Ambulance Callsign Types

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ID (Pager ID) Type Description
(1-19) & (31-39) Front-line Ambulance At least one EMT is required for the vehicle to be a Transport Ambulance
(21-29) Patient Transfer Service Non-Response (Primarily Single Crewed EMT)
(81-89) Events Car Event attendance for First Aid (FR/EMT) Sometimes Higher requirement is specifically requested
(91-99) Events Ambulance Event attendance for First Aid (FR/EMT) Sometimes Higher requirement is specifically requested
(*) Other Callsign Numbers Echo, Hotel, Mike, Papa, Romeo, RTH, Tango callsigns use the first of two numbers based on the region/district, e.g. ECHO20, HOTEL20 and MIKE20 in Auckland. This does not apply in Wellington for WFA. District numbers appear to be 1# - Northland, 2# - Auckland, 3# - East (of Central North area), 4# - West (Of Central North area), 5# - Central South, 6# - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast, 7# - Canterbury, 8# Otago/Southland, 9# ????????
A Air Ambulance Helicopter

E.G. A1TNK1

AIR DESK National Air Desk (in the Comms Centre in Auckland). Not a mobile unit
CMND ? what are these ?
CSOS# ? what are these ?
DELTA Clinical Coach Vehicle iLoad or similar usually Response Capable.
ECHO First-Response and Paramedic Back-up Front-line Response Vehicle (CCP)
FRU or FR or FRG First Response Unit Usually a Volunteer Vehicle
GOLF Operational Support Vehicle Vehicles that are assigned to support Ambulance service vehicles and equipment (TBC)

E.G. GOLF40

HELIMED Northland Air Ambulances Whangarei
HOTEL Air Ambulance Rapid Response Vehicle
MARINECOM TBC
MIKE TBC Group Operations Manager/Watch Operations Managers
MIST Major Incident Support Team Vehicle that carries much equipment (not patients) and crew to support responses to major incidents
NOEC National Operations Effectiveness Centre At Mt Wellington HQ, the Centre provides operational escalation and initial management for major incidents, and responds to real time information from reports and tactical boards. The officers provide performance monitoring and analysis to optimise Emergency Ambulance Service (EAS) resource effectiveness and resource planning to ensure optimal production hours. They also provide logistical coordination of the operational fleet and make recommendations as part of the resource escalation action plan.
OMEGA Surge Ambulance TBC
OSCAR Watch Operations Manager Team Manager - responsible for leading the shift, they do not usually first respond to incidents.

E.G. OSCAR56

PAPA Bariatric Ambulance
P1 PRIME Doctor/Nurse
ROMEO Extended Care Paramedic Appear to attend non-urgent home-based calls
RTH Remote Telehealth Telehealth
SIERRA (SERA) Acute Patient Management Front-line Response Vehicle (Paramedic/ICP)
SPARE spare ambulance
TANGO (TGO) First-Response and Paramedic Back-up Front-line Response Vehicle (ICP) (or CCP in a vehicle that is not ECHO capable)
TFR ?
UNIFORM (UNFRM) TBC Poss ex SUP callsigns?

E.G. UNFRM70

VICTOR TBC TBC
WPAC Westpac Air Ambulance Auckland