LUCKY PEAK DAM, ID – On April 23, a serious vehicle rollover near Lucky Peak Dam, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District, tested the resolve and readiness of project staff, also revealing a team united by training, trust, and the will to help.
While working at the spillway finishing the installation of a buried culvert, maintenance staff Paul Johnson and Todd Dunning were approached by a member of the public news of a van which had rolled down a hill nearby. With no cell service in the area, they quickly used their radios to alert the project office.
As Natural Resources Specialist Matthew Smith later explained, “Paul contacted the office initially [but] he did not know exactly where the vehicle had rolled.” Communications complications soon became apparent. “We found out later that our radio repeater, which allows us to contact Ada County dispatch directly, was down,” Smith noted. “We have since had the problem fixed, but it caused additional confusion at the time.”…