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:
Oregon Department of Forestry
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
503-945-7341
503-945-7454
Sboro@odf.state.or.us
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
2600 State Street, Salem, Oregon 97310
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Dennis Sifford, Staff Forester
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Douglas Forest Protective Association
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
541 672-6507
541 440-3424
dsifford@odf.state.or.us
Project Information
Project Title:
Hazardous Fuel Reduction for the Community of Dry Creek.
Proposed Project Start Date:
Proposed Project End Date:
October 2002
September 2003
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$241,741
$276,514
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
Brief Project Description:
This project is to create defensible space by reducing the hazardous fuels on the private lands in
the Dry Creek area. These lands are completely surrounded by the Umpqua National Forest. This
project proposal is in conjunction with the North Umpqua Ranger District’s Title 2 project proposal
that will reduce fuels on USFS lands to provide a firebreak around the community.
During the past 6 years, the community of Dry Creek has been threatened by two major fires; once
in 1996 by the Spring Fire, and again in 2001 by the Calf Fire.
Project Location (latitude/longitude if applicable):
County:
Congressional District:
Douglas District
Douglas
Fourth
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)
(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:
Within the district boundaries of the Douglas Forest Protective Association.
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:
The Dry Creek area is located approximately 50 miles east of Roseburg on the North Umpqua Highway.
Currently individual homeowners have requested fuel reduction projects within and adjacent to their
properties for the purposes of creating defensible space around structures, and/or creating a fuel break by
reducing hazardous amounts of fuel buildup. Hazardous amounts of fuel buildup also exist on Umpqua
National Forest (USFS) lands that surround Dry Creek.
This project will be conducted on five private parcels totaling approximately 700 acres in the community of
Dry Creek. These parcels contain the community store/gas station, mobile home park, rental cabins, and lands
owned by permanent and absentee residents. Because of the remoteness and the lack of a sufficient tax base,
the area does not have any structural fire protection. Douglas Forest Protective Association (DFPA) provides
wildland fire protection from the Rock Creek Guard Station approximately forty miles west.
DFPA will provide an employee to evaluate the project site, and monitor the work’s progress, meeting with
landowners, crews, and other agencies as needed. These meetings will offer an opportunity to educate the
landowners about a variety of fire prevention aspects around their homes. The specific areas and work to be
done will be coordinated with the Fire Staff of the North Umpqua Ranger District to ensure the areas being
treated are applied to contiguous properties.
Fuels reduction work will include removing overgrown grasses and brush, ladder fuel reduction, pruning tree
limbs, thinning overstocked stands, and debris disposal. This will be accomplished by hand and mechanized
equipment. The removed material that cannot be utilized as a forest product will by piled and burned.
This project will be implemented as soon as funding is available. The goal for this first year is to treat 200 to
250 acres of the approximately 700 acres of private land. The project will run from October 2002 to
September 2003. Additional acres will be treated if funds are available.
Coordination of the overall project through DFPA and the USFS will provide defensible space on private
lands and create a firebreak on USFS lands surrounding the private parcels of the Dry Creek community.
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. During the past 6 years, the community of Dry Creek has been threatened by two major fires; once by the
Spring Fire in 1996, and again by the Calf Fire in 2001. The reduction of hazardous fuels in and around
structures promotes the likelihood of the community surviving a wildfire threat, because it reduces the
amount of available fuel to burn, and it provides a safer environment for firefighters to deploy resources.
B. USFS ownership completely surrounds this community. Dry Creek has been identified as an at-risk fire
prone community, and is listed on the National Registry. Reducing the fuels around this community
reduces the risk of a wildfire spreading to or from these ownerships.
C. Coordination and communication has been ongoing with the fire staffs of the North Umpqua Ranger
District, local landowners, and DFPA.
D. Landowners have requested information regarding what funding is available, what steps can be taken to
provide a fire-safe environment, and what roles they can provide to accomplishing this project proposal.
E. This project will mitigate the amount of available fuels and heavy fuel loadings that create more intense,
explosive, and destructive fires during dry periods throughout the year.
