Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) - International, Inc.
A data type for kinds of alarm events.
Burglary
Communication Fail
Fire
Holdup / Duress
Medical Alarm
A data type for kinds of alarm events.
A data type for the kinds of location at which an alarm event occurs.
commercial
residential
A data type for the kinds of location at which an alarm event occurs.
A data type for actions requested of an alarm event responder.
notify
respond
A data type for actions requested of an alarm event responder.
A data type for incident codes.
911 HANG UP - 911 hang-ups
911 OPEN LINE - 911 open line
ABDOMINAL - Abdominal pain or problems
ABDUCTION FAMILY - Abduction/kidnapping by family member
ABDUCTION NON-FAMILY - Abduction/kidnapping by non-family member
ABUSE - Child or Elder
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT - Includes entrapment in major machinery, industrial disasters
ADMINISTRATIVE - Includes follow-ups, DNA collection, citizen complaints, law escorts, request extra patrol
AIRCRAFT - Aircraft related incidents including reported hijacking
IMMIGRATION - Immigration violation, illegal aliens
ALLERGIC - Allergic reaction, insect stings
BURGLAR ALARM- Audible - Includes audible Intrusion alarms
BOX ALARM - Pull box alarm for police, fire or EMS
BURGLAR ALARM - Silent - Includes silent intrusion alarms
FIRE ALARM - CO - Carbon Monoxide
FIRE ALARM - CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
DEFIBRILLATOR ALARM - Automated Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD) alarm or event
FIRE ALARM - Generic fire alarm
FIRE ALARM - GAS
FIRE ALARM - HEAT
FIRE ALARM - KEYPAD
MEDICAL ALARM
FIRE ALARM - NAT GAS - Natural Gas
PANIC ALARM AUDIBLE - Includes audible duress alarm
PANIC ALARM SILENT - Includes silent duress alarm
FIRE ALARM - PROPANE
FIRE ALARM - PULL STATION
ROBBERY ALARM AUDIBLE - Includes hold up alarms
ROBBERY ALARM SILENT - Includes hold up alarms
ALARM UNK - Audible alarm unknown type
VEHICLE ALARM
FIRE ALARM - WATER FLOW - includes sprinkler alarms
ALS - Advanced Life Support
ANIMAL - Animal complaints including animal rescue
ASSAULT - With or without injury
ASSIST - Assist to other agency or request for manpower
ATL - Attempt to Locate, BOLO
BACK PAIN - Non traumatic
BARRICADED - Barricaded person, gunman etc
BIOLOGICAL - Biological threat
ANIMAL BITE - Animal bites or attack by an animal
BUILDING COLLAPSE - Collapsed building includes technical rescue incidents
BLEEDING - Includes rectal, vaginal, non traumatic
BLS - Basic Life Support incident
BOMB - Bomb threat or investigation
BRIDGE COLLAPSE
BURGLARY - Includes breaking and entering incidents
BURNS
CARDIAC - Cardiac related event, heart attack, chest pain
CARJACK
CHEMICAL - Includes chemical and environmental incidents
CHEST PAIN - Chest pain non cardiac
CHOKING
CITIZEN ASSIST - Public assistance, citizen standby, public service
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE - Riot, sit-in, protests, organized actions
CIVIL - Civil matters, codes enforcement issues
COUNTERFEIT MONEY
IMPERSONATION - Criminal impersonation of officer or public official
CRIMINAL TRAFFIC - Driving with suspended license, no valid operator's license
CURFEW VIOLATION
DEATH - Obvious death, found body
DEATH NOTIFICATION
DIABETIC
DISORDERLY - Disorderly conduct or disturbance
DISABLED VEHICLE
DROWNING
DRUG PARAPHERNALIA - Possession of drug paraphernalia
DRUGS
DUI - Driving while intoxicated, under the influence
DOMESTIC VIOLENT - Domestic dispute with violence, family fight, assault
DOMESTIC NON-VIOLENT - Domestic dispute non-violent, verbal
EMOTION DIST PERSON - EDP, emotional disturbance, abnormal behavior
ELECTROCUTION - Includes struck by lightning
ELECTRICAL HAZARD - Includes all electrical problems
ELUDING - Eluding law enforcement
ENTRAPMENT - Includes accidental entrapments, inaccessible incidents, stuck elevator
ESCAPE - Escaped prisoner
EXPLOSION
EXPOSURE - Heat or cold exposure
EXTORT - Includes blackmail
EYE - Eye problems or injury
FIRE AIRCRAFT
FALL - Non traumatic fall
FIRE APARTMENT - Multi-family dwelling, apartment building
FIRE ARSON
FIRE BRUSH - Includes tress, brush grass controlled burns with no structural exposure, outdoor fires
FIRE ELECTRICAL - Includes arcing wires, shorted electrical equipment, light ballast, transformers.
