LACoFD 911 Dispatch Center
ACRONYMS FOR CALL TYPES

CALL TYPE

DESCRIPTION

911

9-1-1 Hang Up - No Details

AA

Automatic Aid (Misc.)

AAE

Automatic Aid (ENGINE)

AAS

Automatic Aid (SQUAD)

AAT

Automatic Aid (TRUCK)

ABD

Abdominal Pain

AGBURN

Agricultural Burn

ALERGY

Allergic reaction

ALERT1

Aircraft Emergency: Warning Light On, Etc.

ALERT2

Aircraft Emergency: Declared Emergency

ALERT3

Plane Crash Imminent or Plane Down

ALERTW

Aircraft Emergency over water

ALRA

Automatic Fire alarm

ALRAR

Automatic fire alarm w/reset

ALRCO

Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm

ALREMS

Medical alarm

ALRMAN

Manual pull alarm

ALRR

Residential fire alarm

ALRWF

Water-flow alarm

ALRWFR

Water-flow alarm w/reset

ARREST

Cardiac/Respiratory arrest

ASSLT

Reported Assault/Abuse

BACK

Back pain

BEHAV

Psychological Rescue

BITE

Animal/Human, Stings

BLEED

Bleeding (internal/external), Misc Wounds

BOAT

Boat fire

BOMB

Bomb threat

BRIDGE

Bridge fire

BRUSH

Brush fire

BURN

Burn injury

CATLNA

Catalina Island – Brush Fire

CATRSQ

Catalina-Technical Rescue

COLLAP

Collapse-Building or Trench

CHOKE

Choking

CLIFF

Cliff rescues in the mountains

COAST

Cliff rescues on the coast

CONFIN

Confined space rescue

COVER

Station Coverage

CP

Chest pain

CVA

Stroke

DB

Difficulty breathing

DERAIL

Train Derailment

DIA

Diabetic problem

DIVE

Dive Rescue

DIVEW

Dive Rescue - Lakes/Calif Aqueduct, Quarries, etc

DOCK

Dock, wharf or pier fire

DROWN

Drowning/Diving incident

ELEC

Electrocution

ELEV

Rescue from Malfunctioning Elevator

EMS

Medical incident – unknown exact problem

EQUINE

Large Animal Rescue

EXPL

Explosion

EXPOSE

Prolonged exposure to Heat/Cold

EYE

Injury to the eye

FALL

Injured in a fall

FDBURN

FD Controlled Burn

FENCE

Fence fire

FLOOD

Flooding – Inside/Outside

GASF

Gas main break

GASI

Gas leak inside: Natural/LPG

GASO

Gas leak outside: Natural/LPG

GRS

Grass fire

GRSA

Grass fire, Antelope Valley

GRSB

Grass fire, Antelope Valley (Upgraded from GRSA)

GSW

Gunshot Wound

HM

Hazardous material incident

HYD

Fire Hydrant open or leaking

INJURY

Non Life Threatening Injury

INVI

Investigation inside structure

INVO

Investigation outside structure

JUMPER

Psychological Rescue – Jumper

LAW

Assist PD on a barricaded suspect

LGEMS

Lifeguard Medical Rescue

LGOR

Lifeguard Ocean Rescue

LGPA

Lifeguard Public Assist

MA

Mutual Aid to another Fire Dept (non specific)

MAT

Maternity/Pregnancy

MDEV

Marine Disaster Evacuation (MDRY only)

MDMJ

Marine Disaster - Major (10+ victims)

MDMN

Marine Disaster - Minor (1 to 9 victims)

MISC1

Outdoor fires (miscellaneous items)

OD

Overdose

OIL

Oil well fire

OTHER

Information only

OUT

Relay to another jurisdiction

PA

Generic Public assist

PERMIT

Tumbleweed Permit burn

PIPE

Pipeline leak/fire

PLANEL

Aircraft Down/Crashed (Large or Commercial)

PLANES

Aircraft Down/Crashed (Small or Private)

POISON

Ingested (specify)

POLE

Pole/Transformer fire

REFIN

Refinery fire

RUB

Rubbish fire

RXBURN

Vegetation Management burn by FD

SHED

Out-building fire

SICK

Person Sick

SNAKE

Snake in yard or house

SPACK

Suspicious Package - No Victims

SPACKI

Suspicious Package - 1-5 Victims

SPACKS

Suspicious Package - 6-10 Victims

SPACKM

Suspicious Package - 11-15 Victims

SPACKL

Suspicious Package - 16-20 Victims

SPILL

Gasoline spill, outside

STAB

Person stabbed

STR

Structure fire (Single Family dwelling)

STRA

Apartment Building fire

STRC

Commercial Building fire

STRHI

Hi-rise Structure fire (4+ stories)

STRHSP

Hospital fire

SWARM

Bee swarm – imminent threat to lives

SZR

Seizure/Convulsion

TC

Traffic Collision, injuries

TCBUS

Traffic Collision, bus involved

TCF

Traffic Collision, fire involved

TCHM

Traffic Collision, Hazardous Materials involved

TCMAJ

Traffic Collision, Major Rescue

TCO

Vehicle over-the-side

TCP

Vehicle struck a Pedestrian

TCSTR

Vehicle hit a structure

TCT

Traffic collision w/persons trapped

TRAIN

Train fire

TRAP

Person trapped in machinery, etc

TRAUMA

Traumatic Life Threatening Injury

TREE

Tree/shrub fire

TUNNEL

Tunnel fire or rescue

UNC

Unconscious/Unknown

UNK

Unknown type fire

USCG

Assist the U.S Coast Guard – Rescue at Sea

VAULT

Underground Electrical vault fire

VEH

Vehicle fire, Passenger Vehicle

VEHF

Vehicle fire, occurring on freeway

VEHHM

Vehicle fire, Hazardous Materials involved

VEHL

Vehicle fire, large Semi-truck/RV

WATER

Swift Water rescue

WIRES

Wires down or arcing

YARD

Lumber/Junk yard fire

 


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