Law enforcement agencies are encouraging the public to download the what3words app. The app identifies precise locations. Every 10-foot square is given a unique combination of three words. Police ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Finding yourself in an emergency situation without any nearby landmarks can be extremely distressing. The Brookville Fire Department (BFD) would like to remind people the free ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - When you're out on the water or hiking in a remote area, trying to describe exactly where you are can be nearly impossible. Street names and landmarks don't exist out in the middle ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Department of Emergency Communications (DEC) is ready for CMA Fest this week, but they’re urging smarter location sharing. The DEC, along with members of the Nashville ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Nashville Department of Emergency Communications is encouraging CMA Fest attendees to use the “what3words” app to find people in the crowd, and their dispatchers are ...

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OSCEOLA COUNTY, MI – Dispatchers used a geolocating application to lead Evart Area firefighters to a disoriented person who could not find their way out of the state forest. Firefighters responded ...

MIDDLETOWN — South Fire District crews successfully rescued a physically impaired man who was injured in the forest recently, guided by a free app that triangulates a person’s location when they’re ...

3 Words to Save a Life: Lancaster County Brings What3Words to 911 ...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Ingham County first responders successfully rescued a woman in her late 70s on Monday, thanks to modern safety tools. On Monday, July 14, at 5:35 p.m., Ingham 911 was alerted ...