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) Fire on N Belmont. 2) Caller concerned about fire hazard with pipes [hazard unclear]. 3) Unconscious child at 472 Massachusetts. 4) 1240 E 54th St, baby choking. 5) Fire reported at 3430 Salem on the upper level. 6) Rescue squad requested at 5924 Scheimer. 7) Man at Greyhound ticket office, 127 N Capitol, having trouble breathing. 8) Fire in woods at 3800 N Colorado. 9) Hydrant open at 21st and Northwestern. 10) Woman called from a fire box to ask for help escaping domestic violence, dispatcher forwarded information to police. Recording ends at 5:40 AM |
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Origin: | 1969-03-23 |
Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/ffm/id/90535 |
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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