Protecting the Magic Traditional Geocache
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WARNING!! PARK IN THE DESIGNATED PARKING AREA ONLY and walk to the cache. This is a VERY active fire station and roadways must be kept clear at all times so emergency vehicles can respond safely and swiftly. Please don't jeopardize this cache location. We are very lucky to have it.
You shouldn't have to go too deep into the woods, but be aware of insects, critters and plants that may be harmful. You are in Florida! There is a path that will take you close to the cache.
This cache was placed with the permission of the Fire Chief of Reedy Creek Emergency Services. It is my first hide! The series contains four caches at similar locations in "the District".
This is a standard ammo box containing fire prevention and fire education related materials. It has also become a popular travel bug and geocoin hotel!
The Reedy Creek Fire Department focuses on fire safety and fire prevention.
Fire prevention is a major part of the Reedy Creek Fire Department. This has resulted in extremely low fire damage loss since the department started in 1968.
The Reedy Creek Improvement District is a special taxing district established by the State of Florida.
THE FTF will find a Reedy Creek Fire Department Patch. In 2010 the department began switching over to a new patch, so this one is collectable! As of April 1, 2011 RCFD patches can not be traded for security reasons.
Congratulations to Team Mutiny for your FTF.
Some photos were taken a long time ago when the cache was first placed, so don't use them as hints.
Please CACHE IN TRASH OUT. Thanks! Eventually we will get these woods cleaned up!
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Here is some more information about the Reedy Creek Improvement District:
HISTORY
The Reedy Creek Improvement District was created by the Florida Legislature in 1967 to provide a full range of governmental services to an undeveloped Central Florida site nearly twice the size of Manhattan. The enabling legislation for the District provided it with many of the responsibilities of a city or county, including emergency services, water control, public utilities, land use, building codes and financial responsibility for the issuance of general obligation and revenue bonds.
During the past 40 years, the 25,000 acre Reedy Creek site has been transformed from pasture and forest into the Walt Disney World Resort. Original plans for development within the District included a theme park and hotels, a ‘prototype’ community of the future and a permanent greenbelt. The first phase of the project – the Magic Kingdom – opening in 1971, accompanied by several hotels, two golf courses and the first link of the monorail system. A shopping village and additional hotels opened in 1975. A second theme park – EPCOT Center – was added in 1982 as a showcase for technologies and cultures of the world.
The late 1980s and early 1990s were periods of accelerated expansion in the District, with the addition of Disney/MGM Studios Theme Park, two water theme parks and nearly 10,000 hotel rooms. Another 7,000 hotel rooms, along with new golf courses and expanded restaurant and shopping areas were built between 1994 and 1997.
The late 1990s brought new attractions with the opening of Disney’s Wide World of Sports in 1997 and Disney’s Animal Kingdom in 1998.
Today, many of the dreams and visions embodied by the earliest plans for the District and Walt Disney World have been realized. There are four major theme parks, over 25,800 hotel rooms in 26 resorts, renowned golf and athletic attractions and an abundance of retail and entertainment areas. Permanently protected streams and wetlands provide aesthetic beauty, a sanctuary for wildlife and a lush backdrop for the District’s attractions.
Yet the need for the District’s services is no less urgent as vision becomes reality. Over two-thirds of the land within the District boundaries remains undeveloped, much of it capable of supporting new development. As the District becomes integrated into the expanding Orlando metropolitan area, regional issues like transportation, affordable housing and water quality are being more directly addressed. The Florida project has been described as “a community of tomorrow that will never be completed but will always be introducing and testing new materials and systems.” Thus, the current development is hardly the ‘final’ image of the District, but only the next chapter in its continuing evolution.
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