Don't fall in Davis

[star-stryder.livejournal.com]

Right before I got to the escalators at Davis someone fell on the down side on College. People ahead of me said she fell, hit her head, passed out, and as a final indignity the stairs ate her clouthing. I really hope she is okay. It looked like one or both of her legs/hips was broken.

What pissed me off was the responce. Before the fire trucks arrived I had time to verify someone had called 911, walk up, wait around 5 minutes, get on the wrong bus (forgot where I was going) and walk two blocks back to Davis and miss the correct bus. I kid you not. The fire trucks and I arrived (and 87 left). It took the ambulance guys another 15 minutes to follow. While waiting for the correct bus, I and a bunch of others gawked and gossiped (I can be a bad human at times), and it wasn't until just as they prepared to pull her out that the cop decided to clear the crowd (at this point one of her pants legs was completely removed) and the firemen finally realized they could spread a sheet across the escalator rails to give her privacy. I am very confused by how long it took the fire departmeng to respond, even at rush hour, and I'm beyond shocked about the ambulance.

Does anyone know how to find typical fire and ambulance responce times?

If anyone knows her - wish her well and a quick and speedy recovery. It could have been any of us that happened to.

Comments

[lidiya6.livejournal.com]

Scary! I hope she's OK.

[ron_newman]

That's horrible.

You should do more than post it here, though. Tell the Mayor's Office tomorrow morning. Tell Rebekah Gewirtz, your ward alderman. Tell both newspapers, the Journal and the News.

[laklare.livejournal.com]

I was walking up the stairs right when they were spreading the sheet over her. Definitely a lot of gawkers about and I don't blame anyone for doing that, but the police definitely didn't seem to have the wits to politely ask people to look somewhere else.

I didn't really see what was going on there...I was afraid the stairs might have eaten her skin.

Hope she's OK.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

I was walking up as they had her on a stretcher. I felt so bad for her...

[ron_newman]

what time did this happen yesterday?

[star-stryder.livejournal.com]

About 5:15-5:20.

[simonbillenness.livejournal.com]

You should also tell state rep. Denise Provost and state sen. Pat Jehlen.

Pat Jehlen's State House number is: (617) 722-1578. Her staff ar very helpful.

[ron_newman]

just fyi - Denise Provost isn't a state rep yet. She has to win next Tuesday's (unopposed) election, then wait another 10 days or so for the election result to be certified. Then she can be sworn in.

Still, you should tell her. She's still an alderman-at-large and will remain one for a while. There's no good excuse for slow fire response to Davis, given that we have one fire station in Teele Square, and another about 1/2 mile up the hill on Highland Avenue.