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Ballard Fire Chief # 3 CORRECTED CORRECTED Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/9/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Not at given location, a puzzle. I worked for Seattle Fire for 37 years. Come and find my third Cache. This container has been moved the the coordinates have changed.

CORRECTED N 47° 06.A B C' W 122° 45.X Y Z' This is the third in a series about the Seattle Fire Department. In Seattle we have 33 Engine Companies (Hose and water) and 12 Ladder Companies (ladders and tools, no water). Several BLS ( Basic Life Support ) Aid Cars and several ALS ( Advanced Life Support )Medic Units, and five Battalion or Deputy Chiefs. This is a puzzle on the BLS and ALS and Battalion Chiefs. These units are stationed at Stations all over the city. The Company numbers do not correlate with the station numbers and are not arranged by location in the city. This is true for all units in the city. A equals the number of Helicopters assigned to the Fire Department _ B equals the number of the first Seattle Medic Unit, Known as Moby Pig is ___and add 4_. C equals the aid car assigned to Station 2 in Belltown __ and add 5. X equals the radio designation for the Deputy Chief on duty 24 hours and responds from old station 10 on 2 Ave Ext S. that number is number ___ plus 8 ,Y equals the Aid Car at the station on 4 Ave S near Spokane St. That number minus 7 ( Y ), Z equals the Medic Unit Assigned to the Station in Ballard on 15 Ave NW. That number is the station number minus 13 =____ GeoCheck.orga> Congrats to R. L Painter and Blue Power Ranger..Team effort, maybe our team should be Blue Power Painter for first to find N 47° 06.A B C' W 122° 45.X Y Z'

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)