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:
Benton County Fire District #1
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
509-734-9100
509-734-9200
bcfd1@3-cities.com
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
144610 East Law Lane - Kennewick, WA 99337-2012
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Eric Hagen - Zone FMO
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Hanford Reach National Monument - USFWS
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
509-371-1801
509-375-0196
eric-hagen@fws.gov
Project Information
Project Title:
Fire Danger Signs
Project Start:
Project End:
February 1, 2002
September 30, 2002
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$8,750.00
$13,250.00
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
No
Brief Project Description:
Contract construction of 25 fire danger rating (NFDRS 5-increment scale) signs for placement in
Benton, Grant, Franklin & Adams Counties (signs will be placed and maintained by jurisdictional
RFPDs and/or USFWS employees). Signs will also benefit USFWS (Hanford Reach Nat'l
Monument, Saddle Mountain NWR, Columbia NWR), DOE (Hanford site) and BLM (scattered
tracts) lands within these counties.
Project Location:
County:
Congressional District:
various locations
Benton,Grant,Adams,Frank.
Four
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:
Benton County Washington, including the cities of Kennewick, Richland, West Richland, Benton
City, and Prossere and the border areas of the Hanford Reach National Monument.
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
Initially, the project will directly address the lack of fire danger signs in the area, addressing
education and prevention needs. This project is also part of a strategy to bring local county fire and
government entities into the realm of science-based decision-making for fire protection. Other local projects
being developed which fall within this strategy are: participating in the hosting of a local NFDRS class, fuels
mapping/hazard assessment project for Benton Co., fire history database project for Benton Co. (both projects
include lands under FWS management).
Response:
Signs will be constructed by a local manufacturer, and erected and maintained by fire personnel of
jurisdictional agencies at multiple highly-visible locations. If funding is awarded, target date for erection
would be during fire season 2002.
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:
A: Raising public awareness of local fire danger should have a significant effect in reducing numbers of
human-caused ignitions.
B: By raising public awareness of fire danger and reducing human-caused ignitions, all partners (including
including state and federal) are better protected from catastrophic fire. Fewer fires should have a positive
economic effect on public expenditures.
C: This project does not directly address these issues, but is part of a larger cooperative strategy (see "Project
Information").
D:
E: Indirect (see "Project Information").
F: Jurisdictional agencies (i.e., agency managing lands on which signs are placed) will maintain/update signs
after installation.
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:
A: Short-term local economic stimulus will be effected for a small, local manufacturing business.
B: It is anticipated that placement of these signs in surrounding communities will encourage other
communities in the area to participate (see "Project Information").
C: N/A.
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:
A: See "Project Information".
B: This is an initial cooperative venture among local counties under the auspices of the Tri-County Fire
Chiefs Association. Cooperating entities are: Benton, Franklin, Grant, and Adams counties; USDI-BLM,
USDI-FWS. See "Project Information".
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:
A) This is a cooperative venture involving 4 county fire organizations. BLM and USFWS.
B) Costs for placing and maintaining signs will be borne by the benefittiing counties and USFWS; costs of
manufacturing signs will be borne by the federal government (WUI grant).
C) As previously mentioned, this is essentially an education/prevention project, elevating and maintaining
public awareness of local fire danger.
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Contract with local sign manufacturer for
construction of signs.
Immediately after project award
Benton County Fire District #1
Purchase of posts, hardware, and concrete for
sign placement.
Immediately after project award
Benton County Fire District #1
Erection of signs.
Over the course of fire season, as time
permits.
Individual RFPD's/stations, USFWS
employees.
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
$0.00
$3,000.00
$1,500.00
$4,500.00
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
$0.00
$0.00
$3,000.00
$1,500.00
$4,500.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$8,750.00
$0.00
$8,750.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Personnel
Subtotal
$0.00
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Travel
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Equipment
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Supplies
$8,750.00
Subtotal
$8,750.00
$0.00
$0.00
Contractual
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Other
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Total Costs
$8,750.00
$4,500.00
$0.00
$0.00
$13,250.00
Project (Program) Income1
(using deductive alternative)
1
$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.