Three words to tell US public safety teams exactly where you are

How to share a what3words address in an emergency

1. Open the free what3words app
2. Tap the Locate Me icon
3. The what3words address for your current location will be displayed at the top of the screen.
4. Read out the three words to your emergency call taker.

For example, if you were lost in Griffith Park and the what3words app displayed the words ///scores.eagle.comb – you could call 911 and simply say: ‘My what3words address is scores eagle comb’. The call taker will use the what3words address to see exactly where you are and send help. The what3words app works offline – ideal for areas with unreliable data connection.

Remember: always gather as much location information as you can in an emergency in case what3words addresses aren’t accepted.

What is what3words?

what3words has divided the globe into 10 ft squares and given each one a unique three word identifier. It means any precise location can be communicated with just three words.

For example, ///narrate.optical.carry will take you to Arizona’s Horseshoe Bend overlook of the Colorado River.

As well as the free app for iOS and Android , what3words is available online at what3words.com

Which services in my state use what3words?

The following US public safety teams have confirmed they accept and use what3words. This is not a comprehensive list, as what3words is also available to over 4,800 Emergency Communications Centers across the US via RapidSOS, CAD vendors and other tools.

If your local force isn’t on this list, you can reach out to ask them if they’ve heard of what3words or contact us directly.

Alabama:

• Baldwin County 911
• Blount County 911
• City of Auburn 911
• Cullman County Fire Rescue
• Cullman County Emergency Medical Services
• Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
• Eufaula Police Department
• Elmore County Sheriff’s Office
• Fultondale Police Department
• Jefferson County Alabama Consolidated 911 Center
• Mobile County Communications District
• Morgan County Emergency Management Communications
• Orange Beach Fire & Rescue
• Pike County Communications District
• St. Clair County E-911
• St Clair County Emergency Management
• Theodore Dawes Fire Rescue
• Troy University Police Department
• Washington County 911

Alaska:

• Fairbanks Emergency Communications Center
• Skagway Fire Department

Arizona:

• Avondale Police Department
• City of Goodyear Communications Center
• Marana Police Department Communications
• Valley Emergency Communication Center

Arkansas:

• Bentonville City Police Department
• Boone County Central Dispatch
• Fayetteville Police Department
• Maumelle Police Department
• Rogers City Police Department
• Siloam Springs Police Department
• Sherwood Police Department
• University of Arkansas Police Department
• Van Buren County 911

California:

• Alameda Police Department
• Atwater Police Department
• Brentwood Police Department
• California State University Channel Islands Police Department
• California State University Chico Police Department
• Chula Vista Police Department
• Fortuna Police Department
• Galt Police Department
• Heartland Communications Facility Authority
• Indio Police Department
• Livermore Police Department
• Los Angeles City Fire Department
• Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office
• Oceanside Police Department
• Pomona Police Department
• Riverside Fire Department
• San Jose State University Police Department
• Shasta Area Safety Communications Agency – SHASCOM 911
• Solano County Sheriff’s Office
• Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety
• University of California Riverside Police Department
• University of California San Diego Police Department

Colorado:

• Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office
• Boulder Police and Fire Communications Center
• Combined Regional Communications Authority (CRCA)
• Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
• El Paso County 911 District
• Gunnison Regional Communications Center
• Jackson County Sheriff’s Department
• Kit Carson County Communications Center
• Larimer County Sheriff’s Office
• Loveland Emergency Communications Center
• Rocky Ford Communications Center
• Routt County Communications Center
• San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office
• Sterling Emergency Communications Center
• Telluride Ski Resort
• Vail Public Safety Communications Center
• Western Colorado Regional Dispatch Center – WestCO

Connecticut:

• City of Middletown Fire
• City of Stamford 911 Communications
• Clinton Emergency Communications
• Guilford Fire Department
• Middletown Central Communications
• Newtown Emergency Communications Center
• South Fire District, City of Middletown
• Westfield Fire Department

Florida:

• Bay County Emergency Services
• Bradenton Police Department
• Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office
• Eglin AFB Emergency Communications Center
• Escambia County Emergency Communications
• Gulf County Communications Center
• Gulf County Sheriff’s Office
• Highlands County Sheriff’s Office
• Indian River County Sheriff’s Office
• Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office
• Longboat Key Fire Rescue
• Lynn Haven Police Department
• Manatee County 9-1-1
• Manatee County Government
• Marion County Public Safety Communications
• Martin County Safety Complex
• Ocala Police Department
• Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office
• Pinellas County 911 FL
• Palm Beach County 911
• Palm Beach Garden Police Department
• Panama City Beach Police Department
• Sarasota County Public Safety Communications Center
• Santa Rosa County
• Sumter County Emergency Communications Center
• Sumter County Sheriff’s Office
• St Johns County Sheriff’s Office
• Walton County Fire Rescue
• Walton County Sheriff’s Office

