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STORMHAMMER SECURITY
AETOS SECURITY
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AIRBORNE SECURITY & PATROL INC
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ALLEGIANT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
ALPHA DES SECURITY
ALPHA EAGLE SECURITY CONSULTANT
AMERICAN ADVANCED SECURITY SERVICE INC.
AMERICO SECURITY, INC
AMIRI RELIABLE SECURITY INC
AQUILA PRIVATE SECURITY
ARMOR BEARER PROTECTIVE SERVICES, INC.
ASSURANCE SECURITY
ASTRA FORCE GUARDS
ATTENTIVE SECURITY SERVICES
BLACK LINE PRIVATE SECURITY, INC.
BRAVO SECURITY SERVICES
C.D. WORD PROTECTION SERVICES
CALIFORNIA PATROL ENFORCEMENT
CALIFORNIA PATROL OPERATIONS, INC
CALIFORNIA PRIVATE SECURITY, INC.
CALIFORNIA SECURITY AGENCY
CAPITAL PROTECTION GROUP INC
CAPITAL SECURITY SOLUTIONS
CARBON GLOBAL SECURITY
CERTIFIED GUARD SECURITY SOLUTIONS
CERTIFIED SECURITY INDUSTRY, INC
COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT SERVICES (CA), INC
COMMITTED ELITE RESPONSE TEAM
CORDOBA GLOBAL PROTECTION
CORINTHIAN SECURITY SERVICES
COUNTER-WATCH SECURITY GROUP
DELTA FORCE SECURITY PROTECTION SOLUTIONS
DEM SECURITY SERVICES
EGIS GUARD COMPANY
ELITE PRIVATE PATROL INC.
GEORGE N KIRTLEY & ASSOCIATES
GOOD SHEPHERD NATIONWIDE SECURITY AGCY
GREATER BAY PROTECTIVE SERVICES, INC.
GUARDIAN PROTECTION SECURITY SERVICES
HAMDARD SECURITY SERVICES INC
HORIZON PROTECTION SECURITY SERVICES
Fire watch in Sacramento 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 Sacramento, demand for fire watch services is driven by the concentration of state government facilities and large hospital and healthcare campuses. The sectors that most rely on this service include state government, healthcare, distribution and logistics, with specific needs in areas such as the Capitol and downtown core, midtown, the Highway 50 and I-5 distribution corridors. The city's main security concerns — government-facility access control and healthcare workplace violence — 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 Sacramento. 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 Sacramento:
$28 — $45 USD
That puts Sacramento in line with the US national range ($28 — $45).
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 Sacramento 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).
Sacramento scores 46/100 on our Crime Index (grade D), which makes it safer than 13% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 538,389.
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 Sacramento varies internally before you scope a contract.
See the full Sacramento Crime Index and neighborhood breakdown94 providers below list fire watch services in Sacramento. 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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