Ready Responders 130 makes safety training fun, fast, and unforgettable, because lives depend on it.
When an emergency strikes, hesitation costs time — and time saves lives.
At Ready Responders 130, we make life-saving training simple, hands-on, and unforgettable. Whether you’re a parent, teacher, business owner, or healthcare worker, our goal is the same: help you stay calm, confident, and ready to respond.
I am a retired professional firefighter; Captain/Paramedic. After my career, I began teaching paramedics. I started at Creighton University, then moved to Iowa Western Community College. I then became an American Heart Association CPR instructor and fell in love with it. I have always loved to teach. I love teaching CPR as the one thing anyone can do to save a life. My goal is to teach everyone how to do it. If I can make it possible, I would love to change the numbers for survival of cardiac arrest. Together, we have the ability to do such.
I started as a CPR Instructor in 2014, providing training to the department maintaining current certifications for 120 people. After graduating with my bachelors in 2016 in secondary education, I found my place teaching CPR classes. After seeing a need for customized training for businesses, Marty and I wanted to provide a quality training to everyone! I truly believe that CPR is a life-saving skills that anyone can perform. Knowing a few simple basics can truly mean life or death for someone.


Emergencies don’t come with a warning label. Our training is designed to sharpen your instincts so that hesitation isn’t even an option. You’ll learn to stay calm, think clearly, and respond with purpose, no panic, just precision when it matters most.

Our instructors don’t just teach, they’ve been there. From medical first responders to safety professionals, every trainer brings real-life experience to the classroom. You’re not learning from theory; you’re learning from people who’ve actually saved lives.

Forget death-by-PowerPoint. We believe the best learning happens when you’re hands-on, laughing, and fully engaged. Every session is packed with practical scenarios, peer challenges, and live demos that make the lessons unforgettable, and FUN.

You won’t leave guessing whether you could handle an emergency, you’ll know it. Our goal is simple: to make you the calmest person in the room when things go sideways. Confidence through competence, that’s what being a Ready Responder is all about.
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