The glass is on the sidewalk, the alarm company is not answering, the contractor who was supposed to cover the site tonight just cancelled and your event opens in fourteen hours. FSO Guard’s emergency security guard services exist for exactly that call. A licensed temporary security guard — armed or unarmed — on site in Miami the same day, with a written agreement, a clear rate and a supervisor who checks in. One shift or one week; no long-term contract.
When people call us for same-day security
Break-in or damaged storefront
A smashed window, a forced door, a roll-up gate that will not close. Until the glazier and the locksmith arrive — often not until the next business day — an officer on site keeps inventory, equipment and records from walking out. Armed coverage is available when high-value stock is exposed.
Fire watch when systems fail
Alarm panel down, sprinkler impairment, standpipe out of service, hot work with no detection. The fire marshal requires a continuous fire watch and a log; we dispatch trained officers with the paperwork the same day, for hours or weeks.
Hurricane and storm coverage
Before landfall: officers on site while the building is boarded and staff leave. After: protection against looting and trespass for storefronts, warehouses, marinas and estates while power is out and police are stretched. Generators, fuel and water for officers are arranged in advance for storm bookings.
Terminations and workplace threats
An employee is being let go this afternoon and has made comments; a customer has threatened staff; a domestic situation is following an employee to work. A calm, licensed officer on the floor for the day, or for the week, with a written plan — see employee termination security.
Contractor no-show or contract failure
Your security vendor did not staff the post, walked off the job or lost its license. We take over the post the same day, work from your existing post orders and stay as long as needed while you decide what comes next.
Last-minute events
A private party, a product launch, a pop-up, a press moment, a funeral, a court-ordered move — tomorrow. Licensed event security guards for crowd, door and asset protection, booked in one call.
Other short-term security needs we cover
- Vacant property and post-eviction coverage — a unit or a building between tenants, a foreclosure, a property that has already been broken into once.
- Water, fire or storm damage restoration — protecting a building that cannot be locked while crews work, and the equipment they leave overnight.
- Construction sites after a theft or before a weekend, when the regular construction site security is not yet in place.
- Deliveries and installations of high-value equipment, art, jewelry or medical devices where the shipment sits unattended for hours.
- Estate and hospital situations — a family member under threat, a patient with a hostile visitor, a death in the family that attracts attention.
- Insurance and legal requirements — a carrier or a court that requires a guard on site as a condition of coverage or an order.
How emergency dispatch works
- Call (786) 659-5011. The dispatch line is answered 24/7 by a supervisor, not a call center. Tell us where, what happened, how many officers, armed or unarmed, and for how long.
- Confirmation in minutes. We confirm availability, the arrival window and the hourly rate, and send a one-page agreement to sign on your phone. Nobody is dispatched until you have the rate in writing.
- Officer en route. A licensed officer in uniform, with identification, a radio or phone link to the supervisor and — for fire watch — the log the marshal expects. The supervisor briefs the officer on your situation before arrival.
- On site. The officer checks in with your contact, secures the location, follows your instructions or our standard post orders and reports every hour or every incident, as you prefer.
- Extend or stop. Extend shift by shift, add officers, switch to armed, or end the coverage when the glass is fixed. If the need becomes permanent, the same team transitions to a regular post.
Why FSO Guard for emergency and temporary security
- Licensed and insured. Florida security agency license B3100530 (Class B); every officer holds a Class D license and armed officers hold Class G. A temporary guard is still a licensed guard — anything else exposes you to liability.
- A real dispatch capability. Officers based across Miami-Dade and Broward, a supervisor on call around the clock and vehicles that can move — not a promise to “check availability” in the morning.
- Clear pricing before dispatch. The rate on the phone is the rate on the invoice. Four-hour minimum; no long-term contract for emergency work.
- Officers who can walk into chaos. Emergency posts go to experienced officers who have worked storms, break-ins and terminations, not to whoever is free.
- The rest of the company behind the officer. Investigators for the break-in, consultants for what to fix, mobile patrol for the weeks after, executive protection when the threat is personal.
- Three languages. Dispatch, officers and reports in English, Spanish and Russian.
Emergency security cost
Same-day and short-notice coverage is billed by the hour per officer, four-hour minimum per shift. The rate depends on armed or unarmed status, overnight and holiday hours, the number of officers and the location. We quote the exact rate on the phone and confirm it in writing before an officer is dispatched. If coverage continues beyond the emergency, it moves to our standard month-to-month rates — see how security guard pricing works in Miami.
Service area
Same-day security guards in Miami, Miami Beach, Brickell, Doral, Hialeah, Kendall, Homestead, Aventura, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Weston, Boca Raton, Delray Beach and West Palm Beach; next-day dispatch statewide through our Florida security services. Full service area.
Call (786) 659-5011 now — the line is answered 24/7 — or write to us in the live chat and a supervisor will call you back within minutes.
