Almond Tree Security Services adds fire watch services in South Florida

HOMESTEAD, Fla., October 13, 2026 - Almond Tree Security Services (ATSS), a licensed Florida security and private investigation agency, now provides fire watch services for commercial buildings, residential communities, hotels and construction sites across Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties. The service gives property owners and managers a way to keep a building protected and occupied when its fire alarm or sprinkler system is temporarily out of service.

When a fire protection system is impaired, whether because of a failed inspection, a repair or hot work such as welding, the local fire authority will often require a fire watch until the system is restored. A fire watch officer patrols the property on a set schedule, looks for fire hazards, documents each round and alerts emergency services if a fire is found. Patrol frequency and documentation requirements vary by jurisdiction, so ATSS recommends that property managers confirm the exact requirements with their local fire marshal before coverage begins.

Fire watch is a temporary measure. It keeps a building compliant and monitored while repairs are made, but it does not replace a working fire protection system, and coverage should continue until the system is back in service.

Because impaired systems are often discovered without warning, response time matters. ATSS responds to new requests within two hours and deploys officers within four hours, 24 hours a day.

"A property manager who finds out that a sprinkler system is down usually needs someone on site the same day," said Brian Kennedy, CEO of Almond Tree Security Services. "Our officers are licensed, trained and available around the clock, so the building can stay open while the repair gets done."

Every ATSS officer holds both a Florida Class D (unarmed) and Class G (armed) security license and completes 40 hours of initial field training alongside an experienced officer, followed by annual training in de-escalation and sexual harassment prevention. The company operates under Florida Security Agency License B 3500420 and Private Investigator Agency License A 3500419, and is certified by the State of Florida as a Veteran Preference Company.

About Almond Tree Security Services
Almond Tree Security Services (ATSS) is a licensed Florida security and private investigation agency headquartered in Homestead, Florida. Founded in 2017 by Steve Garrison, a Vietnam combat veteran and former chief of police, the company provides armed and unarmed security officers, patrol, fire watch, construction site security, executive protection, risk assessment and cash and product transport security across Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties under the motto "Safety Before All." More information is available at https://almondtreesecurity.com/.