Georgia:

• Acworth Police Department
• Augusta-Richmond County 911
• Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office
• Burke County E911
• Butts County 911
• City of Columbus E-911
• Columbia County Sheriff’s Office
• Covington Newton 911
• Decatur-Grady 911 Emergency Communications
• Forest Park City Communications 911 Center
• Forsyth County 911 Center
• Forsyth County Emergency Management
• Hall County 911
• Houston County 911
• Kennesaw Acworth E911
• Kennesaw Police Department
• McDuffie County Communications
• Norcross Emergency Communication Center
• Norcross Police Department
• Peach County 911
• Pickens County E911 Center
• Roswell 911 Emergency Communications Center
• Toombs County E-911
• Towns County E911 Center
• Walker County Emergency 911
• Washington County Sheriff’s Office

Hawaii:

• Maui Police Department

Idaho:

• Ada County Sheriff’s Office
• Bear Lake County Sheriff Office
• Bingham County 911
• Blaine County Emergency Communications Center
• Blaine County Sheriff Office
• Bonner County 911
• Elmore County Sheriff’s Office
• Washington County Sheriff’s Office

Illinois:

• City of Evanston Police Department
• Coles-Moultrie 9-1-1
• FoxComm E911 Communication Center (Fox Lake)
• Kankakee County Communications Center – KanComm
• Logan-Trivoli Fire Protection District
• Mattoon Police Department
• Peoria County 911
• Tri-Com Central Dispatch

Indiana:

• Daviess County Central Dispatch
• Dubois County 911 Communications Center
• Hendricks County Communications Center
• Knox County Central Dispatch
• Kosciusko County 911 Communications Center
• St. Joseph County 911 Center

Iowa:

• Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office
• Benton County Sheriff’s Office
• Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office
• Clear Lake Police Dept
• Dallas County Sheriff’s Office
• Donnellson Fire Department
• Emmet County 911
• Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office
• LeeComm 911 Communications
• Marshall County Communications Commission
• Polk County Sheriff’s Office
• Shelby County E911 Center
• Warren County Communications
• Wright County Communications Center

Kansas:

• Allen County Emergency Communications & Emergency Management
• Barton County Communications
• Butler County 911 Emergency Communications
• Chanute 911 Communications Center
• Cheyenne County 911 Communications
• Coffey County Sheriff’s Office
• Douglas County Emergency Communications
• Ellis County Communications Center
• Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office
• Fort Scott / Bourbon County 911
• Franklin County Emergency Communication Center
• Gray County Sheriff’s Office
• Greeley County Sheriff’s Office
• Harvey County Emergency Communications
• Jefferson County 911
• Johnson County Emergency Communications Center
• Junction City Police Department
• Kearny County Sheriff’s Office
• Kiowa County
• Leawood Fire Department
• Liberal/Seward County Emergency Communications
• Lyon County Emergency Communications Center
• Miami County Sheriff Office
• Mitchell County Communications
• Neosho County Communications Center
• Pittsburg Police Department
• Rice County 911 Emergency Communications Center
• Riley County Police Department
• Salina Police Department
• Sedgwick County 911 Emergency Communications
• The University of Kansas

Kentucky:

• Danville 911 Center
• Gallatin County 911 Communications
• Jessamine County 911
• Kentucky Police Department
• Madison County 911
• Nelson County E911 Dispatch
• Paducah Police Department E911 Communications Services Division
• Pendleton County 911
• Springfield-Washington County E911
• St Matthews Police Department
• Webster County 911
• Webster County Emergency Management

Louisiana:

• Rapides Parish 911 Center
• Rayne Police Department

Maine:

• Cumberland County Regional Communications Center
• DPS Augusta RCC
• Franklin County Regional Communication Center
• Lewiston/Auburn 9-1-1 Communications Center
• Penobscot Regional Communications Center

Maryland:

• Calvert County 911 Center
• Frederick County Department of Emergency Communications
• Harford County 911

Massachusetts:

