ST.PAUL, Minn. – The Army Corps of Engineers has received an award for training local rescue teams for small-boater emergencies near locks and dams. Training includes lessons on restricted areas where lock and dam flow can be hazards. Joel Herman, Lock and Dam 6 supervisor for the small boat operator course, noted that boaters are restricted from 600 feet upstream of dams and 150 feet downstream. Restricted areas are marked with buoys and signage on shore and lock walls, he said.
Trempealeau training. Army Corps staff demonstrate safety cords to members of volunteer Trempealeau firefighters. The lesson: How to respond to distressed boaters at Lock and Dam 6. This training was in September.