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. 313 East 34th Street, truck lockout. 2. At Murat Hotel, room 727 first aid run needed. 3. Woman having breathing trouble at 2334 North Kenwood, squad 7 inhalator dispatched. 4. Fire fighter calling to ask about possible fire at West 16th or North on North Western. 5. Fire fighter report on woman Rosa Rice locked out of her home, at 313 East 34th Street. The fire fighters opened her door and it was not necessary to break anything. 6. 1055 East 62nd Street at Texaco service station, the arson squad requests a district car. 7. Request to put out a grease fire at the Mecca night club at 1421 North Central Avenue. 8. Abraham Barskin, 78 with heart trouble, found at Murat Hotel room 727, required two tanks of oxygen with inhalator, taken to St. Vincent�s hospital. 9. Call to shop asking for replacement car battery for squad 7. 10. Call with additional information about grease fire at Mecca Club. 11. Woman at 434 South Graham Avenue calls to report a strange burning starchy smell, dispatcher sends engine 25 to investigate. 12. Fire run report, young woman at 2344 North Kenwood, Collena James age 27 female with breathing problems. One tank used with inhalator, released to the police. 13. A Mr. Leonard Clarke calls about children repeatedly setting a vacant home and garbage on fire at 2813 North California Street, wants fire department and police to stop them. Dictabelt |
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Origin: | 1968-07-01 |
Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/ffm/id/86759 |
Collection: |
Indianapolis Firefighters Museum |
Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/; |
Copyright: |
In Copyright; |
Subjects: |
Fire departments--Indiana--Indianapolis Emergency communication systems--Officials and employees |
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