When sprinklers or fire alarms are impaired, or hot work is underway, the fire code official can require a fire watch until the system is back in service. Request trained fire watch coverage for your Houston property, day or night.
Tell us about the site. A coordinator will follow up with availability and a quote.
Call and tell us your property address and what system is down. We answer 24/7.
📞 Call (281) 982-1700Fire watch personnel patrol the affected areas on a set interval, look for fire hazards, keep exits clear, log every round, and alert occupants and the fire department if anything goes wrong.
Coverage while a sprinkler system, riser, or fire pump is shut down for repair, freeze damage, or a planned drain-down.
A dedicated watch during and after welding, cutting, brazing, or torch work, as hot work permits often require.
After-hours and full-shift fire watch for active builds, renovations, and demolition, where site safety plans call for it.
Continuous patrols while an alarm panel, detection system, or monitoring connection is offline or under repair.
Fire watch usually comes up with no warning. We keep the process simple.
Requests are taken around the clock, including nights, weekends, and holidays, when outages tend to happen.
Every patrol round is logged with time and areas checked, so you have a record for the fire marshal and your insurer.
From a single shift to continuous 24-hour coverage until your system is restored and cleared.
Hourly pricing is confirmed with you before anyone is dispatched. No surprises on the invoice.
Apartments, offices, warehouses, hospitals, retail centers, schools, hotels, industrial sites, and job sites.
Call (281) 982-1700 with your address and what's down, and we'll get coverage moving.
Fire watch requests across the City of Houston and greater Harris County, including:
General information only. Your fire code official (the AHJ) makes the final call for your property.
Typically when a required fire protection system such as sprinklers, a fire alarm, or a standpipe is out of service, or during hot work and certain construction phases. Under the Houston Fire Code, building owners must notify the fire department when a required system is impaired, and the fire code official can require an approved fire watch until it is restored.
They continuously patrol the affected areas on a set interval, look for smoke, heat, and ignition sources, keep exits and egress paths clear, keep a written log of each round, and have a way to call the fire department and alert occupants right away.
Same-day starts are often possible, depending on staffing and location. Call for the fastest answer. Scheduled impairments, such as planned sprinkler or alarm work, can be booked ahead.
Fire watch is usually billed per guard, per hour. The rate depends on urgency, shift length, number of guards, and site size, and many providers have a minimum number of hours. You'll get a written quote before coverage starts.
Until the impaired system is repaired, tested, and back in service, or until the hot work or construction phase that required it ends. That can be a few hours or several weeks.
Sometimes. It depends on what your fire code official approves. Many owners and managers bring in dedicated personnel so their staff can keep doing their regular jobs and the log is kept properly.
Requests are taken 24/7 for Houston and Harris County.
📞 Call (281) 982-1700