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

The year the beast came to life

There are many possible reasons why firefighters are compelled to take and publicly post pictures of themselves in action

December 20, 2010 09:02 AM

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Revisiting the NIMS debate

We have to be careful with NIMS as with the many other blind orthodoxies we are encouraged to accept

November 22, 2010 05:37 AM

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Community connections: Do you still care?

The people care, but not about what you think they care about

September 08, 2010 07:38 AM

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What do firefighters have to lose?

Loss aversion is a powerful force and the fire service is no exception

July 09, 2010 09:52 AM

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Realities of the fireground

It is important that we balance the risk without avoiding it

May 24, 2010 11:47 AM

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Pre-planning for a radio system blackout

No matter how well maintained communications systems are, they will eventually fail

May 11, 2010 07:57 AM

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Juggling cuts, closures and public expectations

April 07, 2010 10:18 AM

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Metaphors mask realities of firefighting

As much as we try to apply the military metaphor of uniformity, control and hierarchy, we find that it continues to fail us

February 16, 2010 08:01 AM

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Academic Approaches to Firefighting

Increasing the amount of academic effort involved in the work of fighting fires is needed

January 11, 2010 06:53 AM

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Billie Jean, an Airplane, and Smoky Hallways

December 30, 2009 05:30 AM

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