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:
Grant Soil & Water Conservation
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
541-575-0135
541-575-0646
gswcd@oregonvos.net
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
721 S. Canyon, John Day, OR 97845
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Jennifer Holm, Wildland Urban Interface Coordinator
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Grant Soil & Water Conservation
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
541-575-0135
541-575-0646
jholm@oregonvos.net
Project Information
Project Title:
Grant County, Oregon, Wildland Urban Interface Prevention and Education Project
Project Start:
Project End:
October 1, 2002
September 30, 2006
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$138,700
$138,700
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
No
Brief Project
This project is a continuation of the Wildfire Risk Reduction Project that the Grant Soil and Water
Conservation District (GSWCD) initiated in January 2002. Upon meeting with several cooperators it was
recognized that there is a need for assistance and coordination in fire prevention, education and planning in
Grant County. This grant has three parts. The first being the development of a Community Wildland Urban
Interface Plan to educate residents and community leaders of fire risk and hazards in the interface and
promote FIREWISE actions. Secondly this project will develop or implement new fire prevention and
education programs previously not available in Grant County which will include a county prevention website,
“FireWorks Curriculum”, new property owner packet, prevention and education materials supply. GSWCD
will also assist in the planning and implementation of “FIREWISE Communities Workshops”. In the third
part of this grant, GSWCD would continue assisting in current fire prevention, education and planning
projects with different partners. The goal of the project, which is partially funded by this grant, is to prevent
unwanted wildfires that might have resulted in damage to local watersheds, fish/wildlife habitats and negative
impacts on the local economy.
Project Location:
County:
Congressional District:
Grant County, Oregon
Grant
Oregon 2nd
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:
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
Project Location: The area covered under this Wildland Urban Interface Project will be all of Grant County.
Through some of the partnerships that have been developed; Baker, Wheeler, and Harney Counties will also
benefit from this project.
Project Implementation and Specific Activities: This project will be implemented by the Grant Soil and
Water Conservation District (GSWCD). This is the follow up grant to the Wildfire Risk Reduction Project
grant that the GSWCD is currently working on. During this first phase, a Wildland Urban Interface
Coordinator was hired. Upon meeting with several cooperators it was recognized that there is a need for
assistance and coordination in fire prevention, education and planning in Grant County. This grant has three
parts. The first being the development of a Community Wildland Urban Interface Plan. This plan would be
developed by the WUI Coordinator with input from all of the partners. This plan will make those who live in
the interface and community leaders more aware of the fire risk and hazards that exist in Grant county and
promote FIREWISE development and planning. Secondly, this project will develop or implement new fire
prevention and education programs previously not available in Grant County.
-The first would be the development of a website. This website would provide fire information, education,
and prevention for Grant County. Several cooperatives have already expressed interest in putting information
on the website.
- A second program to be implemented would be the "FireWorks Curriculum" developed by USFS, Rocky
Mountain Research Station. This would provide more fire education and prevention in grades 1st through
10th in Grant County. In years to come this program could be shared with surrounding county schools.
- Development of information packets that would be distributed to new and potential property owners in the
county. The packets would make these people aware of the fire risk and hazards in Grant county and promote
FIREWISE behavior.
- Fire prevention and education supplies would be made available under this grant to support current and
future programs. Also would be made available to local fire districts with limited prevention budgets.
- A LCD Projector for PowerPoint presentations would be purchased and made available to all partners to
enable them to give prevention and education presentations to the public and community leaders.
- The OSU Extension is putting in for a grant to bring in FireWise to Grant and Baker counties. The WUI
Coordinator will be working along with other members of the Grant County Fire Prevention Coop to help
them initiate this program over the next three years.
In the third part of this grant the WUI Coordinator would continue in assisting in current fire prevention,
education and planning projects with different partners. These projects include a fire prevention newspaper
insert, team teaching and fire prevention days at local schools, county prevention signing plan, and Fourth of
July prevention program. The WUI Coordinator is currently working in cooperation with the Oregon
Department of Forestry, John Day Unit on a couple of their current grants. These include water source
inventory, fuel hazard mitigation and defensible space identification. The WUI Coordinator is currently the
president for the Grant/ Harney Fire Prevention Coop.
Partners: Malheur National Forest, Oregon Department of Forestry, OSU Extension, Bureau of Land
Management, Fire Defense Board, Office of the State Fire Marshal, Keep Oregon Green, city and county
government, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and citizens that live in the
interface.
Project Time Frames: October 2002 through September 2006
Extent of Action and Outcome: Grant county is comprised of 2,898,560 acres and has a population of
7855. The outcome of this project is multifaceted; it will reach the public in many different ways to educate
them on fire risk and hazards. It will also promote FIREWISE activities in the interface.
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?
The promotion of reducing risk in high hazard areas will be accomplished through the fire
prevention and education programs such as the fire website and Community Wildland Urban Interface Plan.
