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Nationwide Fire Watch Services

Fast Guard provides fire watch staffing throughout the United States.

Our national operating model allows businesses with a single property or multiple locations to contact one company for fire watch staffing across multiple markets.

We provide qualifying fire watch coverage for:

• Fire alarm system impairments
• Sprinkler system impairments
• Fire pump issues
• Planned fire-system shutdowns
• Construction projects
• Renovation projects
• Hot-work operations
• Commercial properties
• Condominiums and high-rises
• Hotels and resorts
• Healthcare facilities
• Warehouses
• Industrial facilities
• Apartment communities
• Multi-building properties
• Multi-location commercial accounts

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ONE NUMBER. NATIONWIDE FIRE WATCH COVERAGE.

What Is a Fire Watch?

A fire watch is a temporary safety measure involving designated personnel physically monitoring a property or work area for signs of fire and hazardous conditions.

Fire watch may become necessary when a fire-protection system is impaired or when certain operations create an elevated fire risk.

The specific circumstances requiring fire watch—as well as patrol procedures, documentation and duration—can vary by property and jurisdiction.

Fast Guard provides the personnel and staffing necessary to carry out an established fire-watch assignment.

Fire Alarm System Down?

A malfunctioning fire alarm system can create an urgent situation for property owners and facility managers.

The problem may involve:

• Fire alarm panels
• Detection devices
• Notification systems
• Monitoring systems
• Electrical components
• Communication equipment
• Other portions of the property’s fire-protection system

When fire watch is required during the impairment, Fast Guard can provide personnel to conduct designated patrols until the assignment can properly conclude.

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Sprinkler System Impaired?

A sprinkler impairment can happen unexpectedly.

A pipe breaks.

A valve fails.

A fire pump requires repair.

A contractor needs to replace part of the system.

A scheduled project requires portions of the system to be taken offline.

When a property’s required fire-protection capabilities are affected, fire watch may be required while qualified contractors complete the necessary work.

Fast Guard can provide temporary, overnight, multi-day and 24/7 fire watch staffing for qualifying sprinkler impairment assignments.

Emergency Fire Watch Services

Fire-protection problems do not follow normal business hours.

That’s why Fast Guard operates 24/7/365.

Our operations team handles urgent requests for qualifying fire-watch assignments throughout the United States.

Emergency requests commonly involve:

FIRE ALARM SYSTEM DOWN

SPRINKLER SYSTEM IMPAIRED

FIRE PUMP ISSUE

SYSTEM SHUTDOWN

FIRE AUTHORITY REQUIREMENT

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

HOT WORK

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

When time matters, call our operations team directly.

(844) 254-8273

What Do Fire Watch Guards Do?

The exact duties of a fire watch guard depend on the requirements established for the assignment.

Typical responsibilities may include:

• Conducting designated physical patrols
• Observing for smoke, fire and hazardous conditions
• Monitoring specified areas
• Maintaining fire-watch logs
• Recording patrol times
• Keeping designated exits and access areas under observation
• Maintaining communication capability
• Reporting unsafe conditions
• Following property-specific emergency procedures
• Immediately contacting emergency services when appropriate
• Reporting incidents to designated property representatives

Fire watch personnel should be provided with clear site-specific instructions before beginning the assignment.

Fire Watch Logs & Documentation

Documentation can be an important part of a fire-watch assignment.

Depending on the requirements established for the property, a fire-watch log may document:

• Facility name
• Property address
• Date
• Guard name
• Shift start time
• Shift end time
• Patrol start time
• Patrol completion time
• Areas inspected
• Conditions observed
• Hazards discovered
• Incidents
• Notifications
• Corrective actions reported
• Additional required information

Fast Guard can incorporate the property’s required fire-watch documentation procedures into the assignment.

How Often Should Fire Watch Patrols Be Completed?

There is no single patrol interval that should automatically be applied to every property nationwide.

Depending on the applicable requirements, a property may require patrols:

Every 15 Minutes

Every 30 Minutes

Hourly

Continuously

or according to another established schedule.

The correct frequency can depend on factors such as:

• Type of property
• Occupancy
• Affected fire-protection system
• Building size
• Number of floors
• Fire hazards
• Construction activity
• Property layout
• Local requirements
• Instructions from the applicable Authority Having Jurisdiction

Fast Guard structures the staffing plan around the requirements established for your specific assignment.

Construction Fire Watch Services

Construction is one of the most common environments where professional fire-watch staffing may be needed.

Fast Guard provides qualifying fire watch for:

• Ground-up construction
• Commercial construction
• High-rise projects
• Multifamily developments
• Hotel construction
• Warehouse construction
• Renovations
• Demolition
• Roofing operations
• Fire-system installation
• System impairments
• Temporary system shutdowns
• Hot-work activities

Coverage can range from a single scheduled operation to long-term staffing throughout multiple phases of construction.

