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
- Cullman County Fire Rescue
- Cullman County Emergency Medical Services
- Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
- St. Clair County E-911
- Eufaula Police Department
- Elmore County Sheriff’s Office
- Fultondale Police Department
- St Clair County Emergency Management
- Theodore Dawes Fire Rescue
Alaska:
- Skagway Fire Department
Arizona:
- Valley Emergency Communication Center
- Avondale Police Department
Arkansas:
- Bentonville City Police Department
- Boone County Central Dispatch
- Fayetteville Police Department
- Maumelle Police Department
- Rogers City 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
- University of California Riverside Police Department
- University of California San Diego Police Department
Colorado:
- Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office
- Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
- El Paso County 911 District
- Gunnison Regional Communications Center
- Jackson County Sheriff’s Department
- San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office
- Telluride Ski Resort
- Western Colorado Regional Dispatch Center – WestCO
Connecticut:
- City of Stamford 911 Communications
- Guilford Fire Department
- Newtown Emergency Communications Center
Florida:
- Escambia County Emergency Communications
- Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office
- Highlands County Sheriff’s Office
- Indian River County Sheriff’s Office
- Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office
- Pinellas County 911 FL
- Palm Beach County 911
- Santa Rosa County
- St Johns County Sheriff’s Office
- Walton County Sheriff’s Office
Georgia:
- Butts County 911
- Covington Newton 911
- Decatur-Grady 911 Emergency Communications
- Hall County 911
- Roswell 911 Emergency Communications Center
- Walker County Emergency 911
- Washington County Sheriff’s Office
Hawaii:
- Maui Police Department
Idaho:
- Ada County Sheriff’s Office
- Bingham County 911
- Elmore County Sheriff’s Office
Illinois:
- Kankakee County Communications Center – KanComm
- Tri-Com Central Dispatch
Indiana:
- Daviess County Central Dispatch
- St. Joseph County 911 Center
Iowa:
- Marshall County Communications Commission
- Warren County Communications
Kansas:
- Allen County Emergency Communications & Emergency Management
- Jefferson County 911
- Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office
- Kiowa County
- Butler County 911 Emergency Communications
- Chanute 911 Communications Center
- Cheyenne County 911 Communications
- Coffey County Sheriff’s Office
- Douglas County Emergency Communications
- Franklin County Emergency Communication Center
- Greeley County Sheriff’s Office
- Harvey County Emergency Communications
- Junction City Police Department
- Kearny County Sheriff’s Office
- Liberal/Seward County Emergency Communications
- Lyon County Emergency Communications Center
- Mitchell County Communications
- 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
Louisiana:
- Rapides Parish 911 Center
Kentucky:
- Gallatin County 911 Communications
- Jessamine County 911
- Kentucky Police Department
- Pendleton County 911
Maine:
- Penobscot Regional Communications Center
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:
- Benzie County Central Dispatch
- Berrien County Public Safety Communication Center
- Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch Authority
- Charlevoix Cheboygan Emmet 911 Central Dispatch Authority
- Chippewa 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
- Iosco County
- Livingston County 911 Central Dispatch
- Luce County 911 & Emergency Management
- Manistee County Central Dispatch 911
- Marquette County Central Dispatch
- Mackinac County 911 & Emergency Management
- Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority
- Southfield City Police Department
- Tuscola County Central Dispatch
- Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office
Minnesota:
- Bloomington Police
- Deerwood Fire Department
- Zumbrota Police Department
Missouri:
- Boone County Joint Communications
- Dade County Emergency Services
- Jasper County 911 Emergency Services
- Monett-Lawrence County 911 Center
- Osage Beach Fire Protection District
- Town of Bernalillo Fire Department
Montana:
- Chouteau County 911 Communications
- Powder River County EMS
Nebraska:
- City of McCook Police Department
Nevada:
- Eureka County Communications Center
New Hampshire:
- New Hampshire 911
- New Hampshire Emergency Services and Communications
New Jersey:
- Mountain Valley Emergency Communications – MVECC
- Morris County Communications Center
- Sussex County Sheriff’s Office
New Mexico:
- Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority
New York:
- Rosendale Police Department
- Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services
- Town of Colonie 911 Communications
North Carolina:
- Chatham County 911 Emergency Communications Center
- Davidson County 911 Emergency Communications
- Franklin County 911 Communications Center
- McDowell County Rescue Squad
- Warren County E-911 Communications
North Dakota:
- Grand Forks Public Safety Answering Point
Oklahoma:
- Edmond 911
Ohio:
- Lawrence County 911
- Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Oregon:
- Hood River County 911
- Morrow County, Oregon 911
Pennsylvania:
- Allegheny County 911 Center
- Berks 911 Communications Center
- Centre County 911
South Dakota:
- Charles-Mix County Sheriff’s Office
South Carolina:
- Chester County Emergency Management Agency
Tennessee:
- Brownsville-Haywood County Central Dispatch
- Jefferson County Alabama Consolidated 911 Center
- 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
- Dallas Police Department
- Dallas Fire Rescue
- Gillespie County Communications Center
- Grand Prairie Emergency Communications Center
- City of Lewisville Fire 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
- Tooele County Sheriff’s Office
- Sandy City Fire Department
- Summit County Sheriff’s Office
Virginia:
- Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center
- Orange County Emergency Communications Center
- Richmond Ambulance Authority
- Virginia Beach Emergency Communications – VB911
Washington:
- Kittitas County 911 – KITTCOM
- San Juan County Sheriff’s Office
- Walla Walla Emergency Services Communications – WESCOM
- What-Comm 911 Dispatch – City of Bellingham
West Virginia:
- Kanawha County Metro 911
Wisconsin:
- 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
- Wisconsin Emergency Management
- Wood County Communications Center
Wyoming:
- 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 Live Enhanced
