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:
Chelan County Public Works
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
509.667.6415
509.667.6250
Brenda.Harn@co.chelan.wa.us
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
350 Orondo Ave., Wenatchee, WA 98801
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Brenda Harn/ Solid Waste Coordinator
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Chelan county Public Works
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
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Project Information
Project Title:
Lake Chelan Brush and Tree Chipping Project
Proposed Project Start Date:
Proposed Project End Date:
April 15, 2003
Jully 15, 2003
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$17,915.00
$17,915.00
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
Yes, a similar fuels reduction & chipping project in Leavenworth area,of Washington State is being submitted
submitted.
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Brief
Project Description:
Brush, trees and other woody debris will be removed and then brought by homeowners to a centralized
chipping site near Chelan and Manson, Washington to increase fire portection around homes.
This grant will especially encourage homeowners in the urban/forested interface to remove nearby brush and
trees that are a fire hazard to their personal property and then bring those woody materials at no cost to a
chipping site. An additional advantage to this project will be that fuels will be totally removed from private
property, not piled and stockpiled on site, thus burned or not burned at a later date.
A large horizontal grinder (co-owned by Chelan County and the local Public Utility District) will be used to
chip up the woody material collected from brush and trees (trees and limbs can be up to 8" in diameter). The
chipped material will be utilized in the County's compost operation.
Project Location (latitude/longitude if applicable):
County:
Congressional District:
Chelan
Fourth Congressional Dist.
Project Type: Check appropriate project type. More than one type may be checked. If only Box (4) is checked, use Enclosure 4.
(1)
(2)
Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Project
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:
That part of Chelan County, Washington State, at the lower end of Lake Chelan including areas around and in
towns of Chelan and Manson.
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:
ity will be conducted to inform homeowners of the opportunity to clear brush and
trees near homes and outbuildings that may be difficult to defend in the event of wildfire. Brush and trees
will be collected and stockpiled at the North Chelan Recycling Center before the 2003 fire season during the
months of May and June. Once a large quantity of material is collected, a large grinder will be brought to the
site and the collected materials will be chipped. The resulting chipped material, 2" sized, will be hauled to
Dryden Transfer Station and incorporated into a compost mixture where it will undergo the compost process.
-200 cu.yards of packed brush, limbs and trees
from around buildings, property, and roadsides. Materials will compact to an estimated 40 cu.yds of chips.
erial, brush, limbs, and trees, brought into the manned recycle
center shall be estimated for each load. At the end of the collection event, a report shall be generated
indicating total amounts of materials collected and chipped. The report shall include information on the
amounts collected from which specific areas.
District, as well as the U.S. Forest Service. The grinder is co-owned by the County and the P.U.D. Forest
Service information, pamphlets, and some publicity shall be used and referenced in the program for
homeowners to use as a guide for cleaning and reducing fire hazards on private property.
in Chelan County are very aware of the danger from wild fire and
the need to take preventative action. With an economical or free method of disposal and promotion of such a
program, the residents will appreciate such an opportunity in creating more defensible homes.
landowners time to remove woody materials from around their residences/property to reduce fire risk to
structures prior to the main fire season. Also, by focusing the free disposal period over a short period,
promotion and advertising can be condensed with the media making outreach efforts more effective. Tipping
fees for residents participating in fuel reduction activities shall be waived at the collection site during May &
June, of which the requested grant shall help support. Chelan County will be utilizing City of Chelan
property and with their assistance in collecting and managing the stockpile of woody materials.
a handout or for local newspapers and radio advertising or news releases. This material shall include types of
material accepted, tipping fee waiver, sources of fire preventation homeowner guides, recycling sites and
contact names/ phone numbers. Staff at the recycling center will have a designated site for stockpiling
materials. Residents bringing in material shall check in with the recycling center manager, loads shall be
measured, referenced for location, and documented for a final report. A loader shall be utilized to maintain
the pile and load the grinder hopper. The horizontal grinder, is a HC 2400 Peterson with a 2-inch screen. The
grinder shall produce two-inch chips, which are ideal to mix with various feed stocks for composting. The
primary feed stocks for compost are biosolids or grass clippings.
reduction,
cultural and historical" resource requirements known at this time.
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.
Fires have frequently burned through these areas historically. Twice in the last decade or so,
major fires have threatened residential areas in this area of Chelan County. With awareness of a free brush
and woody disposal program, homeowners will have an opportunity to significantly reduce fuels near their
homes and on their private property.
