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Charles Bailey, Bread and Butter Basics
Charles Bailey Bread and Butter Basics
by Charles Bailey

Charles Bailey is a career Battalion Chief in Md. with nearly 20 years of active service. His hope it that firefighters everywhere will begin to ask hard questions about their operational behaviors and obligations to society using sound science mixed with common sense. Charles won the award for Best Web Column/Trade at the Western Publishing Association’s 2011 Maggie Awards, which honor the best print publications and websites in the Western United States. You can contact Charles with feedback at Charles.Bailey@FireRescue1.com.


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Community connections: Do you still care?
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Juggling cuts, closures and public expectations
Metaphors mask realities of firefighting
Academic Approaches to Firefighting
Billie Jean, an Airplane, and Smoky Hallways
Roles and Rules of the Backup Line
NIMS Can Create Accountability Problems on Scene
Firefighter Safety: Time for a Change
Firefighting and the 90% Doctrine
A New Approach to Firefighting
Don't Believe Everything You Read
Tactical Approaches to Mobile Home Fires
Understanding Limitations of NIMS
The Greater Good
Interior Use of Positive Pressure – Part 1
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Conducting the Primary Search
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Protecting the Exposures
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