To address this, they are utilizing a free app called what3words . The app developers have divided the entire world into 10-by-10-foot squares, each identified by a unique string of three words.

What three Words is also a great app for locating friends at ballgames or music festivals. Once you share the unique words, they’ll be able to walk to your location using Google Maps.

Dispatchers urge the use of app that can help rescuers find you faster What Three Words breaks down the entire globe into 10-meter squares and gives a unique name to each one.

Some of the app’s functions like generating a three word address and navigating to it even work without an internet connection. Here are instructions on how to watch WSMV4 live on various platforms.

The app then provides three words, like surfaces.hotels.upon, which map to a specific spot, like 1701 Meridian Ave. Callers read the words back, and dispatchers use them to direct emergency crews.

The Brookville Fire Department (BFD) would like to remind people the free What3Words app can help them find exactly where they are. “Street addresses help us find you most of the time.