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Calling All Cars: Sirens in the Night

Calling All Cars · October 5, 1937 · 29 min · 4,323 words

The transcript of “Sirens in the Night”, an episode of Calling All Cars first broadcast October 5, 1937. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Search inside this transcript.

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All cars, a copyrighted program transcribed and dedicated to the prevention of crime. Calling all cars, attention all cars, broadcast to hundreds and two, at one twenty seven west forty second street. One two seven west four two street and this is the fire department asking what that is all got.

Turned to consciousness harrowed by hearing the cry of fire. Small fires may spread beyond control and result in a city-wide disaster, accompanied by a horrible toll of life and property. Arsenal, the setting of fires, is a felony and a peculiarly contemptible form of crime.

It is rarely committed except for gains, a collection of insurance, though sometimes the arsonist is urged only by revenge or an attempt to cover up another crime. Of course, the fire department of any city is responsible for the control and extinguishing of fires.

But where Arson is suspected as the genesis of the fire, there the police department steps in, accompanied by the fire marshals. The Arson is a cunning creature. He hopes that the fire will destroy the evidence which started it.

To circumvent this, the police department and the fire department must and do work hand in hand. How well they do is shown in sirens in the night. Engine company 22 acting captain molar speaking you've got a fire at 127 West 42nd Street okay it's the go one 27 West 42nd Street right one 27 West 42nd Street

okay I've got to go over the driveway. Yes, sir.

Why is it here? I turned in the alarm. Right in early I see. I came over as soon as I got your call, had a little trouble last night to understand. Yes, but I don't understand.

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