• Falmouth Communications Center
• Holbrook Regional Emergency Communications Center
• Natick Police Department
• North Shore Regional 911 Center
• Rockland Fire Department
• Seekonk Public Safety Communications
• Southeastern Massachusetts Regional 911 District
• South Shore Regional Emergency Communications Center

Michigan:

• Allegan County Central Dispatch
• Arenac County Central Dispatch
• Benzie County Central Dispatch
• Berrien County Public Safety Communication Center
• Blackman-Leoni Township Department Of Public Safety
• Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch Authority
• Charlevoix Cheboygan Emmet 911 Central Dispatch Authority
• Chippewa County Central Dispatch
• Clinton County Central Dispatch
• Dafter Township Fire Department
• Delta County Central Dispatch
• Eaton County Central Dispatch 911
• Gratiot County Central Dispatch
• Ingham County 911 Central Dispatch
• Ionia County Central Dispatch
• Iosco County
• Jackson County Central Dispatch
• Jackson Police Department
• Jackson Sheriff’s Department
• Livingston County 911 Central Dispatch
• Luce County 911 & Emergency Management
• Manistee County Central Dispatch 911
• Marquette County Central Dispatch
• Mackinac County 911 & Emergency Management
• Monroe County Central Dispatch
• Oakland County Sheriff’s Office
• Oakland University Police Department
• Ogemaw County Emergency Dispatch Authority
• Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority
• Rockford Department of Public Safety
• Southfield City Police Department
• Tuscola County Central Dispatch
• Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office

Mississippi:

• Leake County E-911 Communication Center
• South Haven Emergency Communications

Minnesota:

• Bloomington Police
• Deerwood Fire Department
• Zumbrota Police Department

Missouri:

• Blue Springs Police Department
• Boone County Joint Communications
• Carroll County 911
• Cass County Sheriff’s Office
• Dade County Emergency Services
• Jasper County 911 Emergency Services
• Joplin Emergency Communications Center
• Joplin Police Department
• Lebanon Police Department
• Macon County 911 Enhanced
• Monett-Lawrence County 911 Center
• Morgan County 911 Center
• Osage Beach Fire Protection District
• Poplar Bluff Police Department
• Shelby County Joint Communications
• Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
• Town of Bernalillo Fire Department
• Warren County Emergency Communications Center
• West Central Dispatch Center

Montana:

• Billings City / County 9-1-1 Center
• Chouteau County 911 Communications
• Powder River County EMS
• Sheridan County Dispatch

Nebraska:

• City of McCook Police Department
• Seward County E911
• South Sioux City/Dakota County 911 Communications

Nevada:

• Eureka County Communications Center

New Hampshire:

• New Hampshire 911
• New Hampshire Emergency Services and Communications

New Jersey:

• Lyndhurst Police Department
• Mountain Valley Emergency Communications – MVECC
• Morris County Communications Center
• Sussex County Sheriff’s Office

New Mexico:

• Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority
• Santa Fe Regional Emergency Communications Center

New York:

• Delaware County Emergency Services
• Franklin County E-911 Center
• Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services
• Rosendale Police Department
• Town of Colonie 911 Communications

North Carolina:

• Cary Emergency Communications Center
• Chatham County 911 Emergency Communications Center
• Davidson County 911 Emergency Communications
• Franklin County 911 Communications Center
• Greene County E911 Communications
• Hendersonville Police Department
• McDowell County Rescue Squad
• Pasquotank-Camden Central Communications
• Warren County E-911 Communications

North Dakota:

• Cavalier County Sheriff Communications Center
• Grand Forks Public Safety Answering Point
• Lake Region 911 Center
• Rolette County 911

Oklahoma:

• Edmond 911
• Ottawa County Central Dispatch

Ohio:

• Athens County 911 Communications Center
  
• Blue Ash Fire Department
• Brown County 911 Communications Center
• Darke County 911 Communications Center
• Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office 911 Center
• Evendale Fire Department
• Hamilton County Communications Center
• Henry County Sheriff’s Office
• Lawrence County 911
• Lockland Fire Department
• Mansfield Public Safety Communications Center
• Marion County Sheriff’s Office
• Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center
• Northwest Regional Emergency Communications Center
• Southwest Emergency Dispatch Center
• Trotwood Fire Department
• University of Cincinnati Police Department
• Washington Township Fire Department

Oregon:

• Grant County 911 Emergency Communications Center
• Grants Pass 911 Communications
• Hood River County 911
• Morrow County, Oregon 911
• Newberg-Dundee 911 Communication Center
• Yamhill Communications Agency (YCOM)

