ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Imagine only needing three words to help find someone who may be lost. Local emergency agencies in Southwest Virginia are doing just that through an app called ‘what3words’.

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Miami Beach is the first city in South Florida to use a new app that helps 911 dispatchers find callers who aren’t sure where they are. City officials in a press release ...

Evart Area firefighters say they were able to locate a lost person "deep" in a state forest on Monday, June 22, in part, thanks to an app that allows residents to connect with emergency response ...

WALKER, Mich. — The Alpine Fire Department is implementing an app in the hopes of shortening their response times during rescue situations. "what3words" is an app that divides most of the globe into ...

What3Words gives users a three-word code they can pass to emergency services to help locate them, but some SAR teams still ...

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 ...

KENNESAW, Ga. - The Kennesaw Acworth 911 center has new technology that they say can give a more precise location of a 911 caller. It's called What3words. It's a free app that converts GPS coordinates ...

EVART, Mich. (WOOD) — A person lost in state forest land in Osceola County was rescued over the weekend thanks to first responders and some new location technology. The Evart Area Fire Department says ...

Rep. Chippendale slams McKee’s agenda in State of the State rebuttal Rhode Island House Minority Leader Mike Chippendale sharply criticized Gov. Dan McKee’s State of the State address Tuesday night.

A missing person was located and rescued from a forest in Evart, Michigan thanks to the What3words app. Evart Area firefighters say they were able to locate a lost person "deep" in a state forest on ...