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Lazy-Lawfulness-6466 OP t1_j2c5fbm wrote

Reply to comment by pgabrielfreak in Officials in Buffalo, New York, face questions about storm planning and response as harrowing accounts emerge of death and survival by Lazy-Lawfulness-6466

The state, city, and county’s preparedness is a different story. It was announced on the first day of the blizzard that no emergency services were available and they weren’t restored for days, even after the blizzard had already ended. The city wasn’t dug out for a week, while surrounding suburbs that experienced the same weather and similar obstacles were cleaned up in a matter of days. During this time people were still stuck in their homes with no heat and power. Buffalo has a failing infrastructure and unfortunately it led to mass loss of life. The vast majority is the blizzard’s deaths occurred within the city.

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_Silver_Engineer_ t1_j2c6efe wrote

But none of those reasons point fingers back to the preparedness scenario now being investigated.

Like mask fatigue with COVID, how do you get those in Buffalo to take blizzards seriously? How do you get Floridians to take hurricanes seriously?

Root cause analysis suggests something far more difficult to address: pervasive erosion in confidence and trust in government and science.

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Diligent-Kangaroo-33 t1_j2cxp69 wrote

The first step is to not make excuses or fault someone else. The truth is people made bad choices that cost them thier lives.

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