Kanye West's Fire Dept. Radio Call

Kanye West's emotional breakdown sent paramedics and fire trucks scrambling ... according to the Fire Dept. dispatch calls obtained by TMZ.

You hear a dispatcher characterize the situation as a "psychiatric emergency."

Paramedics showed up around 1:20 PM at the home of his trainer, Harley Pasternak. Someone at the home called 911, saying Kanye was acting "erratically."

Kanye was handcuffed to a stretcher and taken to UCLA Medical Center for psychiatric evaluation.