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schema:url	http://fullfact.org/online/emergency-services-cant-use-the-numbers-on-street-lamps-to-find-you/
schema:text	A Facebook post suggests that the emergency services can use numbering on UK street lights to locate people who might be lost or in trouble. The post states: “Did you know if your lost or in trouble if you ring the emergency services and you give them a number off a lamppost they will know exactly were you are.” While it’s a nice idea, this information will not help emergency services immediately know where you are. A spokesman for South Western Ambulance service told Full Fact “We believe the claim is untrue. “The numbers in the photo on the social media post do not relate to any location information we can access. “We encourage people to download the what3words app so they can help our colleagues to find them in an emergency situation.” A spokesman for North West Ambulance Service added: “We are not aware of any relation to the ambulance service.” We also contacted a number of police forces who confirmed they did not use this system either. Norfolk Constabulary said there wasn’t “any truth” to the claim. A spokeswoman for Bedfordshire Police added: “This isn’t something that the police can use either, our understanding is this is a council reference.” Spokespeople for North Yorkshire Police and Northamptonshire Police also confirmed they didn’t use lampposts to locate callers and both recommended the use of what3words instead. The numbering is primarily used to identify street lighting columns for repairs. It is one of the pieces of information which local authorities ask for when reporting a broken light.
schema:mentions	Change ringing Ambulance Social media United Kingdom Facebook North Yorkshire Police North West Ambulance Service Northamptonshire Police Full Fact dbpedia:South_Western_Ambulance_Service dbpedia:What3words dbpedia:Bedfordshire_Police dbpedia:Norfolk_Constabulary
schema:reviewRating	This is not true. Emergency services cannot use this information to identify your location instantly. The numbers are there for councils to locate street lamps for repairs.
schema:author	full-fact
schema:datePublished	2021-10-15 (xsd:date)
schema:inLanguage	English
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