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

How to share a what3words address in an emergency

Open the free what3words app
Tap the Locate Me icon
The what3words address for your current location will be displayed at the top of the screen.
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
Soldotna Public Safety Communications Center

Arizona:

Avondale Police Department
City of Goodyear Communications Center
City of Tucson 911 Communications Department
Hildale-Colorado City 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
Antioch 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
Santa Cruz Regional 911
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
Willimantic 911

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
Paulding County 911 Communications
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
Canyon County Communications Center
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)
Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch
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
Dubuque County 911
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
Andover Fire Rescue
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
Dickinson 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
Harper County 911
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
Linn County Sheriff’s Office
Lyon County Emergency Communications Center
Miami County Sheriff Office
Mitchell County Communications
Neosho County Communications Center
Pittsburg Police Department
Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office
Rice County 911 Emergency Communications Center
Riley County Police Department
Salina Police Department
Sedgwick County 911 Emergency Communications
The University of Kansas
Wallace County Sheriff’s Office

Kentucky:

Danville 911 Center
Gallatin County 911 Communications
Hardin County 911
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:

Bridgton Fire Department
Cumberland County Regional Communications Center
DPS Augusta RCC
DPS Bangor RCC
DPS Houlton RCC
Franklin County Regional Communication Center
Lewiston/Auburn 9-1-1 Communications Center
Penobscot Regional Communications Center
Union Fire Department

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
Northborough Police Department
Northern Middlesex Regional Emergency Communications Center
Northampton Public Safety Communications
Rockland Fire Department
Seekonk Public Safety Communications
Southeastern Massachusetts Regional 911 District
South Shore Regional Emergency Communications Center

Michigan:

Alcona County Central Dispatch
Allegan County Central Dispatch
Alpena County Central Dispatch
Alpine Township Fire Department
Arenac County Central Dispatch
Bay County 911 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
Groveland Township Fire Department
Huron Township Police Department
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
Mackinac County 911 & Emergency Management
Manistee County Central Dispatch 911
Marquette County Central Dispatch
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
Warren Police Department

Mississippi:

Leake County E-911 Communication Center
South Haven Emergency Communications

Minnesota:

Bloomington Police
Deerwood Fire Department
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Zumbrota Police Department

Missouri:

Blue Springs Police Department
Boone County Joint Communications
Carroll County 911
Cass County Sheriff’s Office
Central County Emergency 911
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
Osage County 911/Emergency Management Agency
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:

Chemung County 911
Columbia County 911
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
Cornelius-Lemley Fire Rescue
Davidson County 911 Emergency Communications
Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office
Franklin County 911 Communications Center
Gaston County Police 911 Communications
Greene County E911 Communications
Hendersonville Police Department
Jackson County 911 Communications Center
McDowell County Rescue Squad
Mount Holly Police Communications
New Hanover County 911 Communications Center
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
Mcalester 911 Communications Center
Ottawa County Central Dispatch

Ohio:

Adams County Sheriff’s Office
Athens County 911 Communications Center
Blue Ash Fire Department
Brookville Fire Department
Brown County 911 Communications Center
Clermont County Communications Center
Darke County 911 Communications Center
Defiance County Communications Center
Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office 911 Center
Evendale Fire Department
Franklin Division of Police
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
Noble County 911
Northwest Regional Emergency Communications Center
Seneca County 911
Southwest Emergency Dispatch Center
Trotwood Fire Department
Tuscarawas County Sheriff 911 Center
University of Cincinnati Police Department
Warren County Emergency Services
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
Elk County 911
Luzerne County 911 Center
Montgomery County Department of Public Safety
Perry County 911
Washington County Department of Public Safety

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
Hampton County 911
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
Weakley County 911 Center
Wilson County 911

Texas:

Austin-Travis County EMS
Austin Fire Department
Austin Police Department
Calhoun County Emergency Communications Division
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
Rich County Sheriff’s Office
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
South Sound 911
Spokane Regional Emergency Communications
Walla Walla Emergency Services Communications – WESCOM
What-Comm 911 Dispatch – City of Bellingham

West Virginia:

Barbour County OEM/911 Center
Beckley-Raleigh County Emergency Services
Berkeley County 911 Emergency Communications
Berkeley County Emergency Management
Cabell County 911 Center
Fayette 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
Tucker County 911 Center
Wayne County 911
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
Monroe County 911 Communications Center
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)