Armed or unarmed
Event security
Staffing, entry control and crowd management for a date on the calendar.
What this actually involves
Event work is a staffing problem before it is a security problem. The plan starts from your gate count, your alcohol service, your egress routes and your call time — not from a standard package.
Entry control, bag and wand screening where you want it, roaming coverage inside, and a supervisor who owns the radio and the incident log for the duration.
The Black Hills calendar concentrates hard around the Sturgis rally in August. Dates inside the rally window fill first and staff cost more; booking early is the whole game.
What you get back
- Written staffing plan with post assignments and shift times
- Named on-site supervisor and a single point of contact
- Incident log for the event, delivered afterwards
- Certificate of insurance for your venue or your promoter
Questions we get
Before you call
- How many guards does my event need?
- It depends on expected attendance, whether alcohol is served, how many entry points you have and how late you run. Give us those four numbers and we will give you a staffing plan rather than a guess.
- Can you work an event during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally?
- Yes, and that is our busiest window of the year. Book rally dates as far ahead as you can — availability, not price, is usually the constraint.
- Armed or unarmed for an event?
- Most events are unarmed. Armed posts make sense where there is cash on site, a credible specific threat, or a client or insurer requirement. We will tell you if we think armed is unnecessary.
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
Mobile patrol
A marked vehicle checking your property on an irregular schedule through the night.
Armed
Armed guards
Armed officers for posts where the risk, the client or the insurer requires it.