January 29, 2026

Built to Make IT’s Job Easier, By Design

Emergency systems shouldn’t create more work for IT teams.

Too often, they do.

The Rescue system was built to reduce operational burden, not add to it. In fact, one competitor’s customer described our platform as “the first self-managed emergency system.” 

From a single cloud-based console, IT teams can:

  • View and manage all devices in real time
  • Reset or restart devices remotely
  • Push firmware updates without onsite visits
  • Assign and reassign devices easily
  • Set up SMS and push notifications for system health and monitoring
  • Monitor system status without relying on support calls

There’s no complex maintenance cycle.
No constant troubleshooting.
No need to call support just to keep things running.

This is emergency infrastructure designed to work quietly in the background, supporting preparedness every day, not demanding attention.

For IT teams already stretched thin, that matters.Reliable systems shouldn’t require constant oversight.
They should be simple, self-managed, and dependable by default.

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How We Started

In 2017, a young lifeguard at a YMCA of Charlotte branch suffered a seizure while opening the pool alone. She fell into the water and drowned before anyone knew she needed help.

We heard the full story later that year at a conference in Seattle. Our emergency communication platform, PunchAlert, was already deployed at that YMCA, but it couldn’t help. She couldn’t unlock a phone, open an app, or call for assistance.

That tragedy exposed the fundamental constraint: when people need help most, they often can’t use the tools we’ve given them. We spent two days in Seattle with aquatics directors and risk managers, determined to solve what software alone couldn’t. The answer wasn’t another app, it was infrastructure designed for the worst-case scenarios.

Punch Rescue was born from that commitment: wearable devices that work when nothing else can, connected to infrastructure that doesn’t rely on the person in crisis to operate it. From aquatics to K-12 schools and beyond, we’ve remained focused on one principle: protecting the people who matter most, especially when they can’t protect themselves.