Fire Watch across the Orlando area

Every officer posted on a watch holds a Florida Class "D" license, and the agency holds FDACS Class "B" license B 1900066. Both are public record and the Division of Licensing runs a free lookup, so a risk manager or a fire marshal can confirm the agency and the individual without asking us for anything. Any agency quoting a watch should give you its license number in writing before you sign, and ours is published openly.

A Florida Class "D" license requires 40 hours of FDACS-approved training (FDACS Division of Licensing).

Every watch is assigned a supervisor who is responsible for relief, for the log, and for physically attending the post while the watch is running, including on the overnight shifts. Continuity is what fails on long watches. Security industry turnover reached 77% in 2024 (ASIS International), so the question of who covers the 3am hole when an officer calls out is worth putting to anybody you hire, and worth getting answered before the first shift instead of after the first gap.

Industry turnover hit 77% in 2024, up from 69.3% in 2019 (ASIS International).

A fire watch is priced by the hour, by how many officers the building needs to cover a round in the time your AHJ expects, and by how much notice there is. Central Florida unarmed coverage runs roughly $24 to $34 an hour, built from Florida guard wages of about $14 to $18 and the 1.5x to 2x bill-rate markup the industry uses (Belfry Software, 2026). Overnight hours, holidays and short notice all sit at the top of that band. Where a smaller watch would satisfy your AHJ, we will tell you.

Security bill rates typically run 1.5x to 2x the officer's wage (Belfry Software, 2026).