Sunday afternoon in Onondaga County

Alarm

An alarm went off or was reported. The detail after the type says what kind. Many alarms turn out to be false.

Fire

A fire alarm or smoke detector went off. It does not mean a fire was found.

Medical

A medical alert was triggered, such as a pendant or button used by someone at home.

Assist

A request for help that isn’t a specific emergency, such as helping another agency or a member of the public.

Burglary

Someone was reported to have broken into a building, usually to steal.

Civil Dispute

A disagreement that may not be a crime, such as one over property, money or custody.

Detail -- Fire/EMS

A planned assignment for fire or ambulance crews, such as standing by at an event.

Domestic

A dispute or incident between people who live together or are in a relationship. Locations for these are blurred here.

Larceny

A reported theft, such as shoplifting or something taken from a car or yard.

Miscellaneous Complaint

A complaint that doesn’t fit the county’s other types.

Motor Vehicle Collision

A crash involving at least one vehicle. The detail after the type says what is known about injuries or damage.

H&R Invest (No Injuries)H&R: hit and run · Invest: an investigation after the fact

Police are taking a report of an earlier hit-and-run crash, with no injuries reported.

Traffic Complaint

Unsafe driving or a road problem, such as speeding or a blocked lane.

Vehicle Complaint

A vehicle that is broken down, abandoned or badly parked.

What the statuses mean

pending

Called in, and no crew has been sent yet.

active

A crew has been sent, and the call is still open.

closed

The county has closed the call.

cleared

The call left the county’s open list without showing up as closed, so we don’t know how it ended.

Abbreviations

H&R

Hit and run.

Invest

An investigation after the fact.

The county doesn’t explain its call types, so these are our plain descriptions of what each one usually covers, not of what happened at any particular call. See every call type.