A prolonged drought and illegal fireworks can be a deadly combination as we head into the Fourth of July holiday, resulting in fires across California and Arizona. Property owners and municipalities are hiring security guards to prevent the use of illegal fireworks and to report fires immediately. According to the National Fire Protection Association, 19,500 [...]
Security guards are often tasked with patrolling large areas—parking lot/garages, outdoor events, business and medical campuses, manufacturing sites and schools. Mobile security patrols, in marked vehicles or on bicycles, enable guards to respond quickly and efficiently if a security issue occurs. Guard companies in California and Arizona such as Access Patrol Services require guards in [...]
Access Patrol Services has over 25 years of security experience with fully licensed armed and unarmed guards. Over 160,000 people are homeless in California. While most use public property to set up temporary shelters, some migrate or loiter on private property. Security guards protect private property from homeless who trespass or are a threat to [...]
Security Guards Take On More Duties As Live Events Resume In Los Angeles County With the reopening of live indoor and outdoor events in Los Angeles County, event security guards are taking on more responsibilities to maintain the safety of event goers. Sporting events, concerts and plays are open or are planning to open in [...]
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. [...]
Car break-ins are on the rise. In 2017, there were 243,000 thefts from cars in California. In San Francisco, there are about 70 auto burglaries a day. One of the prime locations for car burglars is apartment garages and parking lots. Apartment residents as well as property managers can take steps to reduce car break-ins [...]
Back To Work: Commercial Office Building Security in 2020 With the holidays almost over, it's a good opportunity for building managers and owners to review security procedures as we begin a New Year. Crime Prevention Assessment. According to the USDA, the first step in preventing criminal behavior in the workplace is to conduct a [...]
Home Security in California and Arizona—Survey Shows Bedrooms Are Burglars' First Stop In the quest to try to outsmart burglars and to keep them from stealing our valuables, a 2016 NBC poll asked convicted burglars where they go first after breaking into a home. Seventy-five percent wrote that they go straight to the [...]
Montebello Residents Understand Security Montebello is a thriving Latin-American community in the greater L.A. area with less than average incidents of homicide and gang violence relative to the poverty levels and general income of the area. Why? Simple, the residents of Montebello understand the need for security and the powerful deterrent that [...]
