Armed
Armed guards
Armed officers for posts where the risk, the client or the insurer requires it.
What this actually involves
Armed posts are a different staffing problem: a smaller pool of qualified officers, firearms qualification to maintain, and a use-of-force standard that has to be written down before anyone stands the post.
This is the work we hold federal contracts for. Our contracting entity has two Federal Emergency Management Agency awards for Level II armed guard services supporting disaster declaration DR-4847 on the Crow reservation in Montana — one of them currently running.
Every armed officer carries the medical training to go with it — CPR, AED, bleeding control — because an armed post is exactly where that matters.
What you get back
- Written post orders and use-of-force policy, agreed before the post opens
- Officer qualification records on file and available to your compliance team
- Shift logs and incident reports
- Certificate of insurance naming your entity
Questions we get
Before you call
- Do I actually need armed guards?
- Usually not. Armed posts are justified by cash on site, a credible specific threat, a regulatory requirement, or a contract that mandates it. If unarmed covers your risk, we will say so — armed costs more and changes how people interact with your site.
- What qualifies your armed officers?
- Firearms safety and qualification, self-defense and baton certification, and federal security training including antiterrorism awareness and operations security. Qualification records are available to clients on request.
Also
Other services
Same day
Fire watch
Your sprinkler, alarm or standpipe is down and the fire marshal wants a watch posted tonight.
Armed or unarmed
Event security
Staffing, entry control and crowd management for a date on the calendar.
Armed or unarmed
Mobile patrol
A marked vehicle checking your property on an irregular schedule through the night.