Title:
Landscaping for a Fire Safe Home
Project Start:
Project End:
June 1, 2003
Federal Funding
Request:
August 25, 2003
Total Project
Funding:
$58,000
$85,915
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
No
Brief Project Description:
Comprehensive program to educate land owners about fire safe landscaping. We intend to do this by
printing a full color 12 page informational brochure called "Living with Fire", produced by the PNWCG,
then distributed through local newspapers, and a door to door campaign in the most crucial areas as
determined by the local fire protection agency. Community Emergency Response Teams as well as local
Fire District, ODF, and USFS personnel have all committed manhours to promote this door to door endevor.
Project Location:
Clackamas County
Project Type:
Community Fire Plan
Business Plan
Market/Feasibility Study
County:
Congressional District:
Clackamas
Oregon 3 and 5
✔ Education/Prevention Program
Fuels Utilization Project (demo/pilot/production)
Equipment Purchase/Lease/Rental
Other (Describe)
Fuels Management Plan
Fuels Treatment Project
If the applicant is an unincorporated area, define the geographic area being represented:
All rural areas of Clackamas County
Certification
I hereby certify that I am authorized by
through theNational Fire Plan.
Name:
Signature:
Alan L. Hull
to submit this application to a federal agency offering assistance
Title:
Date:
June 13, 2002
Enclosure 3B
MULTI-AGENCY NATIONAL FIRE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Community Assistance and Economic Action Programs
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.
Briefly describe project including, but not limited to:
What is the opportunity problem or need that the proposal seeks to address? Address the following:
• project implementation
• urgency
• anticipated outcomes
• connection to the National Fire Plan
• partners
• time frame
Response:
Implementation - This project will be implemented upon grant award, then continue throughout the 2003 fire
season. It will use members of two fire prevention co-ops to achieve a common goal, to reduce the
occurrence and severity of wildland urban interface fires. We will accomplish this prevention effort by
utilizing an excellent 12 page color brochure developed to aid in home outdoor landscaping self inspections
as our main tool. Publication will be distributed in local newspapers, and through a door-to-door delivery in
crucial, high risk areas of Clackamas County by multi-agency personnel, and will educate the public on
responsible interface stewardship.
Outcomes - Learn and understand risks involved living in a fire prone environment and to take personal and
community responsibility for reducing hazards before wild fire strikes. Lowering fuel loads and ladder fuels
around structures. Proper addressing and adequate access for fire apparatus.
Partners - Oregon Department of Forestry, Mt. Hood National Forest, Mt. Hood Fire Prevention Association
(Hoodland Fire, Sandy/Boring Fire Prevention, Corbett Fire, Estacada Fire, Gresham Fire, ODF, and Mt
Hood NF), Clackamas County Fire Prevention Co-op (Canby Fire, Colton Fire, Molalla Fire, Clackamas
County #1, Estacada Fire, Lake Oswego Fire, TVFR-Oregon City, Gladstone Fire, Sandy/Boring
Prevention, ODF, Mt. Hood NF, NW Association of Fire Trainers) and local Community Emergency
Response Teams(CERT).
Problem/Urgency - Many areas of Clackamas County have overgrown landscaping, blocked access ways,
Improper addressing. This all leads to no defensible space when a wildfire strikes.
Connection to National Fire Plan - Local, State and Federal fire protection agencies as well as local citizens,
working together to educate the community and to encourage defensible space as a way of thinking in the
urban wildland interface areas and to increase community capacity to withstand a catastrophic fire.
Time Frame - June 1, 2003 through August 26, 2003
Enclosure 3B
MULTI-AGENCY NATIONAL FIRE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Community Assistance and Economic Action Programs
Project Evaluation Criteria
Applications for funding must include narrative responses that address the following project criteria, where applicable. Limit your
responses to the areas provided. The following five criteria are worth 10 points each in the evaluation process.
1. Expanding community participation. (10 points)
Describe how interested parties have been provided an opportunity to become informed (outreach) and to what extent does support
for the project seem apparent?
Describe local cash or in-kind contributions. What is the longevity of the commitment and how will the project be maintained or
sustained?
Describe how outreach will be conducted to assure that all interested individuals and organizations will have equal access to the
benefits of the project (Civil Rights Title VI compliance).
Response:
All local fire agencies in Clackamas County have been invited to participate. Most districts belong to one of
two fire prevention co-ops. All members of both Co-ops have givin their unanimous support and pledged a
total of $18,375.00 in kind labor to achieve our goal.
Mt. Hood National Forest will contribute $3,000.00 of in kind labor, Oregon Dept of Forestry
(Clackamas-Marion District) will contribute $3040.00 of in kind labor, Clackamas County Fire Prevention
Co-op will contribute $1000.00 in cash, Mt. Hood Fire Prevention Association will contribute $500.00 in
cash.
Follow up monitoring will occur immediately after initial distribution and door-to-door campaign. Ongoing
education will occur through out the year at local county fairs and other special events as well as personal
contacts made by local fire personnel.
Equal access will be achieved by delivering to every rural household (via zip code) in Clackamas County.
2. Increasing local capacity. (10 points)
Describe how the project increases community capacity, educates the public or improves local conditions or infrastructure.
How is the project clearly tied to local or multi-community strategies, or does this proposal create a plan?
What is the opportunity for providing sustainable diversification and improvement to the local economy?
How many local jobs are expected to be created or retained and for how long?
