My first cache and a starting point for my travel bug
(AlaMo Fire Bug -
TB2WWB1).
Lunch box sized Tupperware box in black
bag. It will at least
start out with fire fighting orientated theme to mark the start of
the
AlaMo
Fire(Travel) Bug on his
journeys.
Swaps of a fire fighting orientated theme (no matter how obscure)
will be appreciated but any swap will still be good.
Contents On Placing included AlaMo bug and three Toy Fire Trucks to
set the theme .
The theme of this cache is fire fighing
to fit in with the AlaMo travel bug and
the close proximity to Newcraighall
Fire Station. This
station is somewhat non standard in that it is home to not only
your normal runner type fire engine but also hosts a major incident
unit (known as the
"special"). It was
opened in 1994 and is currently seeing
some building work in preparation for a new runner and to allow it
to become a remote base for paramedics.
Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue
Service
The
oldest municipal fire brigade in the UK, formed in 1824 following a
series of disastrous fires which in the preceding years resulted in
much loss of life and property. In the same year as The Great Fire
of Edinburgh as it happens.
Prior to its formation, the City of Edinburgh was served by
inadequate Insurance Company fire brigades. These early provisions
proved inefficient in combating Edinburgh’s unique fire problems
which were a direct result of the way Edinburgh grew “up” around
the Castle and Royal Mile creating the earliest congested high-rise
buildings in Europe. So
in October of 1824 the visionary City Fathers formed the Edinburgh
Fire Establishment under the inspired leadership of a young man,
James Braidwood.
His ideas and principles on fire are as true today as they were in
1824. From these early days grew the traditions of the modern Fire
Service, a tradition that is daily appreciated by the whole
population. The far-sighted ideas of the early city leaders
continue today, with the Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Board
instituting an innovative Community Education programme. The aim of
this initiative is to actively raise public awareness of the
dangers of Fire in an attempt to reduce the needless and appalling
loss of life and property. Hopefully this cache will further aid
this education.
Parking is available in several places nearby and this is only a
short walk from The Forte shopping centre if you need a break from
shopping. I had hoped to actually get it closer
Newcraighall station itself but opted
for here as the best place nearby to hide such a large box.