How well do you know your area?

[The Stig]

Here's a little test I've whipped up to see how aware of your surroundings you are. See how many you can answer without looking them up. Feel free to play along at home.

1) What's the name of the highest ranking civilian government official in your area (i.e. mayor or whatever is appropriate for your area)?

2) What are the names of the Sheriff, Fire chief in your area?

3) Have you met the person who runs/manages the emergency response unit in your area?

4) Who is your county engineer?

5) What is the second closest hospital to your home? Do you know how to get there?

6) What is the closest military base to your home. What is it's primary branch of service? What goes on there?

7) How far is the closest Section 8 housing complex from your home?

8) Where is the closest municipal water storage tank?

9) If applicable, what is the fire rating of your land around your home?

10) Where is the closest cell phone tower to your home?

11) What is the closest Federal park?

12) How many people live in your county?

[The Stig]

1) Gerald Bond - Chancery Clerk
2) Mike Farmer - Sheriff. Fire chief unknown
3) No
4) Jon Bond
5) Forrest General - yes
6) Tie: Camp Shelby - multi service training
Seabee Base - Navy construction
7) 4 miles
8) Unknown
9) 5 - unsure about that
10) Less than 1 mile
11) DeSoto National Forrest - aprox 15 miles
12) 30k or so

[bacpacker]

Here's a little test I've whipped up to see how aware of your surroundings you are. See how many you can answer without looking them up. Feel free to play along at home.

1) What's the name of the highest ranking civilian government official in your area (i.e. mayor or whatever is appropriate for your area)?

2) What are the names of the Sheriff, Fire chief in your area?

3) Have you met the person who runs/manages the emergency response unit in your area?

4) Who is your county engineer?

5) What is the second closest hospital to your home? Do you know how to get there?

6) What is the closest military base to your home. What is it's primary branch of service? What goes on there?

7) How far is the closest Section 8 housing complex from your home?

8) Where is the closest municipal water storage tank?

9) If applicable, what is the fire rating of your land around your home?

10) Where is the closest cell phone tower to your home?

11) What is the closest Federal park?

12) How many people live in your county?

1) Ed Mitchell, Mayor
2) James Berrong, Sheriff, Doug McClanahan, Fire Chief
3) Bart Stinett, EMA Director, I have participated in several various exercises with him.
4) Not Sure
5) Blount Memorial, about 4-5 different routes
6) McGhee Tyson Air Base, Air National Guard They fly tankers, 119th comms group, satelite camms, Amry National Guard unit, All within 6-8 miles of the house.
7) Not sure
8) Not sure, they just tore down the closet one last year that I knew of.
9) Not Sure
10) Less than 5 miles
11) Great Smoky Mountians National Park
12) Not certain, I think around 100K

[The Stig]

I took a new way home earlier this morning and lo and behold there are two water towers well within a mile of our house.