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:
Spokane County Fire District 10
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
509-244-2425
509-244-2421
r_heimbigner@firedistrict.com
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
POB 2199, Airway Heights, Wa. 99001
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Rod Heimbigner, Deputy Chief
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Spokane County Fire District 10
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
509-244-2425
509-244-2421
r_heimbigner@firedistrict.com
Project Information
Project Title:
Public Safety Guide
Project Start:
Project End:
June 1, 2002
October 1, 2002
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$28,461.31
$31,623.69
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
No
Brief Project Description:
Public Safety Guide
Fire District 10 has created a small public safety guide on fire prevention, brush setbacks or
defensible space and other safety items for homeowners. The guide will be soft cover and spiral
bound measuring about 5.5" by 8". We currently have most of the guide written about 55 pages,
however we need funding to edit and print the book. The safety guide or book will be handed out
by Spokane County Fire District 10 (SCFD10) / BLM interagency engine during the summer
months to home and property owners. We want the guide to be available to any fire agency, so the
safety guide could be edited and tailored to phone numbers or contacts in their own jurisdiction.
Project Location:
County:
Congressional District:
Spokane Washington
Spokane
5th
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:
West of the City of Spokane to the county line, about 100 sq. miles not including other agencies
who may also use the guide.
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
Location) West of the City of Spokane to the county line, south to about Medical Lake, and north to
the Seven Mile Road, about a 100 sq. miles. It encompasses most of what is refered to as The West Plains.
Response:
Implementation) The safety guide will be handed out by our SCFD10/BLM interagency engine during the
summer months to home and property owners. The engine crew is comprized of Fire District 10 personnel,
paid by the BLM and engine is type 3 engine supplied by the Fire District 10.
Outcomes) We have done this sort of public awareness and information hand out before, and was well
received by the public. It was done by our SCFD10/DNR interangency engine. With this book, homeowners
will have better resources to utilize, with interagency personnel assisting and guiding them through the
process. One on one interaction, and more participation in fuels reduction and defensible space. We then can
follow up with our prevention officer by conducting a home survey.
Measures & reporting) Not applicable
Partners) The Spokane District office of the BLM. Also not official partners, but we have had many area fire
chiefs request the final product for their own jurisdictions.
Project income) Not applicable
Project time frames) We want to implement the project June of 2002 and desire to target the high hazard
areas by August, with full delivery by October. However depending on date of grant award notification it
maybe pushed back. We are prepared to begin as soon as notificatin occurs. We have worked with the editor
on prior projects and they realize payment maybe delayed so they also are prepared for that.
Specific equipment and activies) Our main focus is contacting property and homeowners to hand out the
safety guide. This is a door to door campaign. The main topics or headings in the guide are as follows.
EMERGENGY & RESOURCE NUMBERS, FIRE PREVENTION, LANDSCAPING, OUTDOOR
BURNING, NATURAL DISASTERS, EVACUATIONS, UTILITIES. The interagency engine will be used
to make the contacts for the project
Measures and reporting) We will follow up and track those who have requested additional help through our
home survey method.
Number homes) The Fire District has 9000 residents with about 4500 homes. We have a history of wind
driven fires which is why this project is so important to not only us, but other jurisdictions. County wide,
from 1988 to 1998 we lost 145 homes to fires and 3 deaths.
Environmental and cultural) None.
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)
Our main focus is contacting property and homeowners to hand out the safety guides and point
to the various resources in the guide for help in removing fuels, creating setbacks and determining what
would help them in creating a more fire safe property. There are discriptions of things they can do
immediately like needle removal and items they can do yearly or on an on going basis. This is a door to door
campaign.
B) The public safety guide will be loaded on our web site for free down loading and manipulation of it's
contents to any agency for use in their own juristiction. It will also be available for any federal or local
agency web site.
C) The guide reinforces what firesafespokane.com has already put into place.
D) Again the guide goes beyond and reinforces Firesafe Spokane, since the guide points to additional
resources like Firewise or Washington State DNR and other local resources for assistance.
E) Unfortunatly it will not locally lead to a fire adapted eco-system, but will address the issue. The local air
pollution authority does not allow that kind of activity (fuel reduction burns) in Spokane County. It will
describe mechanical treatments.
F) Spokane County residents realize through prior education that periodic treatments are necessary, along
with continued education. That education from Fire Safe Spokane and local media use.
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?
A) There are dozens of landscapers and loggers (for larger projects) that are in the Spokane area
that already contract fuel reduction services. Since most of abatement should be done in the winter (beetle
issues and fire danger) many of these businesses can keep some of their part-timers on throughout the year.
An estimate at this point would be hard to determine, Spokane county has over 400,000 residents.
B) That is the whole point of the guide. We want other communities to use it, and by teaming with the BLM
it is our desire for their assistance to help distribute the guide to other communities.
C) In areas that have marketable trees, yes they would use the trees for lumber.
Response:
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.
A) Utilization of the interagency engine, creates that partnership. We previously had great
success with an interagency engine in conjuction with Washington State DNR for three seasons. The
program was so successful that other fire districts have joined in the program. Since we contract 30,000 acres
for fire protection in a bordering county, it only seemed like a natural fit to create this interagency engine with
the BLM.
B) The BLM is funding the personnel on the interagency engine while Fire District 10 supplies the engine.
Additionally, the Spokane County Chiefs Association has been contacted through our chief and many stated
they will wanted the final product for their own district.
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?
An attempt will be made to anwser all three questions with one statement. We have actually put
together five prototypes of the guide and took them to, as I mentioned before the Chiefs Association,
homeowners in the Fire District, the local BLM office and the DNR for their review and input. The response
was very favorable, all who saw the guide like it for different reasons. To us, the most important opinion was
that of the homeowner. They especially like that it was all risk encompassing. Out of the 55 pages over 50%
of the guide covers fire related or prevention subjects including fire resistive landscaping issues. Yet, they
really liked the utilities and CPR sections. That was important to them. Some of the ones we talked to had
received CPR training from us and like the fact that they could refresh their memories with that section.
Homeowners told us that they would keep the book near the phone because of the quick guide to (hard to
find) phone numbers and suggested to leave a few pages blank for a notes section. We have now done that.
Response:
As stated above the BLM is funding the personnel on the interagency engine while Fire District 10 supplies
the type 3 engine.
The Washington State DNR at one time said they would assist in publishing by granting us $10,000 but
backed out later due to budget cuts.
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Improve and revise current written material
2 weeks, currently underway
Firefighter Johnson, SCFD 10
Formating, blueline proof, color proof, and
press check
3 to 4 weeks
Gro Media, Nedra Bayne
Printing and spiral binding
5 days
Print shop selected by bidder through
Gro Media
Delivery to the Fire District
1 day
Hand delivery
Distribution to community
3 months, 50% in 1 to 1.5 months in high
risk areas
BLM/Fire District 10 interagency
engine
Distribution to Spokane County Fire Chiefs
Association
1st available monthly meeting
Chief Gormley, Fire District 10
Release to BLM & Fire Disstrict 10's web
sites
Immediately after printing
Information released to Scott Boyd for
distribution into BLM, and to Gro
Media for Fire District 10
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
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$29,227.06
$2,396.63
$0.00
$31,623.69
Personnel
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
$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
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
Contractual
Wa. State Tax
(We are not tax exempt)
Subtotal
$26,304.35
$2,156.96
$2,922.71
$239.67
$28,461.31
$3,162.38
$0.00
$0.00
Other
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Total Costs
$28,461.31
$3,162.38
$0.00
$0.00
$31,623.69
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.