Bryant Evacuation Safety Team (BEST)

The Bryant Evacuation Safety Team (BEST) is a group of volunteers made up of staff and faculty members who augment the efforts of the Department of Public Safety in evacuating the building by ushering people out the building during fire alarms in the Unistructure. BEST members are assigned to various parts of the building and are equipped with hand held two-way radios by which they have communications with the Department of Public Safety. They are able to notify persons in their area about the severity and duration of the event and also direct them to shelter when necessary. When it is safe to re-enter the building, BEST members will be notified and they in turn will notify persons at their location.

BEST team members are trained and equipped by the Department of Public Safety Fire Marshal. Any faculty or staff member with an interest in participating as a BEST member should contact the Bryant University Fire Marshal at X-6852 or by calling the business line of the Department of Public Safety, X-6001.