EXCLUSIVE

Kanye West Fire Dept. Radio Call ... 'Psychiatric Emergency'

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.

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