Project Summary Form
Id Number 2006-096
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN-INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Prevention & Education Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Keep Oregon Green Association
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
Type of Applicant: (enter appropriate letter in box)
L
503-945-7499
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
A. State
B. County
C. Municipal
D. Township
E. Interstate
503-945-7319
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H. Independent School District
I. State-Controlled Institution of Higher Learning
J. Private University
K. Indian Tribe
L. Nonprofit Organization
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
2600 State Street POB 12365 Salem, OR 97309
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Ms. Mary Ellen Holly President/CEO
Organization/Jurisdiction:
Keep Oregon Green Association
Phone: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
503-945-7499
FAX: (111 111-1111 x 1111)
503-945-7319
Call Ahead For FAX
Email:
mholly@odf.state.or.us
Project Information
Project Title:
Pacific NW Interagency Prevention Workshop Scholarships
Proposed Project Start Date:
02/15/2006
Proposed Project End Date:
02/28/2006
Federal Funding Request:
$
32,000
Total Project Funding:
$
32,000
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
Priority #1 Wildfire Prevention Curriculum
Priority #2 WUI Brochure
Priority #3 PNW Interagency Fire Prevention Conference Scholarships
The grants are prioritized as numbered; each stands alone
Brief Project Summary: Who, What, Where, Desired Outcomes in relation to NFP Goals and Community Risk Assessment and
Mitigation Plans (This should summarize page 2).
Through cooperation with ODF and Wash DNR, KOG will provide scholarships to the annual PNW Fire Prevention Workshop for
individuals who need or desire more knowledge of and skills to promote wildfire prevention but lack funding to attend individually.
By providing education for our cooperators and the public about regional fire problems, the behavior changes that are necessary to
prevent the problems, laws that affect their efforts, and methods of building coalitions within communities to eventually bring about
those changes will greatly assist our efforts in promoting individual wildfire prevention in the Pacific Northwest. Grant writing and
public speaking will prepare them for leading efforts to assist communities in the proactive and preventative measures that can
protect their communities.
Project Location:
Latitude: 44.9245
Longitude: 123.022
County:
Marion
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Bureau of Land Management, Lauren Maloney
Federal Congressional District:
5
Telephone number of Contact:
503-808-6587
Describe project, including, but not limited to:
x type of project to be delivered
x project location
x method of delivery
x project relationship to community or natural
landscape fire plans
x target audience
x timeliness
x tools and/or skills needed to complete project
x projected timelines and cost estimation
x monitoring and evaluation procedures
For this project, explain the level of cooperation, coordination or strategic planning, through a “Local Coordination
Group.” If you haven’t worked with a local coordination group, why not?
Response:
This project involves the selection of participants to attend, via scholarships, the annual NW Interagency Fire Prevention Workshop in 2007. In order to have a
greater number of qualified candidates from which to select, several methods will be used to advertise the opportunity including newspaper articles; e-mails
and letters to schools, our cooperators, and student organizations; and inclusion in our and cooperator newsletters.
The projected timelines would include soliciting applications during the last quarter of 2006; selecting awardees in January, awarding in February 2006; and
follow up in April 2006.
The scholarships will be offered regionally, throughout Oregon and Washington and will be awarded to those individuals from all walks of life who need or
desire more knowledge of and skills to promote wildfire prevention within their communities.
The scholarship to the workshops will provide an opportunity to better educate people at the local level who are influential in developing their community fire
plans. Knowing the fire problem and then how to prevent those problems will be instrumental in developing the risk-reduction plans and landscape of the
communities.
In order to assure the value of the scholarships, awardees will be asked to write a report to KOG listing the tools and skills learned, how those tools and skills
will be used, and the benefits of the workshop to the participant.
1. Prevention of Wildland Urban Interface Fire (40 points)
Describe how the proposal will lead to:
A. Reduction of wildland urban interface fire
B. Reduction of structural losses
C. Homeowner action and personal responsibility to reduce fire loss of private land.
Response:
Awareness is the first step in education. Education is the changing or modifying of behaviors that lead to the prevention of a
problem. By changing behaviors that cause wildfires, fewer will occur; and communities will be safer. Sharing prevention
information within the communities will bring about a reduction of wildfires within the community [debris burning], but also those
wildfires that threaten the community [campfires].
