The group rescued by @LochaberMRT last night from Ben Nevis used the app @what3words which uses three words to pinpoint co-ordinates, anywhere in the world, simplifying location finding. The three words that led to their rescue?
Tortoises. Swarm. Announce
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Not sure how well Police, Ambulance and Fire Controls are integrating this service into their call-handling procedures... clearly worthwhile.
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Replying to @TheBigBlether @NicolaMcAlley and
@what3words has been adopted by Fire, Police, Ambulance and Coastguard in Scotland. It’s used almost daily and has proved to be massive step forward and has no doubt saved a number of lives.2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes -
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Wondering whether some control rooms are using their personal phones to use the app when a caller says they have it, as opposed to being an adopted practice/procedure by the control room. Perhaps
@FireScot_Chief would manage to answer if this was implemented in our fire OCs?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @TheBigBlether @NicolaMcAlley and
Not yet for
@SFRS as we still exist on 3 legacy mobilising systems. We will be integrating it into our new mobilising system next year.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @FireScot_Chief @what3words and
I would have thought What3Words would remain separate from mobilising system, i.e. it would be used on desktop computer also used by OC personnel.
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Replying to @TheBigBlether @FireScot_Chief and
I wondered whether a SFRS OC policy should be created to instruct staff on how to use it and allow official use of the app to assist with address location.
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Hi Stuart, what3words is integrated into a number of emergency response mobilising systems. You can find some of the software providers using us here: https://what3words.com/products/?category=Emergency%20%26%20safety …
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Replying to @what3words @FireScot_Chief and
I had no idea - great to hear. I hope the SFRS OC staff charged with implementing new (single) mobilising system will strongly consider adding the software to it. Thank you.
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