Dispatch call, May 17, 1969, time unknown

Description:	This is a digitized recording of a dictabelt, which the Indianapolis Fire Department used to record dispatch calls during the 1960s and 1970s. Following are the calls on this dictabelt: 1.) Communication about squads and personal dispositions in the city. 2.) Call for ambulance at 46-14 East 34th Street. 3.) Call from United Press international, asking if there were fatalities at Here Apartment fire. Here fire mentioned as occurring at 2:00 AM. 4.) Request for call from Bill Anderson, had story written up and needed to talk to fire official. 5.) 26-34 North College Avenue, unclear message redirected towards police department. 6.) Truck ten back from Here fire, from at 34th and 308 North 31st Street, radio equipment dead. 7.) Fire department question about district trucks five and one about damage due to a potential collision. 8.) Conversation in relation to Here apartment fires noting the apartment owners and builders lack of concern or action about fire safety, despite repeated warning of danger from fire department. Dispatcher mentions that dozens of other similar complexes are at a similar high risk of conflagration. Dispatcher predicts a scandal from upcoming news story highlighting this negligence of fire safety. 9.) Car fire, 44-60 Marcy Lane. 10.) Call asking about reward for missing black and white dog. 11.) 917 North Alabama Street, woman asking on another woman�s behalf if fire department could come and let her into her apartment, is locked out. 12.) House fire reported on 1106 North Belleview. Dictabelt
Origin:	1969-05-17; 1969
Contributor(s):	Rodger Birchfield;
Source:	http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/ffm/id/10284
Collection:	Indianapolis Firefighters Museum
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Copyright:	Copyright Undetermined
Subjects:	Emergency communication systems Fire departments--Indiana--Indianapolis Fires--Indiana--Indianapolis Indianapolis (Ind.). Fire Department--History

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