Temporary Security Guards for Short-Term Coverage

What you get with APS

Not every property needs a security contract that runs for years. Sometimes you need a guard for a single night, a holiday weekend, a two-week remodel, or a few months while a building sits between tenants. APS Security provides temporary security guards across Southern California for exactly these situations. You tell us the dates and hours, and we staff the post with licensed officers for that stretch of time. When the job is done, the coverage ends without a long cancellation process. Everything is set up with a short phone call and a simple written agreement.

Common reasons people call us for temporary guards include construction phases with materials on site, a business closing or moving, an office or store renovation, a new property waiting for its alarm system, a busy holiday season at a retail center, a gap between security companies, and the weeks after a break-in when everyone is still on edge. We also cover short events such as grand openings, company parties, community meetings and church services that need extra help for a few weeks. If your needs are seasonal, we can plan the same coverage again next year so you do not start from scratch.

Short-term does not mean less oversight. Each temporary officer holds a California BSIS guard card, clocks in with GPS, sends time-stamped photos during the shift and finishes with a Daily Activity Report that we email to you. Our office tracks clock-ins, so if an officer is late we know about it and act quickly. You get the same reporting a long-term client gets, which matters when you only have the guard for a short time and need proof of what was covered. Your property manager, owner or general contractor can all receive the reports by email.

We plan temporary coverage around your schedule, not ours. Day shifts, overnight shifts, weekends and 24/7 posts are all available, and we can add or drop shifts as the job changes. If a few weeks turns into a few months, we keep the same officers on the post when we can so they already know the property. Bilingual English and Spanish officers are available. Call for a free quote, and in many cases we can start the same week or sooner. When you are ready to end coverage, give us notice and we close out the schedule.