Service S-03 · Rapid

Fire watch

Officers on foot rounds when a fire alarm or sprinkler system is out of service and the fire marshal requires a watch until it is restored. Logged at intervals, to the code, in the format the inspector accepts.

License class
Class D — fire watch certified
Typical window
Continuous until the system is restored and the fire marshal releases the watch
Minimum post
1 officer, 12-hr shift · two rotating for a 24-hour impairment
Standard lead time
Same-day callout · confirmed by phone against the live roster, unconfirmed
Deliverable
Fire watch log, shift report, closing package, incident report
TESS officers on assignment
Dispatch read · preset to this service

I need at an apartment complex in starting .

Staff it
Yes
Lead time
72 hours
Post config
2 officers, 12-hr shift
Rate band
$27–33, unconfirmed/ officer‑hour

What you receive

Paper, not promises

Every round
Fire watch log
Time, area, officer, anything found. Rounds at the interval the fire marshal set, not a guess at it.
Every shift
Shift report
Hours, rounds completed, and anything that changed with the impairment.
On release
Closing package
The complete log from first round to release, ready to hand to the inspector and your insurer.
Within 2 hours, unconfirmed
Incident report
Written account, filed same shift, for the fire department, the insurer and the property.

Questions we actually get

Before you call

Who decides whether I need a fire watch?

The authority having jurisdiction: your fire marshal. The Florida Fire Prevention Code requires a watch when a required alarm or sprinkler system is out of service beyond the hours the code allows, and the marshal sets the terms. We staff to what the marshal writes, and our log is built for what the marshal asks to see.

Is a fire watch the same as a security post?

No. A fire watch officer walks a fixed round looking for fire conditions and logs each one; a security officer controls access and deters theft. One officer can do both on a small property, but it is written and billed as two duties. If you need both, say so and we will size it honestly.

How fast can you start?

Impairments are urgent by nature, so fire watch is staffed by phone against the live roster rather than through a form. Call dispatch.

What do I get when the system is restored?

The full log, first round to release, as one package. Insurers and inspectors both ask for it, and you will have it before you need it.

Next step

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