Pennsylvania:

• Allegheny County 911 Center
• Berks 911 Communications Center
• Centre County 911
• Montgomery County Department of Public Safety
• Perry County 911

Rhode Island:

• Rhode Island E-911 Center

South Dakota:

• Central South Dakota Communications
• Charles-Mix County Sheriff’s Office
• Mitchell Regional 911

South Carolina:

• Abbeville County E911 Center
• Cherokee County 911
• Cherokee County Sheriff Office
• Chester County Emergency Management Agency
• Dorchester County Consolidated Dispatch Center
• Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office
• Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office
• Florence County Emergency Communications Center
• Newberry County Sheriff’s Office

Tennessee:

• Brownsville-Haywood County Central Dispatch
• Lawrence County 911
• Metro Nashville Davidson Co Emergency Communications Center
• Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
• Murfreesboro Emergency Communications Center
• Nashville Metro Parks
• Washington County Emergency Communications District

Texas:

• Austin-Travis County EMS
• Austin Fire Department
• Austin Police Department
• City of Denton
• City of Lewisville Fire Department
• City of Plano Public Safety Communications
• Dallas Police Department
• Dallas Fire Rescue
• Denton Fire Department
• Denton Police Department
• Gillespie County Communications Center
• Grand Prairie Emergency Communications Center
• Lake Travis Fire Rescue
• Lewisville Police Department
• Little Elm Fire Department
• Little Elm Police Department
• North Central Texas Emergency Communications District – NCT911
• Seagoville Police Department
• Southwest Regional Communications Center
• West Central Texas 911

Utah:

• Central Utah 911 Emergency Communications
• DPS – Uintah Basin Communications
• Kane County Sheriff’s Office Communications
• Sandy City Fire Department
• Springville Public Safety 911
• Summit County Sheriff’s Office
• Tooele County Sheriff’s Office

Vermont:

• Manchester Police Department

Virginia:

• Chesterfield Emergency Communications Center
• Culpeper County Public Safety Communication Center
• Eastern Shore VA 911 Communications Center
• Fairfax County Public Safety Communications
• Farmville Emergency Communications
• Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center
• Orange County Emergency Communications Center
• Richmond Ambulance Authority
• Richmond Department of Emergency Communications
• Virginia Beach Emergency Communications – VB911
• Wise County Sheriff’s Office

Washington:

• Kittitas County 911 – KITTCOM
• Mason County Emergency Communications 911- MACECOM
• Orcas Island Fire and Rescue
• San Juan County Sheriff’s Office
• Walla Walla Emergency Services Communications – WESCOM
• What-Comm 911 Dispatch – City of Bellingham

West Virginia:

• Beckley-Raleigh County Emergency Services
• Berkeley County 911 Emergency Communications
• Berkeley County Emergency Management
• Cabell County 911 Center
• Harrison-Taylor 911 Center
• Kanawha County Metro 911
• Kimball Volunteer Fire Department
• McDowell County 911 Center
• Mercer County 911 Center
• Morgan County Emergency Communications Center
• Putnam County 911 Center
• Summers County 911 Center
• Wyoming County 911 Center

Wisconsin:

• Bayside 911 Communications Center
• Brown County 911 Center
• City of Hudson Fire Department
• Crawford County Sheriff’s Department
• Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
• Fond du Lac Communications and Emergency Management
• River Falls Fire Department
• Somerset Fire/Rescue Department
• St. Croix County 911 Center
• Town of St. Joseph Fire Rescue
• Wisconsin Emergency Management
• Wood County Communications Center

Wyoming:

• Crook County Dispatch Center
• Teton County Communications Center
• Teton County Sheriff’s Office
• Wyoming Highway Patrol Communications Center

what3words-enabled software & tools used by US public safety teams

• Sun Ridge RIMS
• RapidDeploy Nimbus/Radius Plus
• Southern Software
• Enterpol
• RapidSOS
• Hexagon OnCall
• Versaterm
• Intterra
• Adashi Systems
• First Due
• Mark43
• Powerphone
• IDNetworks
• Keystone Public Safety
• Geocomm
• GeoConex
• IamResponding
• Smoke Point
• Comtech SmartResponse
• SOLOCAM/Guardian Map
• Shotover Systems/Churchill Nav
• WIFIRE
• Intrado
• 10-8 Systems
• INdigital
• Prepared Assist Plus
• NENA Enhanced PSAP Registry and Census (EPRC)