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):
Don Smith, Unit Forester
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Klamath-Lake District, Oregon Department of Forestry
Phone:
541-947-3311
FAX:
Email:
541-947-3078
dgsmith@odf.state.or.us
Project Information
Project Title:
Lake County Ownerships, Geo-reference
Project Start:
Project End:
October 2002
December 2003
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$76,388
$81,388
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
Brief Project Description:
Create a seamless GIS layer for use by all government entities that require information needed to
identify landowner information relative to wildland fire planning, prevention, fuels treatment, presuppression and suppression. The project plays a critical role in WUI planning, along with
prioritization and dispatching of resources. The project would capitalize on work started by county
assessors in pulling ownership information into useable formats with GIS, and would allow for the
combination of various GIS projects from the different fire protection agencies. Data needs exist
which are interactive with county assessors, other agencies with whom ODF works closely within
the interagency fire management community. These include GIS information, ownership
information, as well as fuels, topography, and transportation systems.
Project Location:
County:
Congressional District:
Lakeview
Lake
2nd Walden
Project Type: Check appropriate project type. More than one type may be checked. If only Box (4) is checked, use Enclosure 4.
(1)
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
 partners
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project income
project time frames
specify types of activities and equipment used
amount or extent of actions (acres, number of homes, etc)
environmental, cultural and historical resource requirements
Response:
Project Location: The project is located in the community of Lakeview, the area effected by the deliverables
of the project would affect the entire county of Lake. Private lands are intermingled to a large extent over the
Forested area of Lake county with Fremont National Forest, and Lakeview District BLM.
Project Implementation: These funds will be used to assist Lake County with collection of spatial data
related to land ownerships, including ownership plat maps, and geo-referencing the data to overlay in GIS
systems.
Project Outcome: The outcome of this project will be to provide accurate and updateable information
related to ownership in Lake County. The products will be shared with Oregon Department of Forestry, and
other land management agencies within the Interagency Wildland Fire Community in a seamless GIS
environment.
Project Measures & Reporting ODF Salem will issue a control number obligating the estimated amount of
grant funds, when the work is completed the Grant Specialist will review and sign off on the amount of work
completed. ODF Salem will process payment to Lake County, or their designated contractor. This process
will record the work items accomplished or deliverables and the funds spent.
Partners: Partners will be the Oregon Department of Forestry and Lake County Assessor.
Project Time Frames: This work would be accomplished between October 2002 and December 2003
Activities & Equipment Used: Spatial data including scanned images of Tax Plat maps will be gathered.
The information related to individual tax lots will be placed into a database that can be used in conjunction
with the geo-referenced maps of the tax lots, showing owner information. Equipment needed will primarily
be in the form of computer hardware, and software to manipulate data, geo-reference and convert images and
databases to GIS format. ESRI’s- Arcinfo, Arcview, and Microsoft Access, may be a few that could be
required to formulate the data.
Amount of Extent of Actions: This project would provide available information to every landowner, and
government agency who would have a need for and which uses geographical information including
ownership data addressed in this project.
Extent of Actions: The results of this effort would affect all landowners within Lake County, and provide
necessary information both for the landowners, and government entities that rely on the information for,
planning and administration of efforts related to; land management, strategic planning for hazard reduction,
targeting prevention activities, damage mitigation and suppression strategies during wildland fire incidents in
or near Wildland Urban Interface areas.
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.
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 fuels treatment plan or 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 (a) leads to, enhances or restores a local fire-adapted ecosystem, and/or (b) mitigates or leads to the
mitigation of hazardous fuel conditions.
F. How will the proposed treatments be maintained over time?
This project will contribute to reduction of fire risk through accurate and consistent identification
of land ownership, coupled with fuels identification, and provide a basis for planning on the ground projects
to target prevention efforts, fuels treatment, and related fire management efforts.
Lake County has not been involved in the Firewise and Living with Fire programs. Public meetings,
newspaper articles, fair displays have all recently publicized the issues. Currently there is one other funded
grant in Lake county tied directly to the Communities At Risk that are recorded in the Federal Register.This
project will potentially enhance the future development and accomplishment of projects.
This project will have an ongoing effect on all the efforts by landowners, and government agencies using GIS
information for many years, in encouraging fuel hazard mitigation by landowners, and assisting agencies in
the Wildland Fire Community in adequately addressing planning and administration.
Response:
Due to intermingled ownership in Lake County, many private parcels adjacent to Fremont National Forest
and the Bureau of Land Management properties, this project will enhance any projects that they may do in 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)?
