janet hurley is the survivor of a sexual assault. since she lives alone, she said a simple walk can be terrifying, so she's trying out the app. >> it makes you feel a lot more in charge of your life and situation. >> there are two buttons, a red one to press that will call 911 and will pass along your medical history and location and a green button called walk with me. you can call it and an operator will stay on the phone with you until you feel safe. >>> earlier this week firefighters were called to three separate cigarette related fires in 24 hours. the first happened before midnight at a found house on procipio circle. another deck fire was started at a town house. less than 12 hours later a third deck fire was started on king meades way. all three were started by cigarettes and could have been prevented. they want to remind people how dangerous cigarettes can be if not put out properly. >>> taking a look at harbor cam, you can see some of the wind is still out there. there's a flag flying in the bag. it's still windy. let's chec

. >> janet hurley, the victim of a sexual assault, and she says this app actually gives her comfort. >> this app would have been great to have. >> this app is called shriek safe. women can down it load it for free. it does two things. alert somebody with a silent alarm to let them know they're in danger. a gps locator, if you hit the silent alarm, it knows who you are, has your hospital records and locates you and calls authorities. >> how can i help you? >> walking home from work. >> the other application that it has is that, you can talk to somebody when you're in an area, and they get a map that shows them where you are and where you're moving, and it's following you. >> they could see you're in the suburb. they don't have good lighting. >> they will talk to you while you're getting to your final location. >> and we'll provide safety advice, based on the situation. >> maybe you'll explain this, but i think i would want her to know her surrounding and be alert. >> i learned once in a self-defense class one thing predictors look for are distracted women. >> some people say this app