Charles Bailey

Bread and Butter Basics

Charles Bailey is an assistant fire chief for the Montgomery County (Maryland) Fire & Rescue Service, with more than 20 years of active service. He also serves as the Montgomery County Hazmat Team Leader. Bailey was honored as the 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. Bailey has a master’s degree in public administration from Walden University and is a certified public manager. Connect with Bailey on LinkedIn.

LATEST ARTICLES

Research findings for the real world

Making the link from laboratory to fireground is essential for civilian and firefighter safety

February 29, 2012 05:42 AM

Charles Bailey

Heroes and cowards: Today’s face of firefighting?

I am worried that we have been collectively conditioned to accept risk as a sort of rite of passage

December 23, 2011 07:44 AM

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Safety

The dangers of Vent-Enter-Search

Some are advocating the addition of an “I” into the equation, calling is VEIS or vent, enter, isolate, and search

December 07, 2011 09:42 AM

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2 a.m. calls and the importance of training

I have written at length about how experience is not always a valuable or reliable tool

October 11, 2011 08:05 AM

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Who’s the ‘Voice’ of the fire service?

With a more rigorous public discourse, we will be better able to speak about what is happening and what needs to happen

August 10, 2011 04:12 AM

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Aggressive interior attack: What’s in a name?

Names are as dangerous as they are important, especially in firefighting

June 15, 2011 05:51 AM

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How do we do the ‘greatest good?’

We know for a fact that burning homes are not safe; in fact, they are downright dangerous

April 11, 2011 05:31 AM

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Our concept of risk/benefit analyses needs to change

Instead of trying to determine frequency and severity of uncertain situations, we should choose pre-determined courses of action and then engage in serious and continuous self-critique

March 02, 2011 06:36 AM

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Questioning risk/benefit analyses for fire officers

In the fire service, we need to explain how risk is measured, limited and controlled

February 22, 2011 04:27 AM

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Education & Training

Do you have a ‘parking lot’ fire department?

There’s a range of training options available to ensure firefighters are well trained for suppression efforts when it matters

January 20, 2011 04:51 AM

Charles Bailey