EMS Incident Dispatch Data from New York City Computer-Aided Dispatch System

EMS Computer Aided Dispatch System records track incident lifecycle from creation to closure, including resource assignment and Fire Department response. To protect personal identifying information under HIPAA, specific incident locations are aggregated to a higher level of detail. The data is hosted by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Analyze dispatch and on-scene response times using DISPATCH_RESPONSE_SECONDS_QY and FIRST_ON_SCENE_DATETIME from 31 available columns.
• Classify incident severity and final outcomes using INITIAL_SEVERITY_LEVEL_CODE, FINAL_CALL_TYPE, and INCIDENT_DISPOSITION_CODE from 31 available columns.
• Model temporal patterns in emergency calls using INCIDENT_DATETIME and FIRST_ASSIGNMENT_DATETIME from 31 available columns.
• Assess geographic distribution of incidents using BOROUGH, ZIPCODE, and COMMUNITYDISTRICT from 31 available columns.

Strengths

• Contains detailed temporal markers for key incident milestones like dispatch, on-scene arrival, and hospital arrival.
• Includes 31 columns covering operational, geographic, and categorical dimensions of EMS incidents.
• Data is structured to comply with HIPAA privacy requirements by aggregating specific location details.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Generated by the EMS Computer Aided Dispatch System.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 21:58:57; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City (implied by organization and borough/community district columns).