93_HazAdapt: Making Emergency Preparedness Easier

About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges of emergency preparedness and how HazAdapt makes it more approachable.

Emergency preparedness has a problem. Not because people do not care. Not because they are lazy. Not because they are ignoring risk on purpose. For many people, preparedness has become overwhelming. Wildfires. Floods. Extreme weather. Mass shootings. Infrastructure failures. Disease outbreaks. Alerts keep coming, but most people are still trying to figure out where to start. In this documentary-style episode of the DisasterClass Podcast, Jason Perez and Jason “Pappy” Martin explore that challenge through a conversation with Ginny from HazAdapt. HazAdapt is designed to make emergency and disaster preparedness more approachable, more usable, and more human-centered. Instead of assuming everyone is already prepared, HazAdapt meets people where they are — often at what Ginny describes as a “just-in-time preparedness level.” This episode explores: • Why “all-hazards preparedness” can overwhelm the public • Why people often default to Google, Facebook, or social media during emergencies • How stress affects decision-making during a crisis • Why emergency guidance needs to be easy to understand under pressure • How HazAdapt acts like a “hazard helper” in your hand • Real-world stories…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jason Perez, Jason “Pappy” Martin

Guest: Ginny

Topics covered

• emergency preparedness
• disaster management
• human behavior
• community engagement
• decision-making under stress

Keywords

• preparedness
• disasters
• emergency
• HazAdapt
• decision-making
• community
• stress
• guidance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HazAdapt, Instinct Ready Inc.

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