Standing Security Guards for Fixed-Post Coverage

What you get with APS

A standing guard, also called a fixed-post or dedicated guard, is an officer assigned to your property who stays there for the full shift. Unlike a patrol that stops by a few times a night, a standing guard is always on site. That makes the biggest difference at places where people come and go all day, where an entrance or gate needs someone watching it constantly, or where problems tend to happen the moment nobody is around. APS Security provides standing guards across Southern California. Standing guards are common at apartment complexes, office buildings, warehouses, construction sites, churches, schools and retail centers.

What the officer does depends on your property. At an office or lobby, it may be greeting visitors, checking IDs and keeping a sign-in log. At a gate, it may be logging vehicles and deliveries. At an apartment complex or retail center, it may be a mix of standing near the main entrance and walking the grounds every hour. We write the post orders with you, and the officer follows them every shift. If something needs to change, you call us and we update them. Clear post orders also help a relief officer step in smoothly when the regular guard is off.

Because the guard is there for the whole shift, you need to know they are actually on post and alert. Every APS officer clocks in with GPS at the site, checks in through our app during the shift and sends time-stamped photos. If an officer does not clock in on time, our office is alerted and we act right away instead of finding out the next morning. You also get a Daily Activity Report by email when each shift ends. Photos show the officer at key spots on the property, such as gates, entrances and parking areas.

We try to keep the same officers on your post so they learn your tenants, employees and regular visitors. That familiarity is a big part of why standing guards work well. We can cover days, nights, weekends or 24/7, with unarmed or armed officers, and many of our guards are bilingual in English and Spanish. Whether you need one officer for a few hours a day or several posts around the clock, call us for a free quote and site visit. We start with a site visit to see the property and agree on what the officer should do each hour.