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Too Hot to Handle (Wellington) Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 7/5/2010
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is placed in recognition of ALL the dedicated firefighters

Please DO NOT GO to the published co-ordinates unless you want a visit from the local Geocaching Police as they are BOGUS


To solve this cache please answer the following questions

People died in the Ballantynes Store fire in Christchurch which lead to a Royal Commission of Inquiry into local authorities' practices in fire safety by-laws, the effectiveness of fire brigades and future fire protection concepts. Number of people that died, take the last digit this is A

The Duplex system was a street fire alarm where, in the event of an emergency, a box on a lamppost would have its glass smashed by a member of the public, how many years did this last for, take the last digit, this number is B

How many buckets of water did we need to keep and supply in case of fire under the Town Protection Act, this number is C

The Fire Service purchased its first computers. Now, every one of our stations is equipped with a computer and internet access giving firefighters instant access to notifications and making the completion of incident reports quick and seamless. What year did this happen the third digit is D

What year did Wellington and Auckland also took possession of these 'self-propelled' machines, add the numbers together to get a two digit number take the second digit and add to it the number of years after the first one arrived in Wanganui, this number is E

The year that saw the first permanently manned brigade in Christchurch and where paid firefighters and were living at the fire station. Multiply this date to get a three digit number, once you get this add the numbers together to get a two digit number subtract the smaller one from the larger one to get a single number this is P

A major policy and Code of Practice was agreed with the Post and Telegraph Department on a single emergency number. On the XX (day) Masterton and Carterton had the 111 number introduced, what is the two digit number use the second number this is Q

The number of automatic electric street alarms installed in Auckland replacing alarm bells and lookout towers. Multiply the numbers together the get an answer R

How long was the first telescopic fire escape ladder was how long, use the second digit, this number is S

A leaking chemical drums on a ship caused an emergency in Parnell. Known as the Parnell Fumes emergency, it resulted in firefighters being injured and people were evacuated from the area; the following investigation led to improved hazardous substance procedures. How many people were evacuated , take the third digit, this is T

South 41 AB.CDE East 174 PQ.RST

Please do not DIG - CLIMB - JUMP - DAMAGE OR ATTACK ANYTHING at final GZ

Please NOTE that if you must sign the logbook for each individual cachers or proof of a photo for group logs to be emailed to the owner otherwise you log may be deleted. Also NO PHOTOS of the final location this is a puzzle and we definitely dont want to spoil it for other cachers. Please hide the cache exactly how you found it as we dont really want it to get muggled

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