Department of Public Safety

Fire Safety for Events

Ensuring maximizing safety for events hosted at Brown University.

The purpose of this program is to define policies and procedures that will ensure compliance with Rhode Island Uniform Fire Code requirements and to ensure fire safety for events that occur inside a Brown University building attended by 50 or more persons.

Whenever 50 or more persons attend an event inside a Brown University property, the individual sponsor or a representative of the sponsoring organization must review this policy prior to the event and assure compliance with the specified procedures before and during the event.

This policy applies to individuals and the representatives of organizations who sponsor events that take place inside university buildings.

Program 

Checklist

Event Strategy and Management

Sterno Guide 

FSO Occupancy Capacity Sheet