Built by a firefighter. For his own family first.
I started by building a wellness system for first responders. I was dealing with the stressors of the job firsthand and I needed something that actually worked — not another app that collects dust.
Every shift, I text my wife when I get to work so she knows I made it safe. That simple habit made me realize: I need this for my kids too. I need to know where they are and that they're okay — but I don't want to strap a phone or a battery to them.
My son is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. If he has an allergic reaction and I'm not there, anyone around him needs to be able to help — immediately, without calling me first. That's where the G Band was born. A batteryless wristband that anyone can scan. When the next person in your child's chain of custody receives them — a teacher, a coach, a babysitter — they tap the band. The parent gets an instant notification. The caretaker gets the essential info. And if a first responder needs it, they see the medical data that could save his life.
The other issue I kept running into: I'm not always home when my family has an emergency. I can't be the one who responds every time. The system around them has to work without me.
G Bands are coming soon. I'm putting this technology on my own children first — so I'm making sure it's as reliable as possible in an actual emergency before anyone else's kids wear it.
Then I studied after-action reports from the Palisades fires. I attended a CERT graduation in Topanga. The same gaps kept showing up: communities with no situational awareness, responders arriving with no patient identity, and families left waiting for hours with no information.
That's where the Community Emergency Guide was born.
I built the system that should already exist. Medical Safety Cards so responders can triage people faster. Building Safety Cards so they can triage buildings faster. Safe zone check-ins so incident command has real-time counts. And a wristband that ties it all together — battery-free, always on, controlled by you.
Protect you and your loved ones. Safety For Generations.
Steven Gonzalez — Husband, Father, Active-Duty Firefighter/Paramedic, Founder