CANFIELD — The Western Reserve Joint Fire District has launched a new phone app that will enable first responders to provide a higher level of service.

The application is from MyLS (My Local Safety), a nationwide program available to local police and fire departments.

According to fire district Chief David “Chip” Comstock, the app allows residents to list information about their residence and family. That information is instantly available to first responders, who will have the information before they arrive to a scene.

“You can put as much or as little information as you want,” Comstock said.

The app is first loaded onto a phone, then the resident can go down a list and put in information. They can list family members as well as pets and where they are kept in the house.

Any important medical situations with a family member can be added. An example would be a deaf person. In an example of a fire, responders would know there is a person in the house who cannot hear.

Dangers in the home also can be included, such as storage of gas cans or bottled gas, even ammunition. That information could be an important factor during a response.

Other information could include who has keys and garage door codes, where the nearest hydrant is, number of floors, type of roof material, gas shutoffs and any alarms in the structure.

According to the MyLS web page, the app is a companion to the IamResponding.com system that fire and police departments can choose to use.

Under that system, when a call goes out for service, the first responders will use an iPad map while en route. That map would highlight residences that have the MyLS app. Those homes would come up with a small blue square to let the first responders know there is MyLS information available. While en route, the first responders can scan through the information, which could dictate how the service rendered would take place and could save a life.

Comstock said the information also would be available to any neighboring fire departments that subscribe to the service. He said that would come in handy should all the Poland trucks be at one fire, and a neighboring department is covering other calls in the WRJFD area.

The MyLS app costs the WRJFD $300 per year, according to Comstock. The app is free for residents by going to MyLS.

One other feature available in the Poland area, through the app, is notification. Those with the app can get notices when roads are closed, about power outages and other community data.

“Anyone who wants to use the app and needs help setting it up can come to one of our open houses,” Comstock said.

The next open house is set for June 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Station 92, 7619 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road, or on July 11 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Station 93, 2050 South Hubbard Road.