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Patrol or a posted guard?
When an officer should stay all shift, and when visits through the night do the job.
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Security guides for Gilroy owners and managers.
Practical guides for Gilroy business owners, property managers and builders: how coverage works, what to look for and how to plan it.
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Resources
Guides.
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Securing a warehouse yard overnight
Trailers, docks, lighting and fence lines after the last shift goes home.
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Planning security across a retail center
Walkways, large lots, loading areas and the busy shopping seasons.
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Planning a year of food plant security
Gates, contractors, perimeters and coverage that follows the season.
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Planning jobsite security by phase
Gate check-in, storage and after-hours coverage matched to each phase of the build.
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When your fire system goes down
The first calls to make, what the fire watch officer does and how the log works.
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What your security reports should tell you
Timed logs, shift reports and photo incident reports, and how to use them.
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Planning coverage hours
Which hours you cover shapes a security plan more than anything else. Map your property’s risk windows, then use our chart to match business-hours, after-hours or 24-hour coverage to each one.
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Security assessment checklist
Take this list around your Gilroy property: fences, lights, doors, cameras, parking, after-dark activity, past trouble and how help gets in. A printable copy comes with it.
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Cost calculator
Our Gilroy security guard cost calculator turns the hours you have in mind into a monthly range. Choose an unarmed guard post or mobile patrol stops, enter your schedule and see the estimate before the free walkthrough.
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Guards or video monitoring
An officer on the property and live eyes on your cameras solve different problems. Here is how they compare on presence, response, what each sees and the hours they cover, and when to use both.
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Post orders checklist
Every guard post runs on a set of written instructions. Check yours against this list: the post, the hours, rounds, visitors, logs, emergencies and the change of shift.
Read the guideHow to use these guides
Each guide takes on a common security question: whether patrol or a posted guard fits, how to cover a truck yard, what to do when a fire system fails, how to plan a jobsite and how to read a report. They are written to be useful whether or not you ever call us.
When you are ready to talk about your own property, compare our security services, find your property type or book a free walkthrough.
A few useful answers
Common questions
Which guide should a warehouse manager start with?
The warehouse yard guide, then the reports guide, which shows what a morning report should cover.
Are the guides written for Gilroy properties?
Yes. The examples are truck yards, retail centers, food plants and jobsites, the kinds of property found all over Gilroy.
What comes after reading a guide?
A free walkthrough of your property, followed by a written quote that puts the guide’s ideas to work on your hours and entrances.