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
Asst. Chief Allen Knobbs
Clallam County Fire District 3
Applicant/Organization:
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
(360) 683-4242, ext. 11
(360) 683-6834
aknobbs@clallamfire3.org
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
323 No. 5th Ave., Sequim WA 98382
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Steve Chinn
Public Education Officer
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Clallam County Fire District 3
Phone:
FAX:
(360) 683-4242, ext. 11
Email:
aknobbs@clallamfire3.org
(360) 683-6834
Project Information
Firewise Education Program by Clallam County Fire District 3
Project Title:
Project Start:
Project End:
June 17, 2002
September 2002
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$32,850
$41,500
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
No
Brief Project Description:
The public education program proposed by Clallam County Fire District 3 will meet all six objectives:
1.
Educate and raise the awareness of a minimum of 15,000 people on the North Olympic Peninsula
2. Conduct 300 individual wildfire risk assessments with District 3 boundaries
3. Conduct a minimum of 200 urban interface inspections for property owners within our boundaries
4.
Provide leadership and resources to organize and implement community “Fuel Reduction” programs
5. Assist the elderly and non-ambulatory citizens in clean-up and in establishing defensible spaces around
structures
6. Develop a unified program that can be used by the Department of Natural Resources and FEMA in areas
outside of District 3 boundaries
Project Location:
County:
Congressional District:
Within District 3 boundaries
Clallam
6th
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)
(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:
“From the mountains, to the prairie, to the ocean, white with foam” – that’s our rural district
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
Clallam County Fire District 3 is comprised of two staffed stations in Sequim, Washington,
and five outlying volunteer stations. Our district is responsible for 135 square miles of land with a
population of slightly over 30,000 people. Sixty percent of the population growth in Clallam County
in recent years has occurred within our boundaries. Our southern boundary adjoins Olympic
National Park.
Over the past 20 years, District 3 has seen rapid expansion of not only individual homes, but
large developments in the urban interface area. A continuing District problem is protecting
structures in this area. With the Park adjoining our district , our southern border is heavily loaded
with fuel and has limited access and water.
The proposed program will educate the public through the use of the media and other
approaches. Using the materials from the Pacific Northwest Wildfire Coordinating Group (PNWCG)
and Firewise, we will develop a curriculum that fits our needs in East Clallam County. The first
phase of our program will create public awareness through an outreach program involving a series
of short public service presentations in our local media – TV, newspapers and radio. We will use
the media to inform the communities of Port Angeles, Forks and Sequim about potential risks in
urban interface, and risk reduction steps to take. Mailed brochures, billboards and banners will also
be used to heighten citizen awareness.
The second phase of the program is to create a series of presentations that can reach all
property owners and residents. We will focus on landowners’ individual risk factors, a selfassessment for them to do, and creation of their plan to mitigate the potential hazards. These
programs will be set up in our outlying station areas to maximize community awareness and
bonding. We hope to start them in early July, then continue them through summer and early fall.
Last summer, we used some of the Firewise Community Education program and found it quite
helpful. District 3 would like to continue to develop the Firewise approach in informing our
community. With the use of Powerpoint and new materials from PNWCG, the District will further
develop a more comprehensive program. Also, we will incorporate part of the program developed
by the Sierra Front Cooperators in Lake Tahoe.
Phase 3 of this education program is to provide property owners an opportunity to have their
land inspected by community volunteers who we will train. As an inspection outcome, a property
owner would be given suggestions about what might help in minimizing their wildand fire risks.
The fourth state of the program will be to elicit the help of community volunteers and groups to
assist others in cleaning up their land. A major focus of the community’s “fuel reduction” programs
will be to help clean up the property of the elderly and non-ambulatory who live in the interface
areas. Our Fire Explorer scout troop will assist.
Clallam County Fire District 3 would like to continue to promote the collaboration with the
Department of Natural Resources and FEMA which was initiated during the summer of 2001. All
three agencies met on numerous occasions to combine resources and materials.
Response:
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:
With our fire district located in a predominantly moderate-to-heavy fuel load area, a public
education program will make our constituents cognizant of their individual hazards and give them
the tools to mitigate those risks. As an outcome of the program, we would minimize the potential of
a wildfire crossing into Olympic National Park from within our boundaries.
