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) Light wires down and sparking at 21st and Kitley. 2) Car hit fire hydrant in front of 6715 E 34th St. 3) Robbery reported on 29th St, dispatcher transferred caller to police. 4) Caller reports a fire at his neighbor�s house that he extinguished with a bucket. Fire was near the porch. 5) Fire prevention unit requested at 2125 Holbein to document large number of tires dumped at that location. 5) Injured man at 2141 Northwestern Ave. 6) Woman having a seizure, possible heart attack at the tavern at 1539 Shelby St. 7) Gordon called to follow up on incident at 2141 Northwestern Ave. 8) Woman having asthma attack at 642 E 31st St. 9) Second call about medical emergency at 642 E 31st St. 10) Car on fire at 2342 N Talbot. 11) Baby having trouble breathing at 3550 Ralston. Recording ends at midnight. Dispatcher: Bob Nichols. Dictabelt; |
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Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/ffm/id/90875 |
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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