01
On-Site Security Guards
On-site guards support entrance and visitor activity, follow access procedures, patrol assigned routes and record incident notes.
On-Site Security Guards
Security guard services
Security Guard Services for Properties
Get support for property access, patrols and event entry. Compare on-site guards, mobile patrol, event security, fire watch, executive protection and consulting to find what fits your property or event.
Security Services for Your Property or Event
02
Mobile Patrol Services
Mobile patrol provides scheduled checks of exterior areas, parking areas, gates and perimeter routes.
Mobile Patrol Services03
Event Security
Event security supports guest and vendor entry, queues and restricted areas, with communications through closing activity.
Event Security04
Fire Watch Services
Fire watch puts a guard on timed rounds, with a written log, while a sprinkler or alarm system is out of service.
Fire Watch Services05
Security Consulting
Get a security consulting review of access points, patrol areas and service hours, focused on your property’s concerns and coverage needs.
Security Consulting06
Business Park and Campus Security
Lobby posts, visitor check-in, parking patrols and after-hours building checks for business parks, office parks and corporate campuses from San Francisco to Morgan Hill.
Business Park and Campus Security07
Data Center Security
Perimeter, gate, lobby and loading-dock guards for data centers and server buildings from San Francisco to the South Bay, working to your own access-control procedures.
Data Center Security08
HOA and Gated Community Security
Gatehouse posts, visitor management and amenity patrols for HOAs and gated communities from Foster City to the Monterey Peninsula, with notes for the board and the management company.
HOA and Gated Community Security09
Mobile Home Park Security
Quiet overnight drive-through patrols, entrance and clubhouse checks and photo notes for park managers at mobile home and manufactured-home communities across the region.
Mobile Home Park Security10
Rehab and Treatment Facility Security
A calm front desk, visitor sign-in and parking and perimeter rounds for recovery and treatment programs across the Bay Area and Monterey Bay, working alongside your program staff.
Rehab and Treatment Facility Security11
Self-Storage Security
Patrol checks for self-storage facilities from San Francisco to Salinas: gates and keypads, fence lines, drive aisles and unit rows, with photo notes for the manager.
Self-Storage SecurityExecutive Protection and Property Plans
Executive protection keeps a protective detail with one person through meetings, events and time at home, planned around the itinerary. The property pages below show how posts and patrols come together at business parks, data centers, HOAs, mobile home parks, rehab facilities and self-storage sites.
Building a Plan From Our Services
Each service answers a different need. On-site guards keep a steady presence at entrances. Mobile patrol brings scheduled checks to parking, gates and perimeters. Event security handles guest entry and restricted areas, fire watch follows set routes with logs, and consulting helps you decide which of these your property actually needs. Executive protection covers a person rather than a building, staying with a leader or guest through the day.
Services can be used on their own or combined. A venue can add event security for a scheduled event while an existing patrol keeps its normal route, and a property that needs observation and logging can bring in fire watch services alongside its regular guards.
Matching a Service to Your Property
Start with what the property needs most. If people arrive at a front entrance all day, an on-site guard keeps a steady presence there. If the concern is a large lot, a yard or a building that sits empty at night, a mobile patrol checks those areas on a schedule. If a single date brings crowds, event security covers it from setup to load-out.
Fire watch answers a different need: someone walking the building on a set interval and logging each round until fire protection is back. When the right mix is unclear, security consulting compares the options against your entrances, hours and priority areas.
How Different Properties Combine Services
Office towers and campuses can pair a lobby or reception post with a patrol through garages and outdoor paths. Retail centers add closing coverage at the entrances and patrol checks of the parking area after hours. Residential communities lean on patrols for gates, shared spaces and parking.
Agricultural, food processing and distribution properties suit gate and dock coverage during loading hours, with patrols across the yard and fence line. Event venues can keep their regular coverage and add event guards on event days.
How Reporting Works Across Every Service
Each service reports in the same practical way. Guards record what they observe, note where it happened and pass it to the contacts your property names, in the order you set. On-site guards add shift handoffs so open items move to the next guard. Patrol notes are tied to checkpoints, and fire watch logs follow the format your property asks for. Patrol and incident reports from every service include photos taken on the property.
That consistency gives a property using more than one service a single clear picture rather than separate records that are hard to match up. Our guide to shift handoffs and incident notes shows what each report contains.
Typical Rates and Where We Work
In 2026 market data, on-site guards across our area typically run $37 to $55 an hour and patrol visits $30 to $70 each, with San Francisco at the top and Watsonville at the bottom. Our security guard rates guide breaks down event, fire watch and patrol pricing with worked examples, and the service areas page links every city we cover.
What to Send With Your Quote Request
The quote request form is the quickest way to start. A few details help match the request to the right service from the first reply.
Resources
Related guides
A few useful answers
Common questions.
Can I start with one service and add another later?
Yes. Services can be used individually or combined, so coverage can grow from a single guard post or patrol route as your property’s needs change.
Which service suits a property that sits empty overnight?
Mobile patrol is usually the first choice, with scheduled checks of gates, parking areas, entrances and the perimeter while nobody is on site.
Can event security and fire watch run at the same property?
Yes. Each service keeps its own role and contacts, so event guards handle guests and access while the fire watch guard keeps to the watch route and log.