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:
City of Jacksonville Fire Department
Phone:
541-899-7246
FAX:
541-899-7882
Email:
ic8251@ccountry.net
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
P.O. Box 7 Jacksonville, OR 97530
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Tracy Shaw Fire Chief
Organization/Jurisdiction:
City of Jacksonville
Phone:
541-899-1231
FAX:
541-899-7882
Email:
jvillepaul@wave.net
Project Information
Project Title:
The Jacksonville Project Phase Two
Project Start:
7/01/2002
Project End:
Prescribed deadline or estimated 12/2003
Federal Funding Request:
48,000.00
Total Project Funding:
52,000.00
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize: No
Brief Project Description:
We are continuing a project that was funded last year to remove fuels and create defensible space around home in the
City of Jacksonville.
The homeowner is responsible for 10% of the rated density price of their property. Our bidder last year rates were
575.00 for heavy, 325.00 for medium, and 205.00 for light.
The last project treated approximately 84 acres and help 36 high value homes to be protected from wildfire.
Project Location:
County:
Congressional District:
City of Jacksonville
Jackson
second
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:
This is an incorporated city.
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: Fuel reduction and Defensible space application.
 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:
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Located in the City of Jacksonville Urban Growth Boundary.
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The phase two project would begin immediately upon award of the grant.
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The result of this grant would make the resident of the treated area safer from the threat of wild fire. The city of Jacksonville
would be one step closer to being taken off the list of cities at risk.
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This project will be measured by the properties treated and photographed before and after a summary report will be sent to the
Medford BLM and The Central point office of the Oregon Department of Forestry.
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We are working in partnership with all surrounding groups BLM, ODF, the City of Jacksonville watershed manager, the
Jackson County Public works and the Jacksonville Woodlands Association.
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The only income will be the 10% shared cost paid to the contractor.
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From the time the grant is received we will be accountable to be completed by the deadlines set by the Administrator.
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We have a local contractor do the actual fuels removal and the funds are paid to that contractor.
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We project that we will treat 87 home in the direct urban interface (the property is bordered by heavy Forrest. A total acreage
estimated at around 65 acres.
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There are no environmental, cultural, or historic areas in this project.
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The City of Jacksonville Fire Department with this grant funding would hire a private contractor to work with the fire
department and property owners to remove ladder fuels trim trees and create defensible space around their homes. This project
is a continuation of a project started last year with the aid of grant funding. Last year we treated and area known as the
coachman hills and a strip of vacant property along Jackson creek in the city of Jacksonville. We have labeled this project the
Jacksonville project Phase one. With your assistance we will be able to continue the work with the Jacksonville Project phase
two described above.
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The City of Jacksonville has been in existence since 1851. Or community has a population of 2,235. Of that population 38%
are over 55 years of age. These people have very elegant and expensive homes however most are retired and on fixed incomes.
These people cannot do the work themselves and cannot afford to hire the work out. We can help them get caught up to a
manageable level that they can do themselves or the work to be done would be affordable.
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, enhance 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:
Jacksonville is on the list of Oregon Interface communities at risk. The fuel reduction projects will someday remove the city from
that list. The city is bordered on three sides by federal, county, state and private lands and residents in these are will be protected by
the reduction of the fuels in this area. Simply put the fire spread from the city into these areas will be greatly reduced.
We have a plan in place that coordinates the efforts of the Jacksonville Project, the Jacksonville Woodlands Association and The
Jacksonville Watershed that work towards the reduction of fuel loads directly within the city. This plan is interwoven with projects
in the Applegate area and the County Fire districts all work is coordinated with the local BLM and ODF. This teamwork is
awesome we all are working to one goal.
The effect on this community has been very positive and will continue. People are educated by the fire department on the risk from
wild fire and we plan to incorporate the FIREWISE program this year.
There is a city odanence against any burning so we leave some fuels to naturally decompose the rest are chipped and blown back
onto the property to contribute to nutrition of the soil. We believe that once the homeowners see the results when we are finished
they will be able to keep up on the work we have completed. We’re also seeking a community event twice a year when the home
owners will have a dumpster centrally located for dumping the trimmings and then they would be transported to the Biomass Plant
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 utilize and if so, in what manner and how much?
Response:
Local jobs are the goal of this project. Last year the bid award went to a local contractor in the Applegate area. They ate lunch here
and shopped at the local market or ate at the local resteraunts. We were able to employ 6-8 workers through the year.
We are keeping a film record of our project and we have a local filmmaker that may even do videotape of our project this year.
Unfortunately the cost is to transport the waste to the local Biomass plant is very high. The funding we are requesting is only to
cover the labor if it would benefit the program as a whole we would need to figure in that cost and increase the amount requested.
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:
As addressed before we have an extensive comprehensive plan in place. All agencies in this project are working together. Our
portion is a three-year plan that requires grant funding each year. Our plan systematically works on each subdivision starting at the
southeast side, which had the most over grown area s and older homes without defensible space. Phase two will progress west along
the south side of the town. Phase three will complete the are finishing in the Par-A-Dice ranch road area on the north west side of
Jacksonville. The woodland project is now completing environmental studies prior to being awarded their grant. They will focus on
the woodlands property that basically surrounds the south parameter of the town east to west.
They will be creating fuel breaks and removing hazardous fuels and thinning. The city forester has also been thinning and removing
ladder fuel in the watershed which is to the north west of the city on reservoir road about 1800 acres of heavy timber.
All projects are working closely with our local Fire Prevention Co-Ops, BLM, and ODF.
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:
We hold will hold meetings with the homeowners of the project area prior to starting the work. At that meeting we will educate
them on the dangers they face with the situation as it stands. We use a video called fire safe inside and out and give them a living
with fire brochure. Then we continue the education by telling them what we can do to help them and who is responsible for the aid
they receive.
After the meeting we meet with each homeowner and walk their property advising them on what needs to be done also a member
from the contractor will be with us.
After the objectives are clear work would begin.
At our meeting they would share and visit with their neighbors, their fire department, and the contractor. I feel they would walk
away from the meeting with three thing knowledge, accountability, and a plan
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Preparing and submitting the grant form.
3/15/2002
The Fire Chief
Receiving funding
6/30/2002
City of Jacksonville
Fire Department
Contracts signed
7/10/2002
Fire Chief
Advertisement for invitation to bid.
7/10/2002
Fire Chief
Award the bid to the contractor.
7/30/2002
Jacksonville City Council
Begin fuels reduction and defensible space on
South Fifth Street.
8/1/2002
Contractor
Project Completed
By deadline required.
Contractor
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Home Owners
Partner 2
Total
Personnel
Subtotal
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
Travel
Subtotal
Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
Subtotal
Contractual
48,000.00
4,800
48,000.00
4,800
Subtotal
Other
Subtotal
Total Costs
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.