Fire Watch for General Contractors

General contractors need vendors capable of adjusting as a project changes.

A project that initially requires one guard may eventually require several patrol zones as additional floors, buildings or work areas are added.

Fast Guard can evaluate:

PROJECT SIZE

NUMBER OF BUILDINGS

NUMBER OF FLOORS

REQUIRED PATROL FREQUENCY

HOURS OF COVERAGE

EXPECTED DURATION

This allows us to build a fire-watch staffing proposal around the actual project rather than assuming every construction site requires the same coverage.

GENERAL CONTRACTOR WITH MULTIPLE PROJECTS?

Hot Work Fire Watch

Hot work can create ignition hazards requiring additional fire-safety precautions.

Activities can include:

• Welding
• Cutting
• Grinding
• Brazing
• Soldering
• Torch-applied work
• Certain roofing operations
• Other spark- or heat-producing activities

Fire-watch requirements associated with hot work should follow the requirements applicable to the particular operation and job site.

Fast Guard can provide personnel for qualifying hot-work fire-watch assignments.

Commercial Fire Watch Services

Fast Guard provides commercial fire-watch staffing for qualifying businesses and facilities throughout the United States.

We serve:

Office Buildings

Fire watch during qualifying alarm or sprinkler impairments.

Shopping Centers

Coverage for retail spaces, common areas and designated property zones.

Corporate Facilities

Scheduled and extended fire-watch assignments.

Retail Stores

Temporary coverage during qualifying system outages and repairs.

Warehouses

Fire-watch staffing for large storage and distribution facilities.

Industrial Facilities

Site-specific fire-watch personnel and patrol planning.

Parking Structures

Coverage for qualifying garages and parking facilities.

Mixed-Use Developments

Fire-watch staffing across residential, commercial and common areas.

Condominium & High-Rise Fire Watch

High-rise buildings require careful patrol planning.

A single guard cannot automatically be assumed to be appropriate for every tower.

Fast Guard evaluates factors including:

• Number of floors
• Number of towers
• Square footage
• Stairwell configuration
• Elevator access
• Parking garages
• Common areas
• Affected system
• Required patrol frequency
• Required documentation

If the established patrol route cannot reasonably be completed within the required timeframe, additional personnel may be necessary.

Apartment & Multifamily Fire Watch

Fast Guard provides qualifying fire-watch staffing for:

• Apartment communities
• Multifamily developments
• Residential towers
• Mixed-use residential properties
• Multi-building apartment communities
• Common areas
• Parking structures

Multi-building properties can be evaluated for designated patrol zones when appropriate.

Hotel & Resort Fire Watch

Hotels and resorts can remain occupied around the clock while fire-protection repairs are underway.

Fast Guard provides qualifying fire-watch staffing for:

• Hotels
• Resorts
• Extended-stay properties
• Convention hotels
• Boutique hotels
• Hospitality construction
• Renovation projects
• Parking facilities

Coverage can be scheduled overnight, during planned system work or continuously when required.

Healthcare Fire Watch

Healthcare properties may present additional operational challenges because facilities can remain occupied 24 hours a day.

Fast Guard can provide qualifying fire-watch staffing for:

• Hospitals
• Medical offices
• Clinics
• Treatment centers
• Senior living facilities
• Assisted living properties
• Other healthcare environments

Staffing should be coordinated around the facility’s established procedures and applicable requirements.

Warehouse & Industrial Fire Watch

Large warehouses and industrial facilities require more than simply assigning a guard.

Fast Guard considers:

SQUARE FOOTAGE

BUILDING LAYOUT

NUMBER OF BUILDINGS

PATROL DISTANCE

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

REQUIRED PATROL FREQUENCY

HOURS OF COVERAGE

DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

These factors help determine whether one person can reasonably complete the required route or whether additional personnel should be considered.

Multi-Building Fire Watch

Need fire watch for several buildings?

Fast Guard can evaluate multi-building properties and develop a staffing plan around the required patrol areas.

Multi-building assignments may include:

• Apartment communities
• Condominium developments
• Construction projects
• Resorts
• Industrial campuses
• Educational properties
• Commercial campuses
• Distribution facilities

Closely positioned buildings may potentially be organized into designated patrol zones when appropriate for the property’s established requirements.

How Many Fire Watch Guards Do I Need?

There is no universal answer.

Guard count should be based on the actual assignment.

Fast Guard evaluates:

Number of Buildings

How many separate structures must be covered?

Number of Floors

How much vertical travel is involved?

Square Footage

How much physical space must be inspected?

Property Layout

Is the property compact or spread across a large campus?

Patrol Frequency

How quickly must the entire route be completed?

