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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.) Call to Chief Halley, asks about fire engine deployment. 2.) Call to fire department for ambulance for heart attack victim, at 30-38 English Avenue. 3.) Call from 21-51 North Illinois, car fire in Foster Hotel parking lot. 4.) Father calling about Here Apartment fire, son is resident. 5.) Police question about 3100 Fall Creek accident investigation. 6.) Police call with information for squad 7, run to 13th and Delaware, victim Clippton Blish white male 62, lived at 1304 North Delaware, apartment 603. No news about fire, three firemen in hospital 12-15 dead. 7.) Police HQ, report on Robert Pate white male 35, at 30-38 English, suffered heart attack. 8.) Talking about Here fire, officers injured. 9.) Bad PI at Sherman Drive and Michigan, a �lulu�, call for fire rescue. 12.) Question about Here fire injury names. 11.) Water leaks reported in road and apartment complex. Call to water company to send crew to 3900 Shadeland to fix leaks. 13.) Call about engines needing more fuel and supplies.
Dictabelt
Origin: 1969-05-17; 1969
Contributor(s): Rodger Birchfield;
Source: http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/ffm/id/10337
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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