Which incident type is used for a general incident that is not a fire?

• A. Other Fire
• B. Private / Telephone Alarm
• C. Other Service
• D. Rope / High Angle Rescue

Answer: (C)

In fire dispatch coding, calls are sorted into broad incident types to guide how responders are dispatched. If the situation isn’t a fire, an alarm activation, or a specialized rescue, it goes into a general service-type category. The catch-all nature of "Other Service" makes it the best fit for a general incident that isn’t fire-related, because it covers miscellaneous requests and on-scene tasks that don’t fit the more specific categories. The other options point to particular kinds of incidents—something fire-related, an alarm from a private system, or a specialized rope/high-angle rescue—none of which match a generic non-fire situation as well as the broad "Other Service" category does.