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:
Pine Forest Owners Association (PFOA)
Phone:
FAX:
206-232-6228
Email:
206-749-0745
lmlpsl@siteconnect.com
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
8412 SE 47th Street, Mercer Island, WA 98040
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Lynn Lewicki, PFOA Responsible Official
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Pine Forest Owners Assoc. (PFOA)
Phone:
FAX:
206-232-6228
Email:
206-749-0745
lmlpsl@siteconnect.com
Project Information
Project Title:
Complete Treatment of Natural Fuels & Fuel Break and Improve Initial Attack Capabilities
Project Start:
Project End:
July 2002
November 2003
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$71,700
$86,700
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
No
Brief Project Description:
This request is to treat fuels in the area previously thinned, to develop a fuel break across the
Thompson Creek drainage and to purchase equipment to improve initial attack capabilities and
upgrade the water system for fire suppression. The work for this project includes:
Grant Request
Project Total
1. Treat Natural Fuels (33 Ac.)
$ 52,800
$ 52,800*
2. Develop Fuel Break (2 ¼ Ac.)
$
$
3. Initial Attack Equip & H2O System Upgrade
$ 16,100
$ 27,100
$ 71,700
$ 86,700
TOTAL
2,800
6,800
* Previously contributed $140,000 timber revenues & $18,000 to the project.
Project Location:
Winthrop, WA
County:
Congressional District:
Okanogan
5 th
Project Type: Check appropriate project type. More than one type may be checked. If only Box (4) is checked, use Enclosure 4.
(1) XX Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Project
(2)
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:
Winthrop Wildland/Urban Interface Area
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
 project income
Address these

project
implementation
 project time frames
items as

anticipated
outcomes
 specify types of activities and equipment used
applicable:
 measures and reporting
 amount or extent of actions (acres, number of homes, etc)
 partners
 environmental, cultural and historical resource requirements
Response: Pine Forest is a 180-parcel subdivision developed in the 1970’s south of Winthrop, WA.
Much of
the area is in dense forest and was recognized at the outset of the development to have a potentially severe
fire risk. The subdivision lies immediately below National Forest lands. The subdivision is within a volatile
fire disturbance area and future fire threats are inevitable. The Forest Service, DNR and Fire District have
worked with the Association for several years to address the fire hazard problem.
Following a fire demonstration workshop in 1999, the community embarked on a fuels treatment program.
Phase I was a commercial thinning operation primarily within the Thompson Creek drainage and adjoining
lands. About 80 acres were treated, 95 MBF of sawlogs and 1,429 tons of ship & saw logs were removed and
over 2,000 tons of forest fuels were piled and burned. $140,000 in timber receipts and an additional $18,000
were invested in this treatment. In 2001 a Fire Plan Grant for $26,500 was received and an additional 33
acres are being treated. This area contains more submerchantable material. The total project cost was
estimated to be $85,500 with only $52,000 of projected timber revenues. In addition to the timber revenues
and the grant, PFOA is contributing $7,000 in this phase, which will be completed in 2002.
This request is to treat excess natural fuels in the original thinning area, to complete a fuel break across the
Thompson Creek drainage and to provide initial attack capabilities and adapt the water system for fire
suppression. Activity fuels were treated with the commercial thinning but 15-20 tons/acre of natural fuels
remain and continue as a fire threat. Thompson Creek forms a potential fire chimney through the subdivision
and the fuel break will provide an area where for fire forces to operate. Suppression capabilities are
inadequate and this request includes the purchase of initial attack equipment and upgrades of the water system
to make it useable for fire district equipment. Work would begin as soon as the grant was approved and
would be completed by the end of 2003.
The PFOA, the duly formed non-profit organization, representing the entire Pine Forest community, makes
the request. This project has benefits for the landowners but it also has public benefits; increased safety for
firefighters and reduced risk of fire escaping onto National Forest and surrounding land. The Forest Service
is implementing timber and fuels treatment projects on adjacent National Forest land to complement these
efforts. The FS, DNR and local fire district have been active participants in all phases of planning, design and
implementation of the project.
Treatment will restore the forest to a more sustainable condition. No T&E species of plants or animals,
cultural resource or other environmental concerns were found during review for the first grant. A minor
amount of merchantable material (10 thousand board feet) would be removed and the timber revenues would
be used to reduce overall project costs. PFOA is also contributing $11,000 towards the water system
upgrade. Cost estimates have been refined using previous experienced costs.
Treatment will be primarily by hand with some mechanical operation during the development of the fuel
break. Any merchantable material will be marketed and the remaining slash piled and burned. The project is
summarized by priority as follows:
Total Cost
Contr. & Rev. Grant Request
1. Treat Natural Fuel Loading (33 ac)
$ 52,800
$
0
$ 52,800
2. Develop Fuel Break (2 ¼ ac)
$ 6,800
$ 4,000
$ 2,800
3. Fire Equip. & System Upgrade
$ 27,100
$ 11,000
$ 16,100
TOTALS
$ 86,700
$ 15,000
$ 71,700
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?
