Everyday Heros | Red Houses Mystery Cache

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Wis Kid: As there's been no cache to find for months, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

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Hidden : 5/3/2007
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


A recent warehouse fire in Charleston, S.C., caused the death of 9 firefighters in one tragic event. This incident got me thinking about the everyday risk that firefighters assume and the courage and heroism they display on every call to action.

I wondered how many other firefighters have lost their lives fighting blazes so far this year and what caused their deaths. Alert: You are about to download a file in order to obtain further details needed to find this geocache. As the cache owner, I represent that this file is safe to download although the files needed to complete this geocache have not been checked by Groundspeak or by the Geocache Reviewer for possible malicious content. As a result, you are downloading this file at your own risk.

When you get to waypoint one, you will find a source of information that will help you solve this puzzle and it is also a good thing to keep handy in your wallet or purse.

This cache is dedicated to our local firefighters. They are put in dangerous life-threatening situations and are expected to perform above and beyond the call of duty at any given moment. There are few other jobs with that level of expectation. As the Mayor of Charleston said, "This is a profession that we must never take for granted, there's a fire raging and they go toward it."

If I ever find myself in a situation where I have to call on these fine men and women to save my property or my life, I would certainly give them the shirt off my back and the shoes off my feet, as I am sure you would too!

Coordinates are 44°AB.CDE 88°FG.HIJ All figures are from the first half of 2007. Here's the Fire.

A: Number of fatalities attributed to full-time wildland duty.
B: Number of fatalities attributed to burns
CD: Sum of the Little Red House numbers, plus the greatest number of overhead doors on the houses, PLUS the difference in the number of overhead doors.
E: Number of fatalities that occurred while advancing hose lines, plus the number of fatalities the occurred while performing Search and Rescue.
FG: Number of fatalities of Volunteer firefighters, minus the number of fatalities while on Hazmat detail.
H: Number of on-scene incidents (dates) that resulted in fatalities, plus the number of fatalities classified as wildland incidents.
I: Number of fatalities due to heart attacks, minus the number of fatalities due to trauma.
J: Number of fatalities due to being caught by something, plus the number of fatalities due to being struck by something.

UPDATE: 1.21.09 Added THE ORIGINAL virtual source of info for what may be missing during some periods of the year.

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