F. By reducing the overgrowth of vegetation and removing dead material that has accumulated over the past
50+ years, these projects will provide sites that can be managed by the homeowners on a routine basis.
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. This project will help provide employment during the grant period of October 2002 through June 2003 for
local forestry and fire contract crews, and seasonal DFPA and/or USFS employees during the winter and
spring months, when these crews and individuals are normally unemployed. DFPA will provide a
seasonal employee as the Project Coordinator, who will conduct the project evaluations and monitor
progress during the portion of the year when he/she would normally be unemployed.
B. Documented successes of this project will be shared with other county communities, community leaders,
and other agencies through the local media, onsite tours, and meetings.
C. With adherence to the Oregon Forest Practices Act, landowners will be encouraged to utilize the removed
materials from the project areas as saw logs, poles or firewood. The remaining materials will be piled and
burned.
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. Through the collective efforts of landowners, DFPA, and the USFS, this project will create a reduced risk
of wildfire for the community and surrounding areas.
B. On numerous projects, DFPA works closely with the Oregon Department of Forestry, US Forest Service,
BLM, Douglas County, Forest Landowner Associations, Douglas County Fire Chiefs Association,
Douglas County Fire Prevention Cooperative, local community leaders and associations, homeowner
groups, and individuals. DFPA has Mutual Fire Response Agreements with all Fire agencies within
Douglas District. A County Multi-Agency Coordination Group had been established in 2001 for Douglas
County. The current members included the County Fire Chief, Emergency Management Coordinator,
Assistant Fire Staff for the Umpqua National Forest, Fire Management Officers for the Roseburg and
Coos Bay BLM, Oregon Department of Forestry, Coos Fire Protective Association, and DFPA.
C. The areas treated will be cataloged in a database that will be used to develop a GIS map layer to be
utilized for the Emergency Service Maps that are provided to the emergency service agencies in electronic
and hardcopy formats by DFPA.
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. Resident landowners, USFS, and DFPA have had several discussions on the aspects and elements of this
proposal. DFPA will provide assistance to landowners interested in participating through completion of
the application forms, and through arranging a workforce and equipment to complete the project work.
B. All resident landowners support the project. Because of Douglas County’s depressed economic situation
landowners do not have the means to fund the work to be done. Therefore, 100% funding is being
sought through this Multi-agency NFP grant proposal.
C. This program will provide resources to develop a healthy fire-resistant ecosystem for all that utilize the
treated areas, including wildlife. Landowners will benefit from the educational aspects of the project
meetings, and the actual accomplished work will demonstrate the importance of maintaining fuels on
their ownerships. The areas treated will provide a more aesthetic and fire safe environment. The social
and economic benefits to the local community include employment opportunities to its members during
periods when they are normally unemployed.
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Evaluate project sites and educate
project landowners.
Develop contracts with local
contractors as needed.
Implement fuel treatment projects.
Inform public of program through
media, townhall meetings, door-todoor contacts, and coordination with
cooperators through tours and project
updates.
Provide project accomplishment
report.
Time Frame
Ongoing October 2002 –
September 2003
October – November 2002
October 2002 – September 2003
Responsible Party
DFPA Project Coordinator
Dennis Sifford, DFPA Project
Coordinator
DFPA Project Coordinator
Ongoing October 2002 –
September 2003
DFPA Project Coordinator &
Dennis Sifford.
October 2003 – November 2003
DFPA Project Coordinator &
Dennis Sifford.
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
USFS
$9,523
$14,000
$9,523
$14,000
Travel
Estimated Vehicle Mileage
$1,500
$750
Subtotal
$1,500
$750
Equipment
Provided Vehicle and Equipment
$4,500
$4,500
Subtotal
$4,500
$4,500
Personnel
Estimated Salary & OPE
Subtotal
Partner 2
Total
$23,523
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
$2,250
$9,000
Supplies
Subtotal
Contractual
250 acres @ $800/ acre
$200,000
Subtotal
$200,000
$200,000
Other
Administrative Cost
Salem Grant Coordinator
Subtotal
$34,680
$7,061
$41,741
41,741
Total Costs
$241,741
$15,523
$19,250
$276,514
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.