Since the majority of Northwest wildfires are documented as occurring on small parcels of land and being set by the landowner, this
awareness, eduation, and sharing of prevention methods is critical to the survival of homes and other structures within the interface.
It cannot be stressed enough that individual awareness of the wildfire problem is vital to individual behavior changes or
modifications that bring about the prevention of those problems. Only in this way are residents going to bring about the societal
change of being personally responsible for wildfire prevention.
These scholarships will provide an opportunity to increase the awareness and education of teachers, WUI residents, forestry
students, and firefighters who can help bring about that societal change within the Pacific Northwest.
2.
Community Participation (30 points)
Detail the community participation and collaboration for this project. Define clearly why you believe your group
will be successful in delivering the proposal to the target audience. How will the project be sustained or carried
forward beyond project timelines? How will the project be monitored and evaluated?
Response:
As a part of the Oregon Department of Forestry's Fire Program Review, Mary Ellen Holly, President of KOG, chaired the Prevention
Working Group. Representatives from Weyerhaeuser and Boise Cascade, Associated Oregon Loggers, Oregon Small Woodland
Owners, The State Fire Marshal's Office, Eugene Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Jackson County Fire District, and several
field and staff members from Oregon Department of Forestry districts participated. This Group's goal was to review and recommend
strategies that will reduce the number and severity of human-caused wildfires and that will encourage every member of the public to
take responsibility for wildfire prevention. The members of this Group spent over 300 hours in research, discussions, and findings,
and remain active in the implementation of our strategic plan.
One of the major recommendations that this group made was that ODF should promote more community participation in the fire
prevention cooperatives.
These scholarships will help to accomplish this recommendation and will provide the training and knowledge base for students, WUI
residents, teachers, and more firefighters who, while participating in this workshop, can experience the cooperatives and learn how
their individual participation within one could influence the direction of community wildfire planning and implementation.
3.
Partnerships (30 points)
Detail the level of involvement of any local multi-agency, emergency services, non-profit coordination group, and
provide a list of partners for this project with their current and expected level of involvement, including any kind of
contributions or matching funds. What is the project relationship to a community risk assessment or mitigation
plan? Include the name of the plan, date it was prepared, and local contact to get a copy of the plan if requested.
Response:
Most of the proposals, for which KOG is currently seeking funding, are the result of ODF's Fire Program Review and the
recommendations made by the Prevention Working Group. Besides the state-wide participation in this Working Group, KOG
partners with many other organizations and agencies that enable us to better market our message of wildfire prevention. The
Oregon Foresty Industries Council works for fair legislation and better conditions for forest landowners, which includes reduction of
risk; Oregon Forest Resource Institute works to promote healthy forests, which includes educating the public on the importance of
"good" fire in the forest settings. These agencies work hand in hand with KOG to make sure our messages are consistent and
timely. KOG partners with all private landowners and forest protective associations across the state.
KOG is an ad hoc member of the PNWCG Prevention Working Group that includes agencies such as the WDRN, ODF, NPS, OR
and WA State Fire Marshals' offices, OR State Parks, and ODF&W, USFS,BLM, and BIA. We are there to discuss the fire problems
and develop the best strategies to change public attitude towards fire and to take individual responsiblity for wildfire prevention.
Also, KOG works closely with the Associated Oregon Forestry Clubs whose members are the future of the region's timber market.
These agencies and organizations give us a greater chance of having a broad range of applicants from across the region by
announcing the scholarship application process in their newletters and on their websites.
No individual community plan will be targeted; instead applicants will be sought regionally and awarded to those individual who can
show a true interest in promoting wildfire prevention in their communitites.
Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Distribution of Scholarship Applications
Responsible Party
Keep Oregon Green (KOG)
Sep-Nov 2006
Review & Select Scholarship Applications
KOG
Dec 2006
Award Scholarships
KOG
Jan 2007
KOG
PNW Fire Prevention Workshop
Feb 2007
Review and Follow-up Reports and Evaluations
KOG
March 2007
KOG
Prepare Project Final Report
April 2007
Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
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$4,000
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$28,000
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$28,000
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$28,000
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$28,000
$32,000
$0
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$32,000
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Travel
Awardees
$0
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Project (Program)
Income1
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1
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.