Dispatch call, June 6, 1969, around 6:33 AM

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: Dispatch to the 34’s, requesting to know when Boston? works. Boston was not working yet, he was on the B shift.; Female caller reporting a man asleep in his care at the 1500 block of E. Legrand.; Report on the 800 Block of Indiana Ave., Bog 10 Marketplace, one story, block, composition roof. Small smoldering fire from the previous fire, two 2.5s and one 4.5s, Baskerville? Dispatch inquired after injured firefighter, man was cut with glass. The mirrors and windshield were broken on the truck. Comments on how the police were supposed to be there three times and weren’t there. Dispatcher identified as Cooper.; Female and male caller reporting a woman unconscious at 756 N. Tremont,; Male caller reporting an unconscious boy at 820 Camp street. Dispatch talked with the police dispatch to have a district car meet Squad 7 at Indiana and West St. dispatched at 6:33am.; Female caller reporting that Raymond from Shelby, two blocks, were blocked through a broken water main.; Dispatch calling the 34s? looking for Mitchell. Irwin answered the call.; Male caller asking if it was clear by the bus station, caller directed to contact the police department.; Districts 1, 2, and 4 were directed to come in at once. 8:00am; Female caller wanting to burn brush; Engine 1 taken out of service to assess damage. Female caller requesting information about who to talk to about a fireman, directed to call the office at 637-4030; TV Short in an apartment at 209 N. Belleview, box 459, 10:17am; Male caller with a tip that the Black Panthers are going to burn something else down in Lockefield.; Fire reported at 1106 N. Keystone; Report of an overdose at 762 Centennial; Last minute is dead air
Dictabelt
Origin: 1969-06-06; 1969-06; 1969
Source: http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/ffm/id/87432
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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