Dispatch call, March 29, 1969

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 in the first garage on Elder St, at the corner of Elder and Washington. 2) Stove on fire at 5407 West Washington St, dispatcher gave caller number for Wayne Township fire department. 3) Report on medical emergency. 4) Call from a child reporting a fire, dispatcher suspects child is lying. 5) Report on fire on grease fire. 6) Medical emergency at 168 W Arizona. 7) Report on incident at 168 W Arizona. 8) Medical emergency at 2457 College. 9) Possible heart attack at 1132 N Union. 10) Car on fire on 752 N Goodlin. 11) Fire 2100 of Holby, fire in vacant house with no address. Recording ends at 8:31 PM. Dispatcher: Cooper.
Dictabelt;
Source: http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/ffm/id/90874
Collection: Indianapolis Firefighters Museum
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Copyright: Copyright Undetermined
Subjects: Emergency communication systems
Fire departments--Indiana--Indianapolis
Fires--Indiana--Indianapolis
Indianapolis (Ind.). Fire Department--History

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