B. To what extent will this project be offered to serve as a model for other communities?
C. Will biomass or forest fuels be utilized; if so, in what manner and how much?
Response: This project will assist Lake County in moving forward in the GIS realm, in providing accessible, useable information
for landowners, and agencies involved in managing activities or projects in the Wildland Urban Interface.
This grant will also stimuate the landowners to explore alternatives for the treatment of their land, due to better maps, and other
GIS information. The local community is very aware of the fire potential and has a concern. This will be another tool to help them
begin making a positive change in reducing the fire hazard and improving forest health
This project will help a sagging economy in Lake County. The lumber industry is in its final stages if there is not an improvement
in the supply of timber or other forest related products. Many landowners may not begin any fuels treatment projects or other fire
prevention efforts without good information relative to fuels inventory, overall effect of projects, which can be illustrated using GIS
information products. Products may include for a specific landowner; accurate map and/or photo of their ownership, accurate
inventory and location of potential projects, tracking of accomplishments.
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 plan, or creates such a plan. Describe the plan if it
already exists.
B. Explain the level of cooperation, coordination or strategic planning among federal, state, tribal, local government and
community organizations. List the cooperators.
Response:
This grant proposal fits into a strategy in the Klamath-Lake District to apply for grants to cover all the
identified Communities at Risk. Currently four grants have been funded within the Klamath-Lake District.
These have been coordinated with the county fire chiefs in Klamath and Lake Counties, Winema and Fremont
National Forests, Lakeview District BLM, and Klamath National Wildlife Refuges. The Winema National
Forest is working to connect their fuel hazard mitigation projects to the work that is being done on private
lands.
This grant proposal also will provide for common information related to land ownership that all agencies use
to plan and administer activities on forest lands in Lake County. Currently adjacent Klamath County has been
able to reach the point where data is available, and interfaced with GIS applications, sharing ownership
information with Oregon Dept. of Forestry.
4. Expanding Community Participation. (15 Points)
A. To what extent have interested people and communities been provided an opportunity to become informed and involved in this
proposal?
B. Describe the extent of local support for the project, including any cost-sharing arrangements.
C. What are the environmental, social and educational benefits of the project?
There have been displays at the county fairs & local home show, direct mailings to the landowners
in the grant areas, public meetings, newspaper articles, and meetings with service providers for the grants.
Local government, state and federal agencies have met to coordinate opportunities with the National Fire Plan
grants.
The benefits of this project are through updated and accurate ownership data in GIS format to promote fire
hazard reduction, improve forest health, local economic stimulation, and local government coordination.
These projects have proven a stimulus in getting local agencies to work together in economically depressed
Lake County.
Response:
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Identify source of ownership data
required for project area of Lake County.
October 2002
Oregon Department of Forestry
Insure ownership data is accurate and
updated. Format information for use in GIS
applications, and databases. i.e. Geo-reference
the ownership plat maps for use with GIS
systems such as Arcview 3.2, etc.
October 2002 and ongoing through
December 2003
Oregon Department of Forestry
Formulate products and other outputs
that landowners and agencies can have access
to directly, or through data exchanges, web
site, etc.
October 2002 and ongoing through
December 2003
Oregon Department of Forestry
Incorporate GIS information generated in
local planning related to Wildland Urban
Interface fuels management efforts, and other
fire prevention and fire management activities
by all agencies.
October 2002 and ongoing through
December 2003
Oregon Department of Forestry
Enclosure 3D - Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Personnel
GIS Specialist
ODF Staff Assist
Subtotal
Fringe Benefits
ODF OPE 41.41%
$50000
$5000
$55000
Applicant
Oregon
Department of
Forestry
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
Lake County
$5000
$5000
5000
50000
$50000
$10000
$60000
$2100
$2100
$2100
$2100
$6,000
$6,000
$6,000
$6,000
$4650
$4650
$4650
$4650
$5000
$5000
Subtotal
$5000
$5000
Subtotal
$2183
$1455
$3638
$2183
$1455
$3638
$76,388
$81,388
Subtotal
Travel
Subtotal
Equipment
GIS Computer & Monitor
Subtotal
Supplies
Service & Supply
Subtotal
Contractual
Data Acquisition, formatting
Other
Salem Grant Coordinator
Indirect Field Cost
Total Costs
Project (Program) Income1
Enclosure 4A - Project Summary Form
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.