Contact the Blue Suede Brigade's
Lead Brigadier:
Gaston Davis
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blue suede brigade
Clad in recognizable white pith helmets and blue suede sashes, the Blue Suede Brigade is the hospitality and safety arm of the Center City Commission. These ambassadors help create a friendly, helpful, and safe Downtown environment.
Brigadiers are trained to provide assistance and information to visitors, workers, residents, and businesses throughout Downtown and the Medical District. In addition, Brigadiers are the supplemental eyes and ears of the business community and our law enforcement agencies.
Members of the Blue Suede Brigade:
- Patrol Downtown and the Medical District six or seven days a week, 10 - 12 hours a day.
- Provide directions and information about activities, attractions, history, development, businesses, and services.
- Offer daily reports on events, activities, contacts made, and assistance provided, as well as maintenance or safety conditions requiring attention.
- Utilize two-way radios to respond to calls from other brigadiers and to communicate directly with the Memphis Police Department.
- Work with local service providers to get the homeless off the streets and into appropriate programs to receive the help they need.
- Are thoroughly trained in radio and patrol procedures, observation and listening skills, health and safety awareness, history and geography of Downtown, and hospitality and customer service skills.
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