Why use a fire watch security guard?

Use fire watch security guards to make guarantee your property is safe

Fire watch can be a very daunting task for someone who is doing it for the first time. There is a huge responsibility that falls on the shoulders of the person who is in charge of a fire watch because they are held liable for what happens at the facility during the fire watch period. The easiest and typically the best way to approach a fire watch is by hiring a security guard service. We at Global Shield Security have all the correct paper work, as well as spend hours of training for our security officers in training to make sure that they are well equipped for fire watch situations.

A fire watch can be defined as the process to which a person man’s a location and keep an eye out for the possibility of a fire, and takes precautionary measures to ensure that no one brings in flammable material or incendiary devices to insure the safety of the place being monitored. Having an untrained eye at a facility rather than a fire watch security guard expert can often times lead to expensive and even deadly disaster for those businesses who decide to take this unfamiliar task themselves.

The fire department and other regulatory agencies often mandate that there be a fire watch personal assigned to the designated location. A fire watch often consists of security officers taken patrols around a selected area periodically and stay in that area to ensure that no fire occurs. It is of the utmost importance to document when every patrol was conducted and to write the name, date, time, and exactly what the officer did and saw if there was any suspicious activity.

The following are several things you should take into consideration when doing a fire watch.

• Make sure that the guards are only assigned fire watch and nothing else
• Officers should be aware of where fire extinguishers is located
• Correct protection equipment should be assigned
• Officers should know exactly what to do and who to contact if suspicious activity
• Guards should be aware of evacuation procedures and the different codes for alarms
• Make sure that all the fire sprinkler systems are intact
• It should be clearly visible and no places to dark, verify lights are on
• All flammable equipment locked and stored in safe places

If fire watch security guards are important to you make sure to hire a professional who know how to deal with the different industries such as hospitals, apartments, construction sites, industrial facilities or any other type of fire watch. Give us a call at Global Shield Security at 877-545-5566 or fill out our request a quote form online and we will get back to you immediately.