McKinney Momentum

From 10% to 47%: Inside McKinney's 4-Minute City Mission

• McKinney Economic Development Corporation • Season 2 • Episode 2

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When cardiac arrest hits, every minute without help drops survival by 10%. 

In this episode, Battalion Chief Ben Jones of the McKinney Fire Department sits down with Luke Gajary to share how the city is becoming a "4-Minute City," where an AED can reach anyone in town within four minutes. Ben walks through the journey from a 10% cardiac survival rate to nearly 47% in 2025, the technology that makes today's AEDs nearly impossible to misuse, and the bold goal of training 400 Neighborhood Heroes to carry life-saving devices into their homes, cars, and communities.

You'll hear:

- Why putting AEDs in 88 police cars changed the game
- A real story of a father saved on the side of the road by dispatchers, officers, and a quick-thinking neighbor
- The three ways you can get involved today

This is what happens when a city decides survival should not depend on luck.

👉 Become a Hero, sponsor an AED, or donate. https://www.mckinneytexas.org/821/Neighborhood-Heroes