GPS app helps N.C. firefighters navigate during emergencies

CORNELIUS, N.C. — Firefighters across North Carolina are using an app to find people more quickly and efficiently during emergencies.

Firefighters in Cornelius-Lemley, Matthews, Greensboro and Raleigh have been using the app, What3words, to navigate to the exact location of a person experiencing an emergency.

The app divides the world into three meter squares and assigns each location to three unique words. For example, the app identifies the address of Cornelius-Lemley Fire Rescue with the words, “eases.viewing.primrose.”…

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