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: Oregon Department of Forestry Phone: FAX: Email: 541-935-2283 541-935-0731 dspiesscha@odf.or.us Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip): 2600 State Street Salem, OR 97310 Project Coordinator Project Coordinator (Name and Title): Mike Robison Staff Forester Organization/Jurisdiction: Coos Forest Protective Association Phone: FAX: Email: (541) 267-3161 (541) 269-2027 mrobison@odf.state.or.us Project Information Project Title: Fuel Hazard Analysis/Community Planning Project Start: Project End: July 1, 2002 July 1, 2003 Federal Funding Request: Total Project Funding: $15,500.00 $18,500.00 Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize: Yes. This project is priority #1. Brief Project Description: The intent of the project is to develop a fuels management plan in our district. A fuels assessment of hazardous fuels in the wildland urban interface would be completed by using 2002 color air photos made available by the local BLM agency. These photos would allow us to prioritize areas to target for fuels reduction. CFPA would support this project with manpower and other needs to complete this fuels analysis. With a completed fuels management plan our agency in conjuction with the USFS, BLM and local Rural Fire Departments could assist communities with identified fuel hazard areas in reducing these hazards. This would be accomplished through clearing and chipping fuel hazards around homes. Project Location: County: Congressional District: Coos Forest Protective Assn Coos, Curry, W. Douglas 4 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 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 Response: PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION: Wildfire prevention efforts play a crucial role in protecting the economic, aesthetic and vital natural resources of Oregon. This is especially true late in fire season when large, catastrophic fires are most likely to occur. In the last ten years, Oregons population has increased 20 percent. A vast number of these people have moved into the wildland urban interface. The problems created by the public in the interface; narrow roads, clearing egress and ingress and signing need to be addressed through public education. This grant project would fund the analysis of hazardous fuel loads in the wildland urban interface communities. With a completed analysis, CFPA would then work with BLM, USFS, Rural Fire Departments and community groups to complete fuel treatment in high hazard areas. This also would assist local agencies with fire prevention education to the people of these communities. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES: The public's awareness will be raised on the importance of wildland fire prevention in the wildland urban interface. Landowners will take on more responsibility in prevention efforts within their communities, resulting in reduced fires in the wildland urban interface. The local agencies would be able to assist the local landowners with fuel reduction projects in their communities. PARTNERS: Coos Forest Protective Association will be the lead agency on this project. Other potential partners would include BLM, USFS and Rural Fire Departments. URGENCY: High. With expansion of the general population into the wildland urban interface, many of the public have no awareness that they live in a fire influenced ecosystem. With the catastrophic fire occurrence in the wildland urban interface in Oregon over the last 10 years, there is a great need to educate the general public on fire risks to the community. It is also essential to have a highly trained and efficient fire fighting organization in place to suppress fires in the wildland urban interface. TYPE OF ACTIVITIES: Equipment purchased with this grant would be a major tool in support of a fuels hazard analysis in the Coos District. This process will allow fire managers to determine actions needed to reduce fuel hazards in wildland urban communities throughout our district.This analysis would allow us to accomplish fire prevention education to the public through town hall and other community events such as community fairs. This information would also assist firefighters responding to wildland fires in the wildland urban information and allow for safer suppression activities. TIMEFRAME: July 1, 2002 through July 1, 2003 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: REDUCTION OF RISK IN HIGH HAZARD AREAS: This project will increase the public's knowledge of the fire risk and needed fire prevention measures necessary for a safe living environment in the wildland urban interface. By identifying these high hazard areas, agency personnel will be able to assist community leaders implement a fuels reduction program. It is thought that the risk and damage of fires in the wildland urban interface will be reduced in the future from the efforts of this program. ENHANCED PROTECTION AND SAFETY OF COMMUNITIES: The implementation of this project will aid in the reduction of wildfire from human caused fires in the urban-interface communities, associated watersheds and forest and wildlands. COMMUNITY FIRE STRATEGY: The strategy of this project is to identify fuel hazard areas in the rural communities in our district. Once identified, involve the community in a fuels reduction program. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Rural fire department personnel have and will continued to be incoporated into training and education to the local people living in the wildland urban interface communities. Identifying fuels hazard, informing the public and utilizing local people, including rural fire department personnel will be key elements of this project. 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: LOCAL JOB CREATION: At this time there are no plans for any job creation, although something may develop from this in the future. POTENTIAL USE BY OTHER COMMUNITIES: This project has the potential to be a model for other communities and regions which are exposed to a high risk of fire resulting from the continued sprawl of development in the wildland urban interface. We look for this project to be more effective in certain communities than others in our district. Our hope is that eventually we can get all the communities interested to the point of being more active and participating in training, education and fuel reduction projects. BIOMASS: At this time I don't see where this is applicable to this project. We have no local sources that are setup as a biomass consumer. 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: ORGANIZATIONAL COOPERATION/PARTNERS: The Coos Forest Protective Association has always had a high level of cooperation with other agencies. Local agencies including BLM, USFS, and Rural District personnel would be incorporated into the overall management of the project. This approach will assure that the general public is receiving the very best information available for use in their wildland urban interface community. Expertise from all agencies will be used to determine fuel hazard areas. They will also be used to train and educate the public concerning these hazard areas. With this approach, we will be utilizing a broad range of knowledge that will greatly benefit the people of our local communities. 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: INTERESTED PARTIES AND SUPPORT: This project will serve the general public who continue to move into the wildland urban interface. Other agencies including BLM, USFS and Rural Fire Departments will be major participators in this project. They will be a key component in the analysis, fuels reduction program, training and education of the public who live in the wildland urban interface communities. CONTRIBUTIONS AND LONGEVITY: This project will continue from year to year. Once the fuel reduction areas have been identified efforts will continue to reduce these hazards in the years to come. SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS: Public training and educational programs will have a continued social benefit for the people living in the wildland communities. Through education, fuel reduction will be accomplish providing for a safer living environment. Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form Tasks Time Frame Responsible Party Preliminary planning July - October 2002 Coos FPA and partners Purchase of Air Photos October 2002 Coos FPA Analysis of Fuel Hazards October 2002 - March 2003 Coos FPA and partners Implementation of program July 2003 Coos FPA and partners Enclosure 3D Project Budget Cost Category Description Federal Agency Applicant Partner 1 Partner 2 Total $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 $18,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $18,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Personnel Subtotal $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Fringe Benefits Subtotal $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Travel Subtotal $0.00 $0.00 Equipment $15,000.00 $3,000.00 Subtotal $15,000.00 $3,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 Supplies Subtotal $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Contractual Subtotal $0.00 Other Agency Administration $500.00 Subtotal $500.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $500.00 $0.00 $500.00 Total Costs $15,500.00 $3,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $18,500.00 Project (Program) Income1 (using deductive alternative) 1 $0.00 $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.