FIRE FUEL FACILITY - Includes gas stations, fuel refinery
FIGHT - Includes verbal and physical disputes
FIREWORKS - Illegal use of fireworks
FIRE MARINE - Includes marine vessels & boats on waterways (for boats on land use FIRE VEHICLE)
INACCESSIBLE INCIDENT - Includes breech, forcible entry required for structure, residential lock outs
FIRE OTHER - Includes other types not listed
FRAUD - Includes forgery, fraud, bad checks, identity theft
FIRE REPORT - Response to take fire report only no active fire, incident not in progress
FIRE SMOKE - Includes fire investigations, smoke odors no flames seen
FIRE STRUCTURE - Includes sheds, attached garages, house fires
FIRE TRAILER - Single wide mobile home fires-double wide should use FIRE STRUCTURE
FIRE TRAIN - Any type of railway fire, locomotive, rail car, passenger car etc
FIRE TRASH - Refuse fires, garbage cans, dumpsters
FIRE TRUCK - Includes large vehicles such as RV, tractor trailers, dump trucks, buses
FIRE UNKNOWN
FIRE VEHICLE - Includes small or medium size vehicles, passenger cars, SUV, vans, pick-up trucks
GAS LEAK - Includes natural gas, liquid fuel or propane leaks
HARASSMENT - Includes intimidation
HAZMAT - Hazardous materials incident can include fuel spill, chemical biological radiological or nuclear (CBRN)
HEADACHE
HEMORRHAGE - Severe bleeding, lacerations
HOMICIDE - Includes murder, criminally negligent homicide, manslaughter
HOSTAGE
INDECENT - Includes indecent exposure, indecent liberties
INFO - Informational calls
INTERNET CRIMES - Obscene material, pornography, cyber bullying
INTOXICATED - Intoxicated person, drunk & disorderly
INVESTIGATION
LARCENY - Includes larceny attempt, theft, pick-pocketing
LIQUOR VIOLATION - Includes selling to minors, underage drinking, over service
MAJOR INCIDENT - Includes large scale weather related event, weapons of mass destruction event - typically used as a code declared by incident command
MAYDAY - Immediate assistance request, emergency back-up request
MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT - MCI - typically used as a code declared by incident command
MISSING BOATER - Missing person(s) last seen on boat out on a waterway
MISCONDUCT - Includes conspiracy, falsifying information, plotting, other misconduct
MVA - Motor vehicle accident no injury can be received as automated crash notification
HIT & RUN - Vehicle accident hit & run
MVA INJY - Motor Vehicle accident with injury can be received as automated crash notification, includes car pedestrian, ATV accidents
MVA UNK - Motor vehicle accident unknown injury can be received as automated crash notification crash notification
NEGLECT
NOISE - Loud noise or music
OD - Overdose accidental, poisoning, accidental ingestion
ODOR - Odor investigation any type
UNSECURE-BLDG - Includes Open door, open window
ORDER VIOLATION - Domestic violence writ violation, order of protection, custody disputes
PANDEMIC - Pandemic flu or illness outbreak, epidemic
PARKING - Parking problems/complaints, handicap parking violation
FOUND PERSON - Adults & children
MISSING PERSON
SUSPICIOUS PERSON - Includes prowler, peeping tom
UNCONSCIOUS - Unconscious person Includes fainting and near fainting
WANTED PERSON - Arrest warrant, fugitive information
PANHANDLING
PREGNANCY - Pregnancy problems, childbirth, miscarriage
FOUND PROPERTY - Includes abandoned bicycles, found cell phones, purses
LOST PROPERTY
STOLEN PROPERTY - Includes retention of, transferring or receiving stolen property
PUBLIC WORKS / UTILITIES - Public works, utility company requests, transportation infrastructure
PURSUIT - Includes vehicle or foot pursuits
RADIATION INCIDENT - Includes nuclear incidents
RECKLESS DRIVER - Careless driving and other driving offenses
REPO - Vehicle repossession
RESCUE - Includes lock-ins, high angle rescue
RESISTING ARREST
RESPIRATORY - Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, respiratory issue
RESPIRATORY ARREST
ROBBERY - Includes strong arm and attempted robbery excludes car jacking
RUNAWAY - Includes thrown away children
SEARCH AND RESCUE
SEIZURE - Includes convulsions
SEX OFFENSE - Sexual offenses, assaults, rapes, sex abuse, molestation, incest
SHOOTING
SHOPLIFTING
SICK - Sick person non specific, general illness, flu
SMOKING - Smoking violation
STABBING
AGENCY STANDBY - Police, Fire or EMS
STROKE - Stroke or cerebral vascular accident (CVA)
SUBJECT STOP
SUICIDE
SUICIDE THREATS - Attempt or threatening suicide
SUSPICIOUS - Suspicious incident, circumstances, unknown problems
TERRORIST ACTIVITY
TRAFFIC HAZARD - Includes debris in roadway, black ice
THREATS
TOW
TRAIN - Incidents other than fires or derailments related to trains
TRAIN DERAIL
TRANSFER - Inter-facility transfer, palliative care
TRAUMA - Traumatic Injury including head injury
PENETRATING TRAUMA - Other than shooting or stabbing
TRESPASS
TROUBLE - Unknown type trouble
TRUANT
TRAFFIC STOP
VANDALISM - Vehicle tampering, graffiti, criminal mischief
ABANDONED VEH
MOTORIST ASSIST - Assist to motorist includes vehicle lock outs
VEHICLE LOCK OUT
RECOVERED VEHICLE - Recovered stolen vehicle
STOLEN VEHICLE - Includes Lo-Jack alerts
SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE
VICE - Prostitution, gambling, betting, wagering, embezzlement
SEARCH WARRANT
WATER RESCUE - All water incidents, diving & scuba accidents, boat/jet ski accident, water evacuations
WEAPON VIOLATION - Brandishing a weapon, CCW, illegal discharge, displaying, drive by
WELFARE CHECK - man down check, welfare check
WILDLIFE VIOLATIONS - Illegal hunting, game violations, fisheries
WIRES DOWN
EXTRICATION - Confined space rescue, vehicle extrication
A data type for incident codes.