Dispatch call, March 12, 1970
| 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) House full of smoke at 3523 N Denny, possible furnace fire. 2) Furnace making noises, 434 Highland Ave. Dispatcher will send someone to check. 3) House full of smoke at 1632 S Meridian. 4) Fire in the furnace reported at 2158 Admiral Dr. 5) Woman overdosed at 2638 Belmar Ave. 6) Fire reported at scene of a previous fire at 1722 Massachusetts Ave. 7) Car struck a train at 21st and Dearborn, minor injuries, Commerce and Massachusetts Streets blocked. 8) Caller reports issue with a traffic light at Palmer and Meridian, dispatcher transfers to police department. Recording ends at 9:41 PM. |
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| Origin: | 1970-03-12 |
| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/ffm/id/90916 |
| Collection: |
Indianapolis Firefighters Museum |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/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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