Dispatch call, September 2, 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) Child struck by a car at 17th and Bellfountain. 2) Medical emergency at 730 N Thurman. 3) Report on incinerator fire. 4) Broken lock reported at 311 S State. 5) Diabetic emergency at 633 Locke, Apt 361. 6) Car explosion at 1213 W 33rd St. 7) Caller locked out of apartment at 3544 Carrolton, Apt 5. 8) Brush fire near the railroad tracks across the street from 330 W 9th St. 9) Medical emergency at 2259 N Pennsylvania. 10) Broken leg reported at Warren Central High School football field, dispatcher passes call to Warren Township fire department. 11) Truck on fire behind business across from service station at 1435 E Washington St. Recording ends at 8:01 PM. Dispatcher: Hendricks. Dictabelt |
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| Origin: | 1969-09-02 |
| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/ffm/id/90899 |
| 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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