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Typically from $30 USD per guard/hour. See prices →
28 companies
AJ Squared Security
Ark CONSULTING LLC
Aziel Protection LLC
BMack Investigations, LLC
Cavalry Protective Service LLC
Colbert Strategic Concepts
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CPS Security LLC
CSM Security, LLC
Eagle Eye Vigilance Group
Edge Security and Investigations
Manning Enterprise
Maximal Protection Services LLC
Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group (Guard Division)
MJake Security LLC
Prestige Private Security
Priority Security
Protective Services & Security Solutions
Raven Security Agency LLC
Safeguard Services LLC
Security On Point Inc
SPQR Protection Services
StarPoint Protective Services
State Corporate Intelligence, LLC.
SUS Global Enterprises LLC
Tactical Response Security Consulting Inc
TASK FORCE I&I LLC
TrueArms Security Solutions LLC
Fire watch in Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth, demand for fire watch services is driven by the largest container terminal in the Port of NY/NJ and intensive industrial and logistics activity. The sectors that most rely on this service include port and logistics, warehousing and industry, retail, with specific needs in areas such as the Port of NY/NJ container terminal, The Mills at Jersey Gardens, the industrial and logistics parks. The city's main security concerns — cargo and container-terminal theft and overnight warehouse and yard 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 Elizabeth. 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 Elizabeth:
$30 — $49 USD
That puts Elizabeth about 7% 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 New Jersey is licensed at the state level by the New Jersey State Police, Private Detective Unit (SORA). A legitimate company operating in Elizabeth holds a Security Officer Company license (SORA), which means it has cleared New Jersey State Police'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 New Jersey, operating without a license is fourth-degree crime (indictable) (N.J.S.A. 45:19A-3 and 45:19A-4). Working as, or performing the functions of, a security officer without SORA registration is a fourth-degree crime (up to 18 months imprisonment, up to $10,000 fine), and a company owner/operator who employs an unregistered officer is separately guilty of a fourth-degree crime per officer employed, with civil penalties of $1,000 (first offense) to $2,500 (subsequent) also recoverable.
Elizabeth scores 65/100 on our Crime Index (grade C), which makes it safer than 34% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 141,194.
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 Elizabeth varies internally before you scope a contract.
See the full Elizabeth Crime Index and neighborhood breakdown28 providers below list fire watch services in Elizabeth. 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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