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BOX ALARM
Fire at small- to medium-size single-family dwelling
Personnel response: 19 firefighters

HEAVY BOX ALARM
Fire at a large multi-family dwelling or commercial structure
Personnel response: 24 firefighters

HEAVY BOX SECOND ALARM
Additional alarms are called in order to bring additional resources
Personnel response: 43 firefighters

HEAVY BOX THIRD ALARM
Personnel response: 57 firefighters

HEAVY BOX FOURTH ALARM
Personnel response: 67 firefighters

HEAVY BOX FIFTH ALARM
Personnel response: 77 firefighters

HIGH-RISE ALARM
Fire in buildings more than five stories tall
Personnel response: 26 firefighters

HAZMAT INVESTIGATION
Minor incident involving hazardous materials mainly for documentation purposes
Personnel response: 2 firefighters

HAZARDOUS CONDITION
Minor incident involving hazardous materials (spills more than 5 gallons)
Personnel response: 6 firefighters

HAZMAT TASKFORCE
Major hazardous materials incident not requiring encapsulated suits
Personnel response: 11 firefighters

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ALARM
Major incident involving hazardous materials that usually requires encapsulated suits
Personnel response: 28 firefighters

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SECOND ALARM
Personnel response: 51 firefighters

MEDICAL EMERGENCY
Priority 1 or 2 medical calls; EMS also dispatched
Personnel response: 4 firefighters

RESCUE ALARM
Entrapment, usually requiring extrication and generally caused by traffic accident
Personnel response: 9 firefighters

MUTUAL AID
Assistance offered to non-City locations such as neighboring volunteer departments or Travis County Fire Control; provided upon request
Personnel response: 7 firefighters

PARKING GARAGE FIRE
Vehicle fire occurring in a parking garage
Personnel response: 7 firefighters

AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY ALERT 1
Aircraft experiencing minor difficulties such as warning light, low fuel, a rough-running engine
Personnel response: 12 firefighters

AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY ALERT 2
Aircraft experiencing major difficulties such as engine on fire, faulty landing gear, problem with hydraulic power
Personnel response: 20 firefighters

AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY ALERT 3
Aircraft is involved in an accident or has crashed on or near the airport
Personnel response: 33 firefighters

TECHNICAL RESCUE
Persons trapped in trench cave-ins, structural collapses, high-angle environments or confined spaces
Personnel response: 23 firefighters

WATER RESCUE
Dive or swift water rescues
Personnel response: 10 firefighters

ALARM ACTIVATION
Activation of an automatic alarm system (usually a pull station or water flow activation)
Personnel response: 3-4 firefighters

CARBON MONOXIDE
Carbon monoxide detector activations
Personnel response: 5-6 firefighters

BROKEN WATER PIPE
Report of a broken water pipe
Personnel response: 3-4 firefighters

FIREWORKS
Report of illegal fireworks usage
Personnel response: 3-4 firefighters

GRASS FIRE
Small grass fire with a low probability for the alarm to escalate
Personnel response: 4 firefighters

WILDLAND FIRE
Fire involving grass and brush that has moderate potenial for the alarm to escalate
Personnel response: 6-8 firefighters

WILDLAND FIRE SECOND ALARM
Personnel response: 30 firefighters

WILDLAND FIRE THIRD ALARM
Personnel response: 48 firefighters

BEE ALARM
Persons endangered by bee swarms
Personnel response: 4 firefighters

OTHER ALARMS:
ASSIST APD, AUTO FIRE, UNSAFE COOKING, DUMPSTER FIRE, SHORT, FLOODING, INVESTIGATE ODOR, INVESTIGATE PREVIOUS FIRE, PUBLIC SERVICE, INVESTIGATE SMOKE, LIQUID SPILL, TRASH, UNKNOWN CONDITION, LOCKOUT, WIRES ARC, WIRES DOWN
Personnel response: 4 firefighters