37 security guard and private security companies in Fontana, California. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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ARMOR OF GOD (AOG)
BEST SECURITY SERVICE INC.
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CALIFORNIA UNIQUE SECURITY SERVICES
CALIFORNIA VALLEY PROTECTION
CHAVEZ SECURITY, INC.
GOTECH SECURITY SYSTEMS
HABU EWING EXECUTIVE PROTECTION SERVICES
INVSTGTV OFFICE OF PAUL E. HERMANN
LUNAR ELITE SECURITY
MARK BROWN & ASSOCIATES INC
MOONLIGHT SECURITY SERVICES
OTIS SECURITY PRODS
RELIABLE SECURITY SERVICES, INC.
RESPONSE SECURITY, INC
SECURITY LINE COMPANY
STAR ALLIANCE SECURITY
THE RECON GROUP
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Fontana is a major Inland Empire logistics center, ringed by distribution warehouses, intermodal facilities, and industrial parks along the I-10 and I-15 freeways. Warehouse and cargo activity drives heavy demand for industrial guards, gate and dock access control, and overnight yard patrol, alongside construction-site security tied to the region's constant development and a growing residential base.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Fontana:
Private security in California is licensed at the state level by the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS), Department of Consumer Affairs. A legitimate company operating in Fontana holds a Private Patrol Operator (PPO) license, which means it has cleared California BSIS's ownership, background-check and insurance requirements. Ask for that license number in writing and verify it yourself — a certificate on the wall tells you nothing about current standing, since a license can be suspended or revoked.
Hiring an unlicensed company is a risk you carry. In California, operating without a license is misdemeanor (Cal. Business & Professions Code §7582.3). Operating as an unlicensed private patrol operator (or knowingly engaging a non-exempt unlicensed one) is a misdemeanor punishable by a $5,000 fine, up to one year in county jail, or both; falsely holding oneself out as licensed (badge, ID/business card, letterhead, or advertising) is a separate misdemeanor with a fine up to $10,000, and a conviction bars BSIS licensure for one year (five years on a second offense).
Fontana scores 79/100 on our Crime Index (grade B), which makes it safer than 66% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 220,837.
Crime Index
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