Access

Are there locked rooms, restricted areas, elevators or stairwells?

Hours

Is coverage required for eight hours, overnight or continuously?

Documentation

What records must be completed during each patrol?

The objective is to create a staffing plan that can realistically satisfy the established assignment requirements.

24/7 Fire Watch Staffing

Continuous coverage is a staffing operation.

One continuously staffed post represents 168 hours every week.

Long-term 24/7 assignments normally require multiple shifts and personnel.

Fast Guard can coordinate:

DAY SHIFT

EVENING SHIFT

OVERNIGHT SHIFT

RELIEF PERSONNEL

REPLACEMENT COVERAGE

Our operations team manages the staffing schedule so the client does not have to personally recruit multiple individuals for one fire-watch post.

Long-Term Fire Watch Services

Some fire-watch assignments last only a few hours.

Others continue for weeks or months.

Fast Guard can coordinate qualifying:

• One-day assignments
• Overnight assignments
• Weekend coverage
• Multi-day assignments
• Weekly fire watch
• 30-day assignments
• Multi-month coverage
• Construction-duration assignments
• Continuous 24/7 staffing

For longer assignments, Fast Guard can prepare a customized commercial staffing proposal.

Planned Fire Watch Coverage

Not every fire watch is an emergency.

Businesses often know in advance that a fire-protection system will be temporarily impaired.

Planned assignments can involve:

• Fire alarm replacement
• Sprinkler repairs
• Fire pump maintenance
• System upgrades
• Construction tie-ins
• Renovations
• Electrical projects
• System testing
• Major maintenance

Scheduling in advance gives our operations team additional time to organize personnel, shifts and replacement coverage.

PLANNING A FIRE SYSTEM SHUTDOWN?

Multi-Location & National Fire Watch Accounts

Companies operating in multiple states should not have to find a different fire-watch company every time another property has a problem.

Fast Guard can serve as a national fire-watch staffing resource for qualifying organizations.

This is particularly useful for:

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES

GENERAL CONTRACTORS

HOTEL GROUPS

RETAIL CHAINS

HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS

FACILITY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES

WAREHOUSE & LOGISTICS COMPANIES

MULTI-LOCATION BUSINESSES

One company.

One operations team.

Multiple locations.

HAVE PROPERTIES IN MULTIPLE STATES?

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[REQUEST A NATIONAL FIRE WATCH ACCOUNT]

Emergency vs. Scheduled vs. Long-Term Fire Watch

Emergency Fire Watch

Your fire-protection system unexpectedly becomes impaired and coverage is needed quickly.

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Scheduled Fire Watch

You know when the system will be temporarily taken offline.

[SCHEDULE FIRE WATCH]

Long-Term Fire Watch

Coverage is expected to continue for several days, weeks or months.

[REQUEST LONG-TERM PRICING]

National Account

Your organization operates multiple properties or projects.

[REQUEST A NATIONAL FIRE WATCH PROPOSAL]

What Information Do We Need for a Fire Watch Quote?

For faster service, provide:

1. Property Address

Where is fire watch needed?

2. Reason for Fire Watch

What system, project or condition created the requirement?

3. Start Date & Time

When does coverage need to begin?

4. Number of Buildings

How many structures require patrol?

5. Number of Floors

How large is the property?

6. Required Patrol Frequency

What patrol interval has been established?

7. Hours of Coverage

Daytime, overnight or 24/7?

8. Expected Duration

Hours, days, weeks or months?

9. Special Instructions

Were written requirements provided by management or the applicable authority?

With this information, Fast Guard can more accurately evaluate the staffing requirement.

How Our Fire Watch Process Works

Step 1 — Tell Us What Happened

Provide the property location and reason fire watch is needed.

Step 2 — Provide the Requirements

Tell us the hours, patrol frequency, building count and other known requirements.

Step 3 — We Evaluate Staffing

Fast Guard determines the staffing structure needed for the assignment.

Step 4 — Receive Your Quote

We prepare pricing based on the information provided.

Step 5 — Approve Service

Approve the service and complete the required onboarding/payment process.

Step 6 — We Schedule Personnel

Our operations team coordinates available fire-watch personnel.

Step 7 — Coverage Begins

Personnel report to the designated location and follow the established assignment instructions.

Step 8 — Maintain Coverage

For extended assignments, Fast Guard manages scheduling and staffing changes.

Step 9 — Complete the Assignment

Coverage continues until the client confirms that fire watch can properly conclude.

Fire Watch Personnel vs. Fire Protection Contractors

These roles should not be confused.

Fire Watch Personnel

Conduct designated patrols, observe conditions, communicate emergencies and maintain required documentation.

Fire Protection Contractors

Repair, service, test and restore fire alarm, sprinkler and other fire-protection systems.

