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Fire watch
Your sprinkler, alarm or standpipe is down and the fire marshal wants a watch posted tonight.
What this actually involves
When a fire protection system goes out of service, the authority having jurisdiction generally requires a human watch in its place. For water-based systems — sprinklers, standpipes — the impairment provisions in NFPA 25 are the usual reference point; alarm and detection outages fall under NFPA 72. In every case it is your local fire marshal who sets the actual terms, including how long a watch is required and how often it patrols.
A fire watch officer walks a fixed route on a fixed interval, looking for smoke, heat, blocked egress and hot work. Nothing else competes for their attention — no access control, no other duties on the post.
Every pass is timestamped and logged. That log is the thing your fire marshal and your insurer ask for, and it is the reason a fire watch is worth paying a person to do rather than a camera.
What you get back
- Timestamped patrol log for every round, per the interval your AHJ sets
- Written record of anything found and who was notified
- Shift handover notes so the watch is continuous across officers
- Copy of the full log at the end of the impairment
Questions we get
Before you call
- How fast can you post a fire watch?
- Same day in Rapid City and the Black Hills, usually within a few hours of the call. Call the line rather than filling in a form — a fire watch is not a quote conversation.
- How often does the officer have to patrol?
- Your fire marshal sets the interval, and it varies by occupancy and by what is impaired. Hourly is common. Tell us what the AHJ told you and we will staff to it.
- Do I get documentation for my insurer?
- Yes. Timestamped logs for every round are the standard deliverable, and you get the complete record when the impairment closes.
Also
Other services
Armed or unarmed
Event security
Staffing, entry control and crowd management for a date on the calendar.
Armed or unarmed
Mobile patrol
A marked vehicle checking your property on an irregular schedule through the night.
Armed
Armed guards
Armed officers for posts where the risk, the client or the insurer requires it.