Oshawa, ON increases the precision of its Fire Services team with the what3words app

Oshawa, ON What3words App Fire Services Precision

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The what3words app divides the globe into squares measuring three meters by three meters. Each square is given a randomly generated three-word label like "download.played.plan." Emergency responders consult the app for the exact location of a fire or health emergency provided by dispatchers. This precision comes in handy for calls in forests, rural areas, and open lands. Oshawa Fire Services became the country's first fire department to use the app.

Mapping Mobile App Emergency Services

Oshawa, ON

City in Ontario

Canada

Products

what3words

Millions of people around the world use what3words to make life safer, more efficient, and less frustrating.

Vendors

what3words

what3words is the simplest way to talk about location. It has divided the world into 3m x 3m squares, each with a unique 3-word address.

Newsworthy

Oshawa fire department first in Canada to use new three-word location technology | CP24.com

Oshawa is the first fire department in Canada to use a new location technology that uses three words to pinpoint exactly where an emergency call is coming from.

Oshawa fire department launches ‘three words to save your life’ app | DurhamRegion.com

Oshawa’s fire department has a new tool to quickly find lost people in an emergency: an app that generates three words that pinpoint a person’s location.

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