Response:
Community capacity will be increased by giving out free educational materials to all of Clackamas County
wildland rural interface areas, and some personal contacts in the highest risk areas. This will give folks the
tools needed to create a defensible space around their homes, by landscaping to reduce fuels, providing
access ways for emergency vehicles and proper addressing of their property so emergency vehicles can find
them.
This project directy responds to each Fire Districts Rural Interface Strategic Plans (Risk Plans).
This publication will be hand distributed by local fire agencies who will use regular employees as well as
employ some senior citizens and pay some volunteer firefighters for their time on the door-to-door
campaign.
Oregon Department of Forestry as well as USFS and Community Emergency Response Teams will also
participate. Most labor costs will be donated by the agencies represented. Employement opportunities will
be a one time opportunity for a limited time.
Enclosure 3B
MULTI-AGENCY NATIONAL FIRE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Community Assistance and Economic Action Programs
Project Evaluation Criteria
3. Increasing interagency coordination. (10 points)
Describe the level of cooperation between federal, state, tribal and local government and community organizations in planning or
implementing this project?
Who are the partners in carrying out this project?
Will expertise from resource agencies be included in project implementation?
Response:
As members of two Fire Prevention Co-ops, many agencies are represented. Each partner will be involved
with the door-to-door implementation. Mt. Hood National Forest and Oregon Department of Forestry are
cooperating as well. Partners committed to participate include: Canby Fire Dist, Colton Fire Dist, Molalla
Fire Dist, Clackamas County Fire Dist #1, Estacada Rural Fire Dist, Lake Oswego Fire Dist, Tualatin
Valley Fire and Rescue, Gladstone Fire Dept, Hoodland Fire Dist, Sandy Fire Dist, Boring Fire Dist,
Corbett Fire Dept, Northwest Association of Fire Trainers, Mt Hood Fire Prevention Association,
Clackamas County Fire Prevention Co-op. Local Community Emergency Response Teams have also
committed to assist in this project.
Each Fire District has determined target areas based on the possibility and probability of catastrophic
wildland fires in their strategic fire prevention plan.
Expertise comes from the educational material (handout) developed by the Pacific Northwest Coordination
Group (USFS, BLM, ODF, DNR and State Fire Marshall office).
4. Learning from people. (10 points)
Were other alternatives considered and, if so, why were they rejected in favor of this proposal?
What are the environmental, social, or educational benefits of the project?
What are the short and long-term outcomes from this project? How will they be measured and reported?
How can this project be used by other communities?
Response:
Each Fire District was planning to do a defensible space campaign, developing materials on their own. The
two co-ops got involved and planned on producing and distributing a publication on their own, but this
proved to be to expensive.
As more citizens are choosing to live in rural environments the threat of devastating wildfire increases.
The number of wildland fires and their intensity is increasing, partially due to past forest practices including
but not limited to suppression practices. Homeowners concerned with aesthetics, landscape without
considering the threat of fire.We hope through education homeowners will understand the importance of a
"defensible space", and follow up by modifying their landscape, using correct addressing and keeping
access to emergency vehicles open. Achieving behavior modification will reduce the risk of a devestating
fire; therefore, building local community capacity.We will do follow up surveys and monitoring of targeted
areas to measure our success.
By modifying the local fuels in the brochure, communities everywhere could benefit from this publication
with hardly any cost other than the printing.
Enclosure 3B
MULTI-AGENCY NATIONAL FIRE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Community Assistance and Economic Action Programs
Project Evaluation Criteria
5. Reducing fire risk. (10 points)
How will the project reduce fire risk to the community over the short and long-term?
How will the proposal provide fire protection for communities, watersheds, and/or threatened and endangered species?
If biomass or small diameter material is removed, will it be utilized and, if so, estimate how much (tons, MBF, cunits, other)? How
will the material be utilized?
What is the geographic scope of this project (acres treated, number of communities served, other)?
Are needed permits, environmental clearances, signed agreements and volunteers in place?
Response:
In the short term we hope homeowners and residents will clearly mark their addresses, provide adequate
access for emergency vehicles and modify their landscape to create a defensible space. In the long term we
hope through community involvement that developers and home builders will use Fire Safety as a
consideration on all new projects.
Clackamas County has 109,003 occupied single family residences, of these 34.68% or 37,802 are classified
by the county as rural occupancies. These are the residences that are of most concern to us. Over 69
different communities, almost all with wildland interface fire potential will benefit from this grant.
No permits or environmental clearances are needed. Co-op and Volunteer agreements are in place through
established fire districts.
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Enclosure 3C
MULTI-AGENCY NATIONAL FIRE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Community Assistance and Economic Action Programs
Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Modify publication to reflect local
agencies
Done before June 1, 2003
Oregon Department of
Forestry
Have publication "Living with Fire"
printed
June 15, 2003
Mt Hood National Forest
Distribute materials to all partners
June 30, 2003
Oregon Department of
Forestry
Distribution through the Oregonian
July 1, 2003
newspaper to Clackamas Co. zip codes
Mt Hood National Forest
Local newspapers
July 1, 2003
Estacada Rural Fire District
Door to door campaign
July 7 through July 28, 2003
All participating agencies
Follow up monitoring
July 14 through August 11, 2003
All participating agencies
Monitoring reports collected
by August 18, 2003
Estacada Rural Fire District
Regional Fairs/Special Events
June 30 through July 20, 2003
All participating agencies
Accomplishment report and
Powerpoint presentation
August 25, 2003
Estacada Rural Fire District
and Oregon Department of
Forestry