Kneeland Fire Protection District Annexation of Goodwill Response Area - TA
Project Overview
Basics
Kneeland Fire Protection District Annexation of Goodwill Response Area - TA
NCRP RFFC Technical Assistance (DOC)
Completed
Kneeland Fire Protection District (KFPD) is a 100% volunteer-run, independent, special district. We have been a Firewise community (since 2015); actively implementing education and fuels reduction projects. The KFPD encompasses 25,000 acres but Kneeland has historically responded to a “Goodwill Response Area” that is more than twice as large as the District itself. Long standing funds previously secured to support our out-of-district response will no longer be available as of July, 2023. The KFPD is seeking to annex this Goodwill Response Area and establish a Special Tax that would fund our continued wildland fire and emergency response and expand our Firewise activities into that area.
2023
2023
2024
1/3/2025
Project Attributes
General Information
Project Description Narrative (1,000 character limit)
The purpose of the project is to help create a sustainable funding source for KFPD’s Firewise activities and wildfire response in a 60,000-acre Goodwill Response Area (GRA). The Humboldt County Fire Chiefs’ Assoc. has historically committed funding to support our out-of-district services. These funds, representing 40% of our annual revenues, will sunset in July, 2023. To fill the gap, KFPD has been working to annex the GRA but needs additional funds to get across the finish line. We are seeking technical support funds to allow us to continue working with Planwest Partners to: a) develop and submit an application to LAFCo to annex the GRA, and b) draft a ballot initiative that would establish a Special Service Zone for the annexed area with a unique Special Tax to support our response and Firewise activities in the annexation area. The project will support greater fire resiliency associated with increased Firewise activities and fire response across a 60,000-acre, high fire-risk area.
Solutions
Capacity - Technical Assistance, Community Health and Safety - Community Emergency Planning, Community Health and Safety - Land-Use Policies, Fire Resilient Forests - Fuel Management
Spatial Information
Tribal Region
None
Project Size (Acres)
85000
acres
Organizations
| Contract Manager | |
| Funder | |
| Partner | |
| Project Sponsor | |
| Local and/or Political Support | Planwest Partners, County of Humboldt Fire Services Ad Hoc members, Humboldt County Fire Chiefs Association, Members of the Board of Supervisors: District 2, Michelle Bushnell; District 3, Mike Wilson; District 5, Steve Madrone |
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Project Benefit Performance Measures
Expected Project Benefit Performance Measures
| Capacity Enhancement - # of projects | 1 count | |
| Capacity Enhancement - Type(s) of CE | Type: Technical Assistance | 1 |
| Environmental justice and social equity - # of projects | Activity focus: Capacity building | 1 count |
| Jobs created or retained (FTE) | 0.1 | |
| Technical Assistance - Type(s) of TA | Type of Technical Assistance: Plan development | 1 |
| Technical Assistance - Type(s) of TA | Type of Technical Assistance: GIS/mapping | 1 |
| Technical Assistance - Type(s) of TA | Type of Technical Assistance: Project Design | 1 |
Reported Project Benefit Performance Measures
| Capacity Enhancement - # of projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Units | |
| 1 | count | |
| Total | 1 | count |
| Capacity Enhancement - Type(s) of CE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | 2024 | Units |
| Technical Assistance | 1 | number |
| Total | 1 | number |
| Environmental justice and social equity - # of projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Activity focus | 2024 | Units |
| Capacity building | 1 | count |
| Total | 1 | count |
| Firefighting capacity/infrastructure improved - # of projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Units | |
| 1 | count | |
| Total | 1 | count |
| Jobs created or retained (FTE) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Units | |
| 0.1 | number | |
| Total | 0.1 | number |
| Technical Assistance - Type(s) of TA | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of Technical Assistance | 2024 | Units |
| GIS/mapping | 1 | number |
| Plan development | 1 | number |
| Project Design | 1 | number |
| Total | 3 | number |
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | None provided |
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Reported Expenditures
| 2023 | 2024 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCRP Technical Assistance (CA Dept of Conservation) | $0.00 | $15,000.00 | $15,000.00 |
| Grand Total | $0.00 | $15,000.00 | $15,000.00 |
| Note: | no reportables to date |
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Project Types
Project Types
This project will help to expand the boundaries of the Kneeland Fire Protection District to establish legally binding responsibility for fire and emergency response across 85,000 acres. The project will secure a sustainable revenue source to provide these services and expand our Firewise activities to 60,000 acres of land with a High and Very High Fire Hazard Severity designation.
This project will ensure continuity of fire and emergency response in an area not currently protected by a Fire District or other legally responsible entity. The project will further support the expansion of Firewise activities (such as risk assessments, education, fuels reduction, evacuation planning, etc.) to 60,000 acres of timber and ranch lands.
Project Details
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KFPD Supplemental Form
- Uploaded On
- 7/6/2023
- File Type
- Word (DOCX)
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