Fire Watch Security in Memphis, TN

Trained fire watch officers on-site when your sprinklers or fire alarm are down.

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Fire Watch Guards for Memphis and the Mid-South

Veterans Security Group provides fire watch security in Memphis, TN. When your sprinkler system or fire alarm is out of service, our officers patrol your building on the schedule your fire marshal or insurer requires, log every round, and call 911 if they find a fire. We can usually have an officer on-site the same day you call, with a 4-hour minimum shift.

If your fire marshal or insurance carrier requires a fire watch until a system is repaired, you may be told to close the building without one. A fire watch puts a trained person on your property who walks it on a set schedule, looks for fire, smoke and hazards, and keeps a record of every round that you can hand to the fire marshal.

Fire Watch Coverage Across the Mid-South

📞 Call (901) 407-1751 to schedule fire watch coverage, often the same day.

When Do You Need a Fire Watch?

A fire watch is usually required when a building’s fire protection can’t be relied on. Your fire marshal, insurance carrier or local fire code sets the requirement and the patrol schedule. These are the situations we see most often:

Sprinkler system out of service. Repairs, testing, a broken or frozen line, or a system shut down during construction.

Fire alarm down or in trouble mode. When the panel can’t be trusted to detect a fire or alert the people inside.

Hot work. Welding, cutting and grinding on construction and renovation projects.

Events. Large gatherings where the fire marshal requires a fire watch on-site.

After a fire. While a damaged building is still occupied, being cleaned up or waiting on repairs.

Any other fire watch order. We cover every kind of fire watch, from a single 4-hour shift to several weeks.

What Our Fire Watch Officers Do

  • Walk your building or site on the patrol interval your fire marshal or insurer sets.
  • Check for fire, smoke, heat and hazards such as blocked exits, propped-open fire doors and stored flammables.
  • Keep a log of every round with times, on paper or digitally, that you can hand to the fire marshal.
  • Call 911 and start evacuation if they find a fire.
  • Report what they see to you and to our 24/7 dispatch.
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Why Choose Veterans Security Group for Fire Watch

As a veteran-owned company, we bring the same discipline and accountability to fire watch that we bring to every post. Our officers are licensed security professionals who patrol, observe and report for a living, and every post is backed by our 24/7 supervised dispatch. Veterans Security Group holds Tennessee Private Protective Services Contract Security Company License #13298.

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What You Get

Same-day starts. Call us and we can usually have an officer on-site the same day.

Coverage for as long as you need it. One shift or several weeks, with a 4-hour minimum.

Logs you can hand over. Paper or digital records of every round, ready for the fire marshal.

Five-county coverage. Shelby and Fayette Counties (TN), DeSoto and Marshall Counties (MS) and Crittenden County (AR).

What Fire Watch Costs

Fire watch pricing depends on your hours, how long your system will be down and the size of your site. Call (901) 407-1751 for a quote.

FAQs About Fire Watch

How long does a fire watch last?

Until your fire protection system is repaired and back in service, or until the fire marshal says it can end. That can be one shift or several weeks. Our minimum shift is 4 hours.

On the interval your fire marshal, insurer or local fire code requires. We set the schedule to match that requirement and log every round.

It depends on the size of the site and the patrol interval required. We will tell you during the walk-through.

Usually the same day you call. Call (901) 407-1751.

Call (901) 407-1751 for a quote. Pricing depends on your hours, how long your system will be down and the size of your site.

Need a Fire Watch in Memphis Today?

Call (901) 407-1751 or request a quote. We provide fire watch for construction sites, apartment complexes, warehouses, hotels, churches, schools, retail centers and event venues across Shelby, Fayette, DeSoto, Marshall and Crittenden Counties.