A guard on post is there to be seen, to check who comes in and to write down what happens.
Visitors are greeted, signed in and pointed the right way, so your staff can keep working.
The officer checks who enters and keeps service doors and loading docks shut when they should be.
Set walks cover stairwells, parking and fence lines, with each round noted in the log.
Officers talk to people before anything else and call 911 at the point your orders set.
Most posts are unarmed. An armed officer is added only where cash, stock or past incidents call for it.
You get written notes on what was checked and anything that happened, ready for your files.
Local Coverage
Our officers cover an office tower Downtown, a South Hill medical facility and a campus near the University District. Retail along North Monroe and a development in the Perry District use them too.
Most posts start with one officer at the main entrance. Larger sites add a second for rounds or the loading dock once we have walked the property together.
A posted guard suits places with people coming and going all day, like lobbies, clinics, stores and campuses. Sites that empty out after hours often need less. A few patrol stops a night can be enough.
We walk the site with you, agree on the orders in writing and then put the schedule in place.
They list the doors, the rounds, who may enter and when police are called.
Coverage can run business hours, nights, weekends or around the clock.
Office buildings use a front-desk officer to greet visitors, check badges and keep the lobby orderly.
Clinics and hospitals post officers in lobbies and emergency entrances, where calm handling matters most at night.
Stores and shopping centers use a visible officer to discourage theft and back up staff with difficult customers.
Colleges use guards who stay approachable for students while keeping unauthorized visitors out.
Government buildings use officers to keep service counters and public meetings orderly.
Apartment buildings and HOAs use guards at gates and common areas, often on evenings and weekends.
Private security guards in Washington must hold a security guard license from the Department of Licensing. Armed work needs an armed endorsement on top of that license. The company that employs the guards needs its own state license as well.
Guard pricing is set by the hour, so the schedule drives most of the cost. Armed posts, overnight shifts and holidays cost more than a daytime unarmed post. Tell us the hours and the entrances to cover, and we will send a quote.
A guard on post stays at your site for the whole shift and watches one entrance or area. Mobile patrol visits several properties and stops at yours a few times a night. Busy sites need the first, while quiet sites often manage with the second.
A guard follows the steps written in your post orders. Usually that means a warning first, then a call to your contact or to 911. Every incident goes into the shift report with the time and what was done about it.
You can change the schedule after coverage starts. Many sites add hours for holidays, renovations or a run of incidents, then scale back once things settle. Send us the new hours and we will adjust the roster and the orders.