If you are in need of fire watch services for your commercial, residential, or retail space or maybe ongoing security at a construction site or hospital, or you might have an unexpected failure of a required fire safety system such as alarms, sprinklers, or pumps. Whatever the case may be, All Star Security Services can provide for you the best firewatch solution for your situation.
From large-scale communities, warehouses, shopping centers, hotels and motels, office buildings of any size, hospitals, high rises, construction sites, and even entire neighborhoods–we have a solution for you.
Don’t wait, hire a fire watch guard in California, now! If you’re a property owner in California and your building’s fire alarm system and/or a water-based fire protection system such as a sprinkler system, is in-operational, you are required by State and Federal Law to hire a fire watch security guard and implement a fire watch. We care about your safety, and we will do whatever it takes to make sure you have the Traffic Control Security and fire watch services that you need at the best rates.
FIRE WATCH SECURITY GUARD
All Star Security Services Fire Watch Security Guards are especially trained for fire watch duty. Our guards will familiarize themselves with your facility and continuously patrol the entire premises for the purpose of detecting fires and transmitting an immediate alarm to the Fire Department and building occupants.
Our guards will login in the fire watch log every half hour as required by the fire marshal. The fire log will be kept at the property for management and fire marshal for review. All Star Security Services provides an assortment of full-service security programs.
FIRE WATCH FAQ’s
What Exactly is Fire Watch?
In short, a Fire Watch Guard is a provisional arrangement in which a person or patrol physically checks buildings and/or other property for extreme fire hazard situations. Fire Watches are normally conducted when the probabilities of a fire-related incident are high. For example, anytime that ‘hot work’ construction processes are taking place on-site (common ‘hot work’ processes are welding, soldering, flame-cutting, riveting and brazing). Another typical ‘high-probability’ example would be in the case of malfunctioning alarm and/or sprinkler systems.
What do Fire Watch Teams Do?
The duties of fire protection personnel may vary between jobs and location sites, but there are basic tasks that come with each position. In the course of their duties, our trained personnel, (who are familiarized with the layout), will check all exits and fire extinguishers. They will have on their person, the materials necessary to execute a fast evacuation and to notify any other occupants in the event of a fire. In most cases, All Star Security Services personnel would also carry a portable horn, a flashlight, a full all-access set of keys to the premises, writing materials and a copy of their specific duties.
When are Fire Watches Conducted?
Whether in 15-minute increments or on the hour, patrol rounds are conducted on a regular basis and a log is kept recording each round. Accepted entries include the address of the facility, start and end times for the round, names of the fire watch patrol and entries for any communication that occurred between the hired personnel and either the fire department or the Department of Public Safety. Personnel should also wear (at all times) a clearly visible form of identification (such as a vest or hat). In many cases, All Star Security Services personnel may work in concert with municipal or volunteer fire departments.
What Fire Watch Teams Don’t Do
The marching orders for a given Fire Protection team may vary from site to site (and from state to state) but most personnel are given clear instruction not to extinguish a fire unless it is clearly safe for them to do so, (or unless they have been expressly instructed or given permission to do so). In general, guards should not attempt any tasks that could not be completed safely by the average citizen.
So Does My Business Need Fire Watch Services or Not?
Now that you know what Fire Watch Services are, (whether you are a commercial real estate owner, a property manager or any other type of potential customer), if you’re still asking yourself whether or not you need Fire Watch Services, chances are you probably do.
As we have said, Fire Watch Services are typically needed when a building either has a fire alarm that is down or a sprinkler system that is malfunctioning. We talked a little about ‘hot work’ as well, but other reasons might include a burglar alarm or an access control system that is malfunctioning, or in response to power outages related to a natural disaster. In most cases a call your local Fire Marshall will be able to let you know if you need fire watch.