Event Types
EV Type
Full Name
Description
STRU
Structure Fire
Fires in all buildings except those excluded within
the MIN Category
Alarm activation in commercial premises
Smell of gas inside building
SPRNKLR
Sprinkler Investigation Alarm activation no confirmed fire in a building
protected by a Sprinkler System
VEG
Vegetation Fire
Fire in all vegetation including forests, plantations
HAZ
Hazardous Substance All spillages, ruptures, explosions relating to
chemicals, fuels and other materials considered to
be dangerous to people or property
(Specifically excludes fuel spillage of less than 30L)
HAZGAS
Gas Leak
All gas leaks (excluding inside a building)
NAT1
Natural Disaster
Urgent responses to natural events e.g. floods,
slips, wind damage, earthquakes (includes Civil
Defence Emergencies)
NAT2
Natural Disaster
Response required – not urgent
NAT3
Natural Disaster
Notify utilities
RESC
Rescue
All rescues e.g. MVA, industrial extrications, cliff
rescues, entrapment underground etc.
Also includes animal
extraction (except cats up
trees - see MIN)
under the Official Information Act
AIRL
Aircraft Light
Aircraft under 18 metres in length.
Microlights and gliders see MIN
AIRH
Aircraft Heavy
Aircraft over 18 metres in length
SHIP
Ship Fire
All fires involving ships, fishing and large
Released
passenger/commercial vessels.
Note: a ship tied up at a wharf is a STRU
Note: trailer boats, yachts and launches are MIN
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EV Type
Full Name
Description
MIN
Minor Event
Fires involving:
chimney
clothing bin
telephone box
post box (not attached to building) Act
power pole
rubbish (incinerators)
gas cylinders (outside and non
commercial)
Transport (outside property)
cars
Information
motorbikes
caravans under tow
small boats, yachts, launches under 10m
Official
microlight aircraft, including gliders
motor mowers
the
Cats up trees and similar non-entrapment animal
“rescues”
Fuel spillages (outside property)
under
less than 30 litres
cars leaking petrol
All small fires (outside property)
no ability to spread
Released
no danger to property
no danger to people
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MIN
Minor Event (cont)
Investigations
bells ringing in commercial premises
bomb alerts (not exploded)
Vessels sinking
Small vessels only
Unusual smell in private dwellings, ships or
aircraft
Act
(NOT smoke)
Alarm activation (residential)
Fire presumed out
Fire station security alarm
MED
Medical Assistance
Assistance/co-response request from Ambulance
Information
MEDFR
Medical First Response
First Response Unit request from Ambulance
NE
Non Emergency Event
School visits, mechanic required etc
NOT
Notified
FAIP welfare
Official
TEVAC
Trial Evacuation
Notification of a pending trial evacuation
ALARM
Station Alarm
Used to indicate through telemetry that a station
the PFA or callbox has been activated, the station
responds and passes required details to Comcen
ADV
Advised Event
Controlled burns, fumigations etc
under
FIRETEST
Fire Test
I/CAD test events, brigade exercises
USAR
Urban Search and
Assigned to USAR
Rescue
STNCALL
Station Routine Call
Routine call from a station radio
FIR2POL
Fire to Police
Automatically assigned for an Intercad event
Released
FIR2AMB
Fire to Ambulance
Automatically assigned for an Intercad event
MCDEM
MCDEM
Ministry of Civil Defence Emergency
Management (Northcom use only)
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