Summer is not quite here and it's already fire season in Bakersfield. The fire danger will only increase as we approach the July 4 holiday and the illegal use of fireworks. The fire threat has prompted many businesses to add fire watch security guards to their locations. The use of illegal fireworks is already a [...]
Businesses and property managers are using security guards to protect their locations against fires caused by illegal fireworks as the July 4 holiday approaches, says Access Patrol Services (APS), a security guard company serving California and Arizona. According to the National Fire Protection Association, an estimated 19,500 fires were caused by fireworks in 2018 with [...]
Just as stores across the country are beginning to reopen, a small number of individuals are taking advantage of peaceful protests to vandalize and steal from retailers. Storeowners, many who have devoted years to build their business, need to protect their property during this time of unrest. Many are using additional security guard protection services. [...]
Criminals are taking advantage of the current health crisis and mask requirements to rob grocery and convenience stores. Since customers entering stores are wearing gear that covers their face, storeowners can't tell who is an actual customer and who is a robber. In Santa Ana, robberies have increased 50 percent since the lockdown according to [...]
A security guard's arm was broken and two other guards were attacked by two men in a Van Nuys Target. The attack occurred when the customers were being escorted out the store for failing to complying with store policy that required all customers wear face masks. Here's the video: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/two-men-arrested-attack-target-security-guard-over-face-mask-n1205321 One of the primary responsibilities [...]
Security guards go to work each day not knowing who or what they will encounter. They may be confronted with break-ins, vandalism, and on occasion, violent individuals. We are saddened to learn that a security guard, Calvin Munerlyn, who was on duty at a Family Dollar in Flint, Michigan, was shot after he told [...]
Big box warehouse stores are having to adopt to the ever-changing security issues as a result of COVID-19. Although the hysteria over hard-to-find goods seems to have passed (at least for now), security guards at warehouse stores must make sure that all safety and health guidelines are being properly enforced. Retail Grocery Store Security. Costco [...]
Hospitals have been battling the COVID-19 crisis for over a month. Part of the challenge is to ensure that all those who enter hospital property are not exposed to the virus, and those exhibiting symptoms are promptly quarantined. Hospital security guards are often the first to come in contact with the sick and their families. [...]
Critical medical equipment and hospital protective gear are in short supply because of COVID-19. As these items are manufactured and processed through the supply chain, tight security has become the norm at every step. Medical Supply Manufacturing. Even during "normal" times, manufacturers place a heavy emphasis on security including employing security guards at their sites. [...]
We live in unsettling times. Besides the almost empty freeways, the most surreal scenes are at grocery stores. Shelves are empty of sought-after items. Tape is on the floor indicating where we should stand so we don't get too close to one another in the checkout line. Glass now separates cashiers from customers. Shoppers wear [...]