Response: Significant fuels treatment work has been completed at Pine Forest. The initial thinning removed the overstocking and
separated the crowns, thus reducing the risk of a crown fire. The activity fuels were treated but there remains a residue of natural
fuels in this area. The natural fuels are estimated to amount to 15-20 tons/acre and would contribute to a fire intensity that would
result in structural losses. The treatment objectives are to reduce this fuel loading to 6-8 tons/acre. The topography of the
Thompson Creek drainage provides a potential fire chimney through the middle of the community. The proposed fuel break would
separate these fuels and allow suppression forces to cut off a fire before it moved through the development. These improvements
would allow direct fire suppression rather than having to back off with an indirect attack. Also this would develop a forest that is
fire adapted and sustainable.
Currently there is no capability for on-site initial attack of fires. This request is to provide initial attack equipment for the local
residents and to adapt the water system to make it suitable for use by the Winthrop Fire District. The initial attack will allow for
fire district reaction time, and the water system updates will allow the fire district to aggressively attack a fire when they get to the
area.
The Pine Forest community lies below National Forest land. A wildfire inside the community could threaten these public lands as
well as surrounding development, including the Sun Mountain Resort. The Forest Service has implemented fuel treatments in
coordination with this project. The project is being utilized as a model for other associations in the area and is being showcased at
this time. The Pine Forest Owners Association board is aware that these treatments will need to be maintained and are committed
to these actions. They have the capability to assess lot owners to accomplish needed projects.
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: It is estimated this project will employ a five person hand crew for a full season, or 3-4 person years of employment.
The project is a success story that is being utilized by other subdivisions and associations in the Methow Valley. This request
addresses the elements that were not fully resolved with the initial operations. Members of the Pine Forest community would be
available to discuss the project with others. As citizens and owner groups realize that these forest and fuel conditions must be
treated, there will be increased job opportunities and new businesses launched. These will be continuing opportunities since
periodic maintenance of the conditions will be required.
Merchantable material in the fuel break will be marketed at local mills. It is estimated this will amount only to about 10 thousand
board feet with a delivered value of about $400. These revenues will be used to reduce the total cost of the project. The natural
fuels have been on the ground for several years and have little potential value. Some could be utilized for firewood and this will be
encouraged. We will pursue and utilize any possible opportunity to utilize this material. One possibility is to make material
available to a proposed Methow small-log outlet. The remaining limbs and tops will be piled and burned in openings.
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 project has been on-going since 1999. It links to the fuels treatment projects by the Forest Service on adjoining
lands. For years the Forest Service, DNR and fire district have worked with PFOA to get these fuels reduced and the extreme fire
hazard reduced. Fire Plan grants are a welcome vehicle to get this accomplished. Okanogan County Commissioner, Dave Schultz,
has attended a “Firewise” workshop and is very supportive of this effort.
The Forest Service, DNR and Winthrop Fire District are actively involved in the planning and implementation of the project. Arnie
Arneson, Cascade Woodlands, will manage the project. He is a SAF Certified Forester, an ex-District Ranger at Winthrop, and has
provided consulting expertise for the last 18 years to over 100 landowners on the east slope of the Cascades. He is managing the
first grant and other projects in the Methow Valley. He consults with the Forest Service and DNR on a regular basis, and will
assure all participants remain involved throughout the project.
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?
Response: The Pine Forest community is very supportive of these treatments. This request will address one concern; that of the
natural fuels loading that remained from the initial thinning operation. This will clean up the area and make it an even better
showcase for these types of treatments.
Previously $140,000 of timber revenues and $18,000 of additional contributions from the initial thinning operation and an estimated
$52,000 of timber revenues and a $7,000 donation from the 2001 Fire Plan Grant have gone into the current accomplishments. An
additional $4,000 of timber revenues will be contributed to the project with this grant request. Also PFOA will contribute $11,000
towards the water system upgrade.
The project is addressing a serious, unnatural resource condition and moving the forest towards a sustainable, fire-adapted
condition. Both the landowners and the public benefit from completion of the project; the landowners by reducing the risk of fire
losses and maintaining a sustainable forest setting, the public by increased safety and operating space for firefighters, by reduced
risk of wildfires escaping onto public lands, and by reduction of future firefighting costs. The project is providing a model for other
developments and communities. Participants will be available to discuss and show the results to others that are interested.
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Treat Natural Fuels Loading
33 acres
Fall 2002 & Spring/Summer 2003
PFOA & Cascade Woodlands
Complete Fuel Break
Fall 2002 & Spring 2003
PFOA & Cascade Woodlands
Purchase Initial Attack Equipment
Spring 2003
PFOA
Upgrade Water System
Fall 2002
PFOA
Enclosure 3D - Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Cascade Woodlands
Partner 2
Total
Personnel
Subtotal
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
Travel
Subtotal
Equipment
Initial Attack Equipment
$7,100
$7,100
Subtotal
Supplies
Ssupplies
Subtotal
Contractual
Treatment Operators
$55,600
$4,000
$59,600
$9,000
$11,000
$20,000
$71,700
$15,000
$86,700
Subtotal
Other
Water System Upgrade
Subtotal
Total Costs
Project (Program) Income1
1
$ 4,000
Timber Revenue
Invested Back
To Project
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.