SafetyStack

A mountain biker crashes three miles up a trail no rescue vehicle can reach. A live video call from the 911 center shows the incoming fire captain exactly what he’s facing, and a helicopter gets her out in time.

In the first episode of SafetyStack, 911 supervisor Jordan Walters, co-founder of ReadyFirst, and Peter Meng, founder of PREPARIFIED, talk about the layers of people, tools and habits that keep us safe: life on the 911 floor, why half of new dispatchers never finish training, the wildfire that changed Peter’s thinking about preparedness, Colorado’s new insurance law HB25-1182, and the small steps that make a real difference, starting with knowing your neighbors.

Chapters
00:00 A rescue on the trail
01:46 Welcome to SafetyStack
04:06 Life on the 911 floor
08:29 ReadyFirst and the 50% problem
15:04 Peter’s wake-up call
18:19 How PREPARIFIED works
22:20 Insurance and Colorado’s new law
25:11 Expecting the unexpected
28:59 Start here: know where you are
32:06 Know your risk
33:51 The big questions ahead
35:49 Who we want to hear from
42:50 One thing you can do today
43:56 Sign-off

One thing you can do today
Learn the names and phone numbers of the neighbors on each side of your home. The true first responder is the first survivor.

Resources mentioned

• NoCo Alerts, emergency alert sign-up for Northern Colorado: nocoalerts.org
• Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority (LETA)
• Larimer County Office of Emergency Management
• FEMA: fema.gov and ready.gov
• National Emergency Number Association (NENA): nena.org
• Colorado HB25-1182 (homeowner’s insurance and wildfire mitigation)

Hosts
Jordan Walters, 911 Supervisor and Co-founder, ReadyFirst
Peter Meng, Founder, PREPARIFIED

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