B. Any reduction of fire fuels in the urban/forest interface reduces the potential for resource and property
damage and loss due to wild fire; any reduction of fire fuels in the urban/forest interface increases safety for
residents and fire fighters.
C. This project implements fuel treatment by encouraging homeowners to remove potential fuels. It also
promotes the awareness of a fire prevention/protection strategy.
D. Publicity of the program will be initially education in format, that postive steps can be taken by
homeowners to maintain properties for fire protection/prevention. Further education shall include the U.S.
Forest Service's pamphlet on correct ways to maintain fire preventive homes and properties.
E. This proposal enhances the fire-adopted ecosystem with volunteers removing the potential fuels.
F. The program will teach residents of properly maintaining homes and properties for defense against wild
fires. Recycling of woody debris and brush will continue to be available for a fee year around only at the
Dryden Transfer Station.
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: A.
It may contribute to the economy by providing part time work to local landscapers, tree removal
specailists or common laborers during the two month period when land owners are clearing their property and
elect to hire any of the brush clearing or tree work to be done. It may even encourage in the future a private
start-up business to look at chipping/composing at a local level.
B. Any successful program to reduce hazardous fuels in the urban/forested interface would be of interest to
other communities. Any communities that are restricted in burning by air quality regulations would be
especially interested in processes that reduced forest fuels without burning and using wood chips other than
for landscaping purposes.
C. Forest fuels will be chipped and utilized into a finished compost product.
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 project supports the goals of the local County and the Department of Agriculture. Chelan
County makes use of collected woody materials from the project to provide chipped material for their
compost operations as well as continuing to inform the public in general of the new compost facility and the
ability to keep out organic and woody materials out of the regional landfill. The U.S. Forest Service achieves
a reduction of fire hazards on private property next to Department of Agriculture lands, thus reducing fire
potential, intensity and providing for greater safety of employees and residents of Chelan County.
B. The Chelan County Public Utility District, as well as the Solid Waste staff for Chelan County Public
Works will coordinate the use of the the large grinder jointly owned. The cities of Leavenworth, Chelan and
Cashmere will be active in the set-up and implementation of the project. The U.S. Forest Service will be
essential to utlize their expertise, advice and resources such as existing literature/handout or any newly
developed information for the public.
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.
A meeting is scheduled for all the cities of Chelan County, U.S. Forest Service and staff from
Chelan County Solid Waste.
B. There is no known opposition for the project. Support from the local Solid Waste Council (governing
board of solid waste acitivites and budgeting in Chelan County) and Solid Waste Advisory Council support
the concept of reducing fuels in the urban/forest interface.
C. There are numerous benefits toward funding of the proposed project.
Reduction of fuels around homes and outbuilding by owners reduce possible loss due to wild fire
Such activities may increase the success of fire suppression activities
If fires were to start on private land, such activities may reduce the potential of fire spreading to federal lands
The project would increase land and home owners knowledge and awarenss of fuel reduction methods
Improved air quality through the chipping program rather than burning of woody materials on private land
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Publicity: Design ads, layout, and
printing of flyers and distribute to
public; advertise in local media.
Coordinate activities with U.S.F.S.
public information representatives.
April through May 2003
Chelan County
Collection of brush and woody
materials at sites.
May and June 2003
Chelan County
Chipping of woody materials collected 20 to 25 hours
As needed May 15 through
July 15, 2003
Chelan County and Chelan
County Public Utility District
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Enclosure 4D - Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Personnel
Coordinator
Labor
Subtotal
Fringe Benefits
Coordinator
Labor
Subtotal
Federal
Agency
Applicant
$0.00
$1,800.00
$1,440
$3,240.00
$0.00
$450.00
$360.00
$810.00
Partner 1
$1,440.00
$1,440.00
$360.00
$360.00
Partner 2
Total
$0.00
$0.00
$1,800.00
$2,880.00
$4,680.00
$0.00
$0.00
$450.00
$720.00
$1,170.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$6,560.00
$1,805.00
$8,365.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,200.00
$0.00
$1,200.00
Travel
Subtotal
Equipment
2400 Peterson Grinder
Loader
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$6,560.00
$1,805.00
$8,365.00
$0.00
$0.00
Supplies
Subtotal
$0.00
Contractual
Advertising
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
$1,200.00
$0.00
$1,200.00
$0.00
Other
Printed Material
Hauling of chips to Dryden
Subtotal
$0.00
$700.00
$1,800.00
$2,500.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$700.00
$1,800.00
$2,500.00
Total Costs
$0.00
$16,115.00
$1,800.00
$0.00
$17,915.00
Project (Program) Income1
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.
$0.00