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. state.or.us
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
2600 State Street, Salem, OR 97310
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Stuart Otto Service Forester
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Oregon Department of Forestry , Central Oregon District
Phone:
FAX:
Email:
(541) 447-5658
(541) 447-5658
sotto@odf.state.or.us
Project Information
Project Title:
Burning Prevention Program
Project Start:
Project End:
July 1, 2002
September 30,2002
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$43,200.00
$85,200.00
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
Priority #3
Brief Project Description:
With increased fuel treatment work the use of fire will increase to dispose of this debris. A portion
of this treatment will be too large to cost effectively treat by chipping or removing from the site. This
portion will be piled and burned. This grant will fund the purchase of 3 infarred imaging cameras to
prevent the likelyhood of hold over wild fire that could occur from this type of burning. The
cameras would be located at ODF offices in Pineville, John Day and the Dalles. The cameras
would be available to cooperators, rural fire departments, and other agencies to prevent fires or
assist in the efficient and effective mop up of wildfires.
Project Location:
County:
Congressional District:
Central Oregon District
Crook , Grant , Wasco
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:
Central Oregon Fire Protection 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
Response:
This project will provide equipment and training in the use of the equipment to the area protected by the
Central Oregon District of the Oregon Department of Forestry in North Central Oregon. The equipment will
be purchased and distributed to the ODF Fire Supervisors in Prineville , John Day and The Dalles.
These Fire Supervisrors will be trained in the proper use of the equipment. In turn, the Fire Supervisors will
train cooperators, rural fire department and cooperating agency personnel to use the equipment.
The anticipated outcome will be less ignitions of hold over fire resulting from slash burning or debris
burning in rural fire districts. Better efficiency and effectiveness when controlling wildfires.
The project time frame is from the time the grant is awarded in July to purchase equipment, train the Fire
Supervisors and have the equipment available for use by the end of the fire season (August and September).
The activities would not be limited to burning by landowners in conjuction with National Fire Plan fuels
reduction. This equipment would be used for checking burning by non-industral and industrial landowners.
It could be useful for checking for heat build up in delimber piles. Some of the biggest uses would be during
wild fires to locate hot spots and check mop up activities.
The extent of the actions will be determined by the number of acres of pile burning or broadcast burns, or the
number of homes that disposal of forest residue by burning.
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:
This proposal helps reduce the risk of fire when fire is used to dispose of forest fuels.
This equipment will help protect resources on federal and adjacent non-federal land by detecting hot areas of
burns that could spread.
Although this project does not implement a cooperative fuels treatment plan it does foster cooperation and
coordination between agencies and departments in the use of the equipment and will help protect resources
and communities.
This equipment will help landowners and land managers - both federal and private, that use fire to restore fire
adapted ecosystems insure that fire is controlled properly.
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 will have very little impact on the local economy in terms of jobs and job growth . It will
however increase the capacity of local fire agencies and rural fire departments to control fires.
This project could be use in other locations to aid fire agencies.
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:
This project will not implement a plan but it increases coordination between those agencies and departments
that are responsible for controlling the use of fire.
The level of cooperation and coordination is expected to be high between federal and state agencies and local
fire departments.
Cooperators include; local fire departments, National Forests and Bureau of Land Management.
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:
This grant is primarily to build capacity to prevent and help supress wildfire in the Central Oregon District of
the Oregon Department of Forestry. This increased capacity will benefit landowners, local fire departments
and federal agencies that ODF cooperates with.
Local support will be in the form of in-kind contributions that agencies and fire departments put forth for
trainning and subsequent use of the equipment.
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Purchase equipment
July 2002
ODF Grant Applicant
Train Fire Supervisors
July 31, 2002
ODF Grant Applicant
Train local agencies and fire department
personnel
August 2002
ODF Fire Supervisors
Coordinate on going use of equipment
September 2002
ODF Fire Supervisors
Enclosure 3D Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
$21,000.00
$21,000.00
$21,000.00
$21,000.00
Partner 2
Total
$0.00
$0.00
$42,000.00
$0.00
$42,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$39,000.00
$0.00
$39,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$3,000.00
$0.00
$3,000.00
$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
Equipment
infared cameras
$39,000
Subtotal
$39,000.00
Supplies
Batteries, Cases etc.
$3,000.00
Subtotal
$3,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Contractual
Subtotal
$0.00
Other
Agency Administration
$1,200.00
Subtotal
$1,200.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,200.00
$0.00
$1,200.00
Total Costs
$43,200.00
$21,000.00
$21,000.00
$0.00
$85,200.00
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.