CHARLIE FOXTROT

CHARLIE FOXTROT

Charlie foxtrot

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Charlie foxtrot

Charlie Foxtrot is a former soldier and firefighter whose life has followed an unusual course. After serving 13 years in the military and 10 years as a wildland firefighter, he found it difficult to transition into civilian life. Over time, he withdrew from society and lived much of his life outdoors, often in close connection with the natural world and the animals within it.

Years later, doctors discovered a brain tumor estimated to be nearly four decades old. Multiple surgeries to remove it caused lasting nerve damage, leaving him partially paralyzed and with impaired balance and hearing. He now lives with the challenges of being fully aware but limited by a body that no longer functions as it once did. He has completed more than 150 college credits, pursuing an interdisciplinary path in cultural resource management, geographic information systems, and natural resources. His studies ended when he was hired by a helicopter company, where the work offered opportunities that shifted his focus away from finishing a degree. In the military, he was trained as a combat engineer and intelligence analyst, graduating with honors, and he also completed advanced instruction in nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare. In addition, he trained and served as a radiological defense officer and instructor through Civil Defense programs. Service to the nation has been the central theme of his working life. While now disabled, he continues to maintain interests in genetics and remote sensing, fields that reflect both curiosity and a continued connection to the wider world.

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Disasters, whether natural or man-made, disrupt the one system modern life depends on: power. When electricity fails, everyday routines fracture. Planning ahead keeps families safe, calm, and self-reliant. It is better to prepare early than to regret it later. The “Are You Ready? Handbook” distills the field experience and hard-won lessons of a disabled U.S. veteran who writes as Charlie Foxtrot. Years spent surviving in the wild were followed by a forced return to society after doctors discovered a decades-old brain tumor. That contrast, from extreme self-reliance to navigating life with physical limits, sharpened Charlie’s perspective on what truly sustains people and communities when systems break.
Concerned about how fragile essential services can be, Charlie compiled an encyclopedia of practical skills for communities: how to survive shocks, defend against predatory behavior, restore basic services, and rebuild. The archive now exceeds 10,000 pages, with three volumes developed so far. This handbook is a focused extraction of the most immediately useful material. It highlights the critical steps ordinary people can take now, before a crisis. Inside you will find the core survival domains: weather awareness and navigation; shelter, fire craft, food, and water; equipment selection and medical basics. Where this book stands apart is its depth on sanitation, including group waste management and safe water heating for hygiene. After many disasters, preventable sanitation failures cause more harm than the initial event. This book treats sanitation as a primary survival task.
The handbook is built for real-world use. Large-print layout supports low-light reading. A visual table of contents lets you thumb to any chapter in seconds. A 21-page, two-column index speeds lookups. Condensed sans serif type and efficient margins maximize useful content per page. Simple survival is not the goal. The aim is to keep people healthy, organized, and humane while systems recover. This handbook offers the practical steps to do that now, not later.