"They're fine," Barry assured her. "And if something happens, I can have you back here in a flash." Yes, the pun was intended and he hoped it would make her smile. "We can take one of the two way radios so they can contact us quickly."
They were lucky that all the supplies of people who left the island remained because the first round of volunteers were given some useful tools that the current folks were able to make use of, like the two way radios. "Come on, you need good rest for you and the baby."