A system and method is disclosed for tracking in real time the location of a person, animal, or other object in a community having a cable infrastructure. The system may include at least one identification tag, at least one stationary reader adapted to track the identification tag, and a controlling device adapted to receive information from the stationary reader and transmit information on the cable infrastructure. The method may include defining a plurality of zones within the community; locating a person, animal, or other object in the plurality of zones; determining a location of the person, animal, or other object; and providing the location of the person, animal, or other object on the cable infrastructure of the community.