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San Bruno Security Guard Company
From the office campuses off Interstate 280 to the shopping area at El Camino Real and Interstate 380, downtown shops and apartment communities, Vantage Security Guards is a San Bruno security guard company offering unarmed security guards and security patrol.
Planning Security in San Bruno
San Bruno lies in northern San Mateo County just west of San Francisco International Airport, between South San Francisco and Millbrae. Interstate 280 and Highway 101 run along its west and east sides, with Interstate 380 linking them across the middle of town. Downtown follows San Mateo Avenue near the Caltrain station, a BART station sits beside the shopping area at El Camino Real and I-380, and office campuses stand in the Bayhill area off I-280.
Freeways on three sides bring people in from every direction. Coverage begins with each property’s busiest entrance, the lots and garages that see traffic after dark, and the hours the building stands empty.
Security Guard Services in San Bruno
Office campuses near Interstate 280 can use an on-site guard at reception to sign in visitors, issue badges and watch the parking structure. For sites with several buildings, our business park and campus security page explains how lobby posts and rounds between buildings work together.
Stores and restaurants near El Camino Real and along San Mateo Avenue downtown can book a guard for evenings, weekends and holiday weeks, when foot traffic and parking lot problems both rise. A visible officer at the door and in the lot makes closing time calmer for staff.
Apartment communities in neighborhoods such as Crestmoor, Rollingwood and Mills Park can add an evening guard for garages, mail rooms and visitor parking, or a weekend post during busy move-in months.
Light industrial and service buildings on the airport side of Highway 101 often have roll-up doors, fenced yards and fleet vehicles parked overnight. A guard can watch the yard gate during shift changes and deliveries, logging drivers and trucks, and then hand the site over to patrol checks for the rest of the night.
San Bruno Security Patrol
A mobile patrol works for buildings that do not need a full-time officer. Patrol officers make stops at changing times, test doors and gates, walk lots and garages, check loading areas and note anything out of place.
Each stop comes with a photo report. Sites under construction or renovation can add patrol checks overnight, and fire watch covers any stretch when the fire system is offline.
Property Types We Support in San Bruno
Office campuses and their parking structures; shopping areas and street-front stores; restaurants downtown; apartment and condominium communities; medical offices; light industrial and service buildings near Highway 101 and the airport; schools and houses of worship holding events; and buildings under construction.
Offices think first about who comes through reception, shops about the lot and the close, and apartments about garages and package rooms after dark. A single plan can combine all three when one owner holds several property types in town.
Neighboring Cities
San Bruno borders South San Francisco to the north and Millbrae to the south, and Burlingame and San Francisco are minutes away by freeway. Our Burlingame page covers the airport-area hotels and offices to the south, and the San Francisco page covers the city to the north.
San Bruno Security Pricing
Unarmed guards are $36 to $50 an hour, and a guard who needs a vehicle adds $7 to $12 an hour. Patrol visits run $2 to $3 per minute on site, with a five-minute minimum. The security guard cost calculator shows a monthly range.
Checked and Insured Officers
Officers are background-checked before a first post and hold BSIS guard cards, and supervisors make quality inspections of every post and route. Vantage is insured and bonded, carries workers’ compensation, gives each client a certificate of insurance, and keeps contracts month to month.
A few useful answers
Common questions
What does a security guard company in San Bruno charge?
Vantage charges $36 to $50 an hour for an unarmed guard, plus $7 to $12 an hour when a vehicle is needed. Patrols cost $2 to $3 per minute on site with a five-minute minimum.
Can a guard run reception at our office campus?
Yes. The officer can sign in visitors, issue badges, accept deliveries and make rounds of the parking structure on a set schedule.
Can patrols cover our store’s parking lot after closing?
Yes. Officers check the lot, rear doors and loading areas at different times and send a photo report after each visit.
Can our apartment community book weekend coverage only?
Yes. Weekend posts or weekend patrol visits are both available, and contracts are month to month.
What information helps you quote?
The address, the hours you want covered, the entrances and areas you worry about, and whether you prefer a post, patrols or both.