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Construction Fire Watch
When a sprinkler line, fire alarm, or standpipe goes offline on a construction site, code often requires a trained fire watch on site right away. Metro One Security provides construction fire watch guards across Metro Detroit for hot work, system outages, and code compliance, and we can often deploy the same day. A missed watch can shut down your site or leave you exposed if a fire starts.
What Construction Fire Watch Covers
A fire watch guard walks your site on a set schedule and looks for anything that could start or feed a fire. The guard also keeps a written log of each patrol, which is required by code and often requested by the fire marshal or your insurer.
The work includes:
- Patrolling the site on a set route and schedule
- Watching during and after hot work like welding, cutting, and grinding
- Standing watch when sprinklers, alarms, or standpipes are down
- Keeping a written fire watch log for each round, as code requires
- Raising the alarm and calling 911 if a fire starts
- Meeting the rules set by the local fire marshal or authority having jurisdiction
Construction fire watch is one part of our fire watch services across Metro Detroit. On an active job site, it often pairs with construction site security to stop copper, tools, and equipment from being stolen overnight, and with mobile patrol security when you need to cover a larger site or more than one location.
When You Need a Construction Fire Watch
You may be required to post a fire watch when:
- A sprinkler or fire alarm system is impaired or shut off
- A hot work permit calls for a fire watch during and after the work
- New construction is underway and the fire protection system is not active yet
- The fire marshal or your insurer requires a posted watch
A site sitting without a required watch is a risk to your schedule, your permit, and your liability. If a fire panel just failed or a permit just came through, the clock is already running. That is why fast deployment matters more here than almost anywhere else in security.
How Our Fire Watch Works
Once you call, we confirm the details fast: the site address, the reason for the watch, the hours you need, and any rules from the fire marshal or your permit. We assign a trained guard and get them to your site as soon as we can. On site, the guard walks a set route on a set schedule and checks the areas most likely to start a fire, such as hot work zones and areas where the sprinkler or alarm coverage is down. The guard writes down each round in the fire watch log as it happens. If the guard spots smoke or fire, they call 911 and follow the site’s emergency steps. When the watch ends or the next guard takes over, you have a clear written record of the whole period.
Why Choose Metro One Security
Metro One Security is a local Metro Detroit company based in Oak Park. We answer the phone 24 hours a day, and for an urgent outage we can often have a guard on your site the same day.
Every guard is licensed under Michigan’s Private Security Guard Act. Our guards are background-screened and drug-tested, and they are trained on fire watch duties and log-keeping, so the record holds up when the fire marshal or your insurer asks for it. We carry insurance for the work we do. You get a guard who takes the watch seriously and a company that moves fast when you are on a deadline.
We post fire watch guards on construction and industrial sites across Metro Detroit, including Detroit, Warren, and the surrounding Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb county area.
Common Questions
What is a construction fire watch? It is a trained guard who patrols a site to watch for fire when the fire protection system is down or during hot work. The guard keeps a written log of each round and calls 911 if a fire starts.
How fast can you deploy a fire watch? We are available 24/7 and can often deploy the same day for an urgent outage. Call (248) 436-4799 and we will move as fast as we can.
Do you keep the fire watch log the fire marshal asks for? Yes. Our guards keep a written record of each patrol. This is required by code and is often requested by the fire marshal or your insurer.
Are your guards licensed and insured? Yes. Metro One Security is licensed under Michigan’s Private Security Guard Act and insured, and our guards are background-screened and drug-tested.
Get a Fire Watch on Site
Need a fire watch on site tonight? Request a quote or call (248) 436-4799 for same-day construction fire watch across Metro Detroit. You can also see all security services we provide.
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