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Typically from $31 USD per guard/hour. See prices →
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AARON BLACKBURN & ASSOCIATES
ALPHA PRIVATE PROTECTION
AMERICAN CORPORATE SECURITY, INC.
ANVISEC PROTECTIVE SERVICES
B.M.W. NATIONWIDE SECURITY
BATTALION PROTECTION GROUP
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BLACK KNIGHT PATROL INC.
BURGS PRIVATE SECURITY
CODE 3 SECURITY
CRIME PREVENTION SPECIALISTS
CSI PATROL SERVICE
ENTERTAINMENT SPORTING & SPECIAL EVENTS CONSULTING
FAMILY AFFAIR SECURITY INC
GENIUS SECURITY SOLUTIONS
GUARDS HUB SECURITY SERVICES, INC.
MIDA SECURITY, INC.
NEW EDITION SECURITY PATROL, INC.
OZONEVO PROTECTION RESOURCES, INC. (OPRI)
RUSHFACTOR ELITE SECURITY CORP.
SECURITY MINDSET SOLUTIONS
SHARP PATROL SECURITY SERVICES INC.
TERMINAL SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC
THE PERFECT EVENT
TRANSCENDENT SECURITY SERVICES
UNITED SHIELD PRIVATE SECURITY
YOUR SECURITY
Fire watch in Long Beach is usually an urgent, code-driven need — an impaired sprinkler or alarm system, or hot work — that requires trained officers, timed patrol logs and coordination with the local fire authority.
In Long Beach, demand for fire watch services is driven by the nation's second-busiest container port and port-adjacent warehousing and truck yards. The sectors that most rely on this service include port and logistics, warehousing, healthcare, with specific needs in areas such as the Port of Long Beach, the port-adjacent logistics facilities, the downtown core. The city's main security concerns — cargo and container-yard theft and overnight logistics-site security — make working with a licensed, professional provider a priority investment for businesses and homeowners.
HireSecurityNow.com connects you with licensed fire watch services companies in Long Beach. Compare options, review profiles and request free quotes to find the provider that best fits your needs and budget.
Estimated range per guard/hour in Long Beach:
$31 — $50 USD
That puts Long Beach about 11% above the US national range ($28 — $45) — local wage floors, cost of living and competition for licensed officers all push rates up.
Per guard per hour for code-required fire watch (impaired sprinkler/alarm systems, hot work). Urgency, required logs and marshal coordination bill above standard guard rates; usually 24/7 until systems are restored.
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Before you hire
A guide to fire watch: when it's required by code (NFPA 25 impaired sprinklers, OSHA and NFPA 51B hot work, fire-marshal orders), what a fire watch guard does, what it costs, and how quickly it can deploy.
Read the fire watch services buyer's guidePrivate 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 Long Beach 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).
Long Beach scores 49/100 on our Crime Index (grade D), which makes it safer than 15% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 447,317.
Crime Index
Crime rates describe a city, not a specific address — the right level of coverage depends on your block, your hours and what you're protecting. Use the neighborhood breakdown to see how Long Beach varies internally before you scope a contract.
See the full Long Beach Crime Index and neighborhood breakdown29 providers below list fire watch services in Long Beach. Ranking is based on verifiable signals, but the last checks are yours — and they are the ones that decide whether a contract holds up.
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