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:
Community Education and Training
Project Start:
Project End:
July 1, 2002
December 31, 2002
Federal Funding Request:
Total Project Funding:
$9,000.00
$11,160.00
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
Yes. This project is priority #2.
Brief Project Description:
The intent of the project is to obtain training aids, (projectors, laptops and digital cameras) for use in
communities throughout our district to educate public groups in the wildland urban interface. These
aids would also be used for interagency training with other agencies for safer and more efficient fire
operations in the wildland urban interface.
Project Location:
County:
Congressional District:
Coos Forest Protective Assn
Coos, Curry, W. Douglas
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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
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 continued need for public education and interagency
training necessary to prevent destructive fires in the wildland urban interface. Manpower and other needs
would be supplied by CFPA, BLM, USFS and Rural Fire Departments to accomplish these training and
educational programs.
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. This project would also
enhance training efforts with other agencies (BLM, USFS and Rural Fire Departments).
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 will be used to educate the public on fire
prevention requirements, this would be accomplished through board meetings, town hall and other
community events such as fire prevention programs in the local schools. The equipment would also assist
with training of firefighters from various agencies throughout the district. This training would be centered
around tactics and strategies for fighting fire in the wildland urban interface.
TIMEFRAME: July 1, 2002 through December 31, 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:
REDUCTION OF RISK IN HIGH HAZARD AREAS: This project will increase the public's knowledge of
the fire risk and necessary fire prevention measures necessary for a safe living environment in the wildland
urban interface. A more efficient inteagency fire fighting group will also be the outcome of this project. It is
thought that the risk and damage of fires in the wildland urban interface will be reduced in the future with this
additional fire prevention effort.
ENHANCED PROTECTION AND SAFETY OF COMMUNITIES: The use of this training and public
education program 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: Through training and education, citizens will better understand the need
for fuel reduction programs within their communities. This strategy of public education will be a cooperative
effort between all agencies within the Coos District.
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.
Public education is the key element in a continued, educated approach to fire safety in the wildland urban
interface. Through this process, fuel reduction, fire fighter safety and community well being will be
achieved.
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 train and educate the public. With this
approach, we will be utilizing a broad range of knowledge that will greatly benefit the people of our local
communities. This expertise will also be utilized to provide interagency training to firefighters so they can
provide safe and effective suppression efforts in the wildland urban interface 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 training and education of not only
their own personnel but for the public who live in the wildland urban interface communities.
CONTRIBUTIONS AND LONGEVITY: This project will continue from year to year. Once the training
aids have been purchased we will be able to serve the public with education about critical fire prevention
measures in the wildland urban interface for many years.
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. With wildland interagency training, agencies
will be able to provide a more effective suppression effort in the wildland urban interface, reducing damage
caused from interface fires.
Enclosure 3C - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Preliminary planning
July - October 2002
Coos FPA and partners
Purchase of Equipment
August 2002
Coos FPA and partners
Development of program
July 2002 - December 2002
Coos FPA and partners
Implementation of program
Summer of 2002
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
$10,800.00
$0.00
$0.00
$10,800.00
$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
$8,640.00
$2,160.00
Subtotal
$8,640.00
$2,160.00
$0.00
$0.00
Supplies
Subtotal
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Contractual
Subtotal
$0.00
Other
Agency Administration
$360.00
Subtotal
$360.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$360.00
$0.00
$360.00
Total Costs
$9,000.00
$2,160.00
$0.00
$0.00
$11,160.00
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.