Authority Having Jurisdiction

Establishes and enforces applicable fire-safety requirements for the property.

Fast Guard provides fire-watch staffing.

Our fire-watch personnel are not represented as contractors responsible for repairing or certifying fire-protection systems.

When Can Fire Watch End?

Do not automatically discontinue fire watch simply because a contractor says the repair is complete.

Follow the procedures applicable to the property.

Depending on the situation, the affected system may need to be restored, tested or otherwise handled according to applicable requirements before fire watch can conclude.

Fast Guard can continue staffing until the client confirms the assignment can properly end.

Why Choose Fast Guard Service for Fire Watch?

Nationwide Coverage

Fast Guard coordinates professional security and fire-watch services throughout the United States.

24/7 Operations

Our operations team is available around the clock.

Emergency & Scheduled Service

We support urgent requests and planned assignments.

Short & Long-Term Coverage

Coverage can range from several hours to extended projects.

Multi-Guard Assignments

Large properties can be evaluated for multiple personnel.

24/7 Staffing

Continuous assignments can be structured using multiple shifts.

Replacement Coverage

Our operations team can coordinate staffing changes when necessary.

Fire Watch Documentation

Personnel can maintain logs according to the assignment’s established requirements.

Multi-Site Capabilities

Companies operating in several markets can use Fast Guard for qualifying fire-watch assignments nationwide.

Nationwide Fire Watch Coverage

Fast Guard coordinates qualifying fire-watch assignments across the United States.

Coverage includes major markets throughout:

FLORIDA

CALIFORNIA

TEXAS

NEW YORK

NEW JERSEY

GEORGIA

NORTH CAROLINA

SOUTH CAROLINA

VIRGINIA

MARYLAND

PENNSYLVANIA

OHIO

ILLINOIS

MICHIGAN

TENNESSEE

LOUISIANA

ALABAMA

ARIZONA

COLORADO

WASHINGTON

and additional U.S. markets.

DON’T SEE YOUR STATE?

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Tell our operations team where you need coverage.

Frequently Asked Questions About Fire Watch Services

What is a fire watch service?

Fire watch is a temporary safety measure involving designated personnel monitoring specified areas for signs of fire or hazardous conditions. The exact requirements depend on the property and circumstances.

When might fire watch be needed?

Fire watch may be required or directed during qualifying fire alarm or sprinkler impairments, construction activities, hot work, system shutdowns or other situations identified by the applicable authority.

Can Fast Guard provide emergency fire watch?

Yes. Fast Guard accepts urgent fire-watch requests nationwide, subject to location, assignment requirements and personnel availability.

Can Fast Guard provide fire watch 24/7?

Yes. Qualifying continuous assignments can be structured using multiple shifts and personnel.

Do you provide construction fire watch?

Yes. Fast Guard provides qualifying fire-watch staffing for construction, renovation, system impairment and hot-work assignments.

Can you cover several buildings?

Yes. Provide the number of buildings, layout and patrol requirements so Fast Guard can evaluate the appropriate staffing structure.

How often do fire watch guards patrol?

Patrol frequency should follow the requirements established for the specific property or assignment. Fast Guard does not apply one universal interval to every location.

Do fire watch guards keep logs?

Personnel can maintain fire-watch patrol documentation according to the assignment requirements.

Can we hire fire watch for several weeks or months?

Yes. Fast Guard can coordinate qualifying long-term fire-watch assignments, subject to staffing availability and assignment requirements.

Can Fast Guard service multiple states?

Yes. Nationwide and multi-location organizations can contact Fast Guard regarding qualifying fire-watch assignments in multiple markets.

Does Fast Guard repair fire alarm or sprinkler systems?

Fast Guard’s fire-watch service provides personnel for fire-watch staffing. Fire-protection system repairs and certifications should be handled by appropriately qualified fire-protection professionals.

How much does fire watch cost?

Pricing depends on factors such as location, guard count, hours, duration, property size, patrol requirements and assignment complexity. Contact Fast Guard for a customized quote.

Hire Fire Watch Guards Nationwide

Whether you have a fire alarm system down tonight, a construction project requiring extended coverage, a high-rise requiring multiple guards or properties in several states, Fast Guard can evaluate your fire-watch staffing needs.

Tell us:

WHERE YOU NEED FIRE WATCH

WHY COVERAGE IS NEEDED

WHEN COVERAGE MUST BEGIN

HOW MANY BUILDINGS OR FLOORS

WHAT PATROL REQUIREMENTS APPLY

HOW LONG COVERAGE MAY LAST

and our team can develop the appropriate staffing proposal.

NEED FIRE WATCH NOW?

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24/7 NATIONWIDE FIRE WATCH SERVICE

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NEED LONG-TERM OR MULTI-LOCATION COVERAGE?

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