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soul2share -> RE: a personal weather rant.... (2/17/2010 7:28:51 AM)
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Pure, first of all...DON'T blame the calltakers......they put the calls in, the decision to cancel them came from those that were "unable" to reach the victim...not them!
I don't know what happened here.....I have NEVER seen any time when medical crews use the excuse of "we can't get there".....and I grew up in Upstate NY in the lake effect snow belt along Lake Ontario. During some of the worst storms on record, the emergency crews have always done whatever they needed to do to get help to someone. I personally know of numerous incidents where the EMT's/FD/PD personnel WALKED to locations because they were impassible by vehicle. I've know times when agencies recruited snowmobiles, 4WD vehicles and other equipment from civilians.....I've known of many times when CIVILIANS have donated their own equipment for use to police departments.
With all the technology that's out there today, weather warnings are released a lot sooner than they used to be. I can count on one hand the number of times that our tiny little village street department was unable to get out and clear the roads and streets. My best friend's dad worked as the supervisor for the street department in our village....there were times when she wouldn't see him for days.....they'd nap in their trucks, get food when they could, but our roads were clear. There is absolutely no reason why snow crews in cities should not be prepared......in my day, it didn't take weeks to get streets open again....even in the larger cities in the lake effect snow belts.....hell, half the time, we wouldn't even come close to depleting our supply of snow days for school.
And Holly's right....they should have taken a plow down those streets at least once......for this very reason......someone needs to overhaul those in charge that made the decision to ignore this man's plea for help. I know it's not a cut and dried situation, but someone fucked up here......
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