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Safety Technology

The Shared-Network Problem: What K-12 Safety Administrators Need to Know About Emergency Communication Infrastructure

When panic button systems depend on the same network everyone else is using, a crisis can silence the very tools designed to address it. A...

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School Safety

Alyssa’s Law Is Spreading Fast. What It Actually Requires May Surprise You.

West Virginia just sent its Alyssa’s Law bill to the governor’s desk. South Carolina’s Senate panel advanced a companion bill on March 18th. Kentucky and...

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School Safety

How to Evaluate School Panic Button Systems: A Decision Framework for Safety Leaders

A practical framework for evaluating school panic button systems. Learn how to look for optimal network independence, power backup, and emergency readiness. Choosing an emergency...

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Emergency Planning

Building Emergency Infrastructure That Actually Works When Schools Need It

Most school emergency systems fail during actual crises. Learn why network independence, battery backup, and simple wearable panic buttons make the difference. Most school emergency...

Emergency Planning

Testing Without Triggering an Emergency

The Rescue Network now includes remote Test Mode, allowing administrators to place the system into a controlled testing state directly from the dashboard....
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School Safety

Emergency Communication Failures: What Parkland and Uvalde Revealed About School Safety Systems

Official reports from Parkland and Uvalde revealed critical emergency communication failures. What do these incidents teach about school safety infrastructure? When school emergencies occur, the...

Safety Technology

Why We Do What We Do

The purpose of a dedicated emergency device is to reduce that friction to a single, reliable action. But the button itself isn’t the solution....
Emergency Planning

Real-Time Visibility All the Time

Punch Rescue tracks every device, all the time. During an emergency, that means real-time awareness across a facility. Outside of emergencies, it means continuous monitoring...
Safety Technology

Built to Make IT’s Job Easier, By Design

Emergency systems shouldn’t create more work for IT teams. Too often, they do. Punch Rescue’s system was built to reduce operational burden, not add to...

Safety Technology

Built to Stay Online When Power Goes Out

Power outages are often part of emergency situations, but most communication systems aren’t built to handle them. Our emergency communication network is. Every part of...

Safety Technology

Patent-Pending

At the heart of Punch Rescue lies a breakthrough in emergency architecture. We’ve filed a patent around our unique infrastructure design, giving safety teams an...

Safety Technology

Multiple Reports Map a Clear Story

In a real emergency, it’s not uncommon for multiple people to report the same incident, often from different locations or perspectives. With Rescue’s indoor mapping,...