The Wildfire Education Program will inform our citizens of the types of fuel and fuel loading as
developed in the Firewise and PNWCG curriculums.
Any property owner within our district may ask for a no-cost “urban interface” inspection.
Members of our DNR Co-op Wildland Team will support community volunteers as they conduct
inspections from mid-July through early September.
The education team will assist each community in organizing a “Fuels Reduction” project. We
will target elderly and non-ambulatory citizens for assistance in clearing their property.
Our proposal will organize outlying communities in locating and accessing water supplies within
the area. We will share this information with both the Forest Service and DNR.
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:
The implementation of the wildland urban interface education program will support our economy
in the following ways:
1. promote clearing/thinning of property after inspections (seasonal)
2. employ several local businesses such as printers, sign companies
(seasonal)
3. employ wildand team members to instruct and supervise community
volunteers to inspect property (seasonal)
4. employ district personnel to facilitate the program (seasonal)
As an effect of this program, FEMA and DNR may merge with District 3
which would widen the scope to the whole Olympic Peninsula.
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:
Last summer, Clallam County Fire District 3, The Department of Natural Resources and
FEMA met on several occasions in an effort to coordinate efforts to inform the citizens on the North
Olympic Peninsula about urban interface. As an outcome of the meetings, all three agencies were
featured on local radio to discuss the topic. In addition, District 3 and FEMA addressed the Clallam
County Commissioners and successfully recognized our county as a Firewise community.
Because of the limited time and resources we had last summer, the plans created by the multiagency team barely got off the ground. District 3 would like to not only continue that
communication between the existing agencies if the program is funded, but also to the further the
vision we created last year.
Plans will be made to include as many citizens and jurisdictions as possible as an outreach of
the education program. The approach of going to outlying stations and their area residents to
inform and organize them will improve communication and understanding at all levels. Each station
area’s constituents will, in turn, learn to evaluate and mitigate wildland hazards.
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 education program will be designed to address the needs of individual property owners, as
well as developers. The presentations will be administered to the general public in a series of
evening workshops. These short, two-hour programs will allow all interested citizens to participate.
Specific developments and geographical areas may be targeted to make the presentations more
specialized. Because of the varied topography, accessibility and water availability found in our
district, presentations geared to specific areas may be more effective. Therefore, the approach of
going to each individual District 3 station and its citizens will make it more efficient. The creation of
station volunteer groups to assist in mitigating the problem will broaden the awareness of the
whole district’s population.
At this time, Clallam County Fire District 3 has received no funding from any outside sources to
conduct a wildland fire education program. We would like to create a model for all the fire districts
on the Olympic Peninsula to follow in the next few years. It is our plan to gain support in the future
from FEMA, DNR and the county.
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Outreach Development
June 17- 28, 2002
Steve Chinn/ Jordan Pollack
Presentation Development
June 24 – July 5
Steve Chinn/ Jordan Pollack
Presentations
July 9 – July 26
Inspections
July 11 – August 30
Steve Chinn/ Jordan Pollack
Wildland Team
District Clean-Up
July 22 – August 30
Steve Chinn/ Jordan Pollack
Wildland Team
Evaluation/Reapplication
September
Steve Chinn/ Jordan Pollack
Asst. Chief Knobbs
Steve Chinn/ Jordan Pollack
Enclosure 3D - Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Personnel
Program Administrator
Ins
Inspections
Subtotal
Fringe Benefits
Lunches, for Volunteers
T Shirts with Logo
Subtotal
Travel
District Vehicle - Mileage
CCFD 3
Applicant
Partner 1
18,900
5,000
Partner 2
Total
23,900
400
400
400
400
1,000
2,000
2,000
2,700
500
300
3,000
500
750
750
1,500
Subtotal
Equipment
Computer - LapTop
Rental Equipment
Subtotal
Supplies
Meeting Materials/
Educational Materials
Subtotal
Contractual
Graphics/Printing
Building Rental
2,400
2,000
400
Subtotal
Other
Postage
Newsletter
5,700
500
200
5700
700
$32,850
$8,650
$41,500
Subtotal
Total Costs
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.