Dispatch call, July 1, 1968, 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 recorded at 3:55 PM: 1. Railroad dispatcher calls to report a grass fire caused by train engine at 400 South Harding Street and the Belk Railroad, engine 19 dispatched. 2. Fire report, trash fire at 636 Maxwell in rear on public property, unknown who started it, one tank used to extinguish. 3. Chemical fire involving acid reported in Dawl Chemical company truck at 1316 Deloss. 4. Fire rescue needed at 1335 North Keeling. 5. Firefighter calls to ask how to proceed with woman at 2525 College Avenue calling about a gas leak, she was told to contact the gas company, firefighter wants to know if he should go investigate and dispatcher says to do so. 6. Woman calls for rescue squad to assist teenager that fell down stairs at 3233 North Ruckle Street, squad 14 dispatched. 7. Grass fire reported at 2000 Block of Madison Avenue south of Belk train track, engine 29 dispatched. 8. Grass fire at railroad tracks in 1800 block of South State Street reported, engine 3 dispatched. 9. Question on location of station 14, dispatcher gives address as 2960 North Kenwood. 10. Grassfire at 2000 South State by railroad. 11. Man calls asking about bicycle registration dates. 12. Report of grass fire near Belk railroad and Sherman and 9th Street, engine 12 dispatched. 13. At Hamilton and New York two children struck by car, squad 7 dispatched. 14. Fire rescue unit needed at 1309 Northwest Street, unconscious man reported squad 14 and ambulance dispatched. 15. Woman calls about bicycle registration dates. Dictabelt
Origin:	1968-07-01
Source:	http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/ffm/id/86779
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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