These programs will help reach a greater audience in Grant County. This project will help prevent fires on
virtually all lands in Grant County through education of residents and visitors to the area. This project will
create a Community Wildland Urban Interface Plan which will make the community more aware of the fire
hazard situation in Grant county and promote FIREWISE actions in the interface areas. In cooperation with
OSU Extension and the ODF, the initial stages of planning for implementing FIREWISE Communities
Workshops are currently taking place. All the new programs proposed in this grant will promote the
mitigation of hazardous fuel conditions. For example, the information packet given to new and potential
property owners which promotes FIREWISE activities.
Response:
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 would create a part time position in the summer for a local high school student over the
next four years. Indirect economic activity will include website design assistance and administration,
prevention materials design and printing, and media advertising through local radio and newspaper. Several
programs with in this project were based on other models already implemented in other communities. Grant
County has a small population base in a large land area, these programs will be retrofitted to accommodate
this situation. This project could then be a catalyst for other small communities to initiate an extensive
wildland urban interface prevention project.
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.
In Grant County there are several cooperators working on fire prevention and education projects
within their own areas. Cooperation between these agencies exists through the Grant/Harney Fire Prevention
Coop. There is no overall prevention and education plan that links all of the cooperators together for Grant
County. The Grant/Harney Fire Prevention Coop is currently looking at each cooperators' current and future
prevention/education projects to seek a commonality. A prevention plan will be created to develop common
goals, strategies and outcome among the cooperators. The cooperators include the Malheur National Forest,
Oregon Department of Forestry, Oregon State University Extension, Grant County Fire Defense Board,
Office of State Fire Marshal, Grant Harney Fire Prevention Coop, and Keep Oregon Green.
Response:
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?
The Grant/Harney Fire Prevention Coop which has members from most of the local cooperators
will be essential in helping with guidance for all of the programs with in this project. The WUI Coordinator
will be providing help to the Oregon Department of Forestry, the John Day Unit on a few of grants they are
currently implementing and have applied for. The Coordinator will also be providing assistance with the
FIREWISE program that is being brought into Grant County in cooperation with OSU Extension, Oregon
Department of Forestry and the Grant Harney Fire Prevention Coop.
Response:
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Community Wildland Urban Interface Plan
Time Frame
October 2002 to September 2003
County Fire Prevention/Education Website
Design and Development
Maintenance and updating
October 2002 to February 2003
Ongoing
Fireworks Curriculum
Trunk preparation and training
Teaching curriculum in schools
Grant Soil and Water Conservation
District in coordination with the
Grant Harney Fire Prevention Coop,
USFS, city and county offices,
Oregon Dept. of Forestry, and Fire
Defense Board.
Grant Soil and Water Conservation
District in coordination with the
Grant Harney Fire Prevention Coop,
USFS, city and county offices,
Oregon Dept. of Forestry, and Fire
Defense Board.
GSWCD in cooperation with the
Grant Harney Fire Prevention Coop
June 2003 to October 2003
September 2003 to Ongoing
Information packets for new property owners
Packet development
Distribution
Responsible Party
GSWCD in cooperation with the
Grant Harney Fire Prevention Coop
September 2003 to January 2004
February 2004 and Ongoing
Assisting on existing prevention, education
and planning projects. Continue to play a key
role in the Grant Harney Fire Prevention
Coop. Also continue partnership with ODF,
by helping them with their current and future
grant projects.
October 2002 to September 2006
GSWCD
FIREWISE Communities Workshop Series
October 2002 to September 2005
GSWCD will assist Oregon State
Universtiy Extension. Other partners
will include Grant Harney Fire
Prevention Coop, USFS, city and
county offices, Oregon Dept. of
Forestry, and Fire Defense Board.
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Personnel
Coordinator (48 months)
Student Helper (12 months)
Subtotal
Federal
Agency
Applicant
$0.00
83,500
7700
$91200
Fringe Benefits
Coordinator (20%)
Subtotal
$0.00
Supplies
Prevention Supplies
Office Supplies
Subtotal
Total
$0.00
$0.00
$83,500
$7700
$91,200
$0.00
$0.00
$16,700
$0.00
$16,700
$10900
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$8000
$0.00
$8000
$0.00
$0.00
$4500
$0.00
$4500
$0.00
$0.00
$8000
$800
$8800
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
8000
$0.00
Equipment
LCD Projector
Subtotal
$0.00
Partner 2
16,700
Travel
Coordinator
Subtotal
Partner 1
$8000
$0.00
4500
$0.00
$4500
$0.00
8000
800
$8000
$0.00
$0.00
Contractual
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
Other
“Fireworks Curriculum”
Fire Prevention/Education Website
Subtotal
$0.00
4500
5000
750
$9500
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$4500
$5000
$9500
Total Costs
$0.00
$138,700
$0.00
$0.00
$138,700
Project (Program) Income1
(using deductive alternative)
1
$0.00
$0.00
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.