Clients searching for security companies in Fort Lauderdale usually have a specific place in mind: a condominium tower on the beach or the Intracoastal, a yacht at Bahia Mar or in a New River yard, a Las Olas storefront, an office in downtown or Cypress Creek, a hotel filling up for the season or an event that the venue will not permit without a licensed security plan. FSO Guard is a licensed Florida Class B security agency (B3100530) and Class A investigative agency (A 1000095) based in Hollywood, FL, fifteen minutes south, and Fort Lauderdale is where a large share of our officers work every day: security guards, mobile patrol, yacht and marina security, event teams, executive protection and private investigators, in English, Spanish and Russian.
Security services in Fort Lauderdale
Yacht and marina security
Dock officers, on-board security during charters, refits and owner visits, crew vetting and boat show coverage at Bahia Mar, Pier Sixty-Six, Las Olas Marina, the 17th Street Causeway marinas and the New River and Dania Cut yards. Maritime investigations for vessel due diligence and crew disputes.
Condominiums and residences
Concierge and lobby security, overnight posts and patrol rounds for towers on the beach, Galt Ocean Mile, the Intracoastal and downtown; residential security for homes in Harbor Beach, Rio Vista, Las Olas Isles, Coral Ridge and Bay Colony.
Businesses and offices
Commercial security for downtown office towers, Cypress Creek and the airport corridor, Las Olas retail and restaurants, retail loss prevention at the Galleria and on Sunrise Boulevard, healthcare security around Broward Health and the medical offices near it, and warehouse security off I-95 and Port Everglades.
Hotels and hospitality
Hotel security for beach and Intracoastal resorts, boutique hotels off Las Olas and vacation rentals: lobby and door officers, pool deck and garage rounds, spring break and holiday weekend reinforcement, and bar and nightlife security along the beach strip.
Events and festivals
Event security for the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Tortuga Music Festival, the Air Show, Las Olas art fairs, convention center functions, corporate events, private parties and weddings at waterfront venues. See our event security planning guide.
Mobile patrol and overnight coverage
Mobile patrol with GPS-verified checkpoints for HOAs, shopping centers, medical offices, marinas and industrial parks; overnight officers and fire watch for buildings with impaired alarm or sprinkler systems.
Construction sites
Construction site security for the residential towers rising downtown and on the beach, Flagler Village projects and marina redevelopments: overnight posts, gate and delivery control, camera-supported patrols and fire watch during hot work.
Protection and investigations
Executive protection and bodyguards for principals, yacht owners and visiting executives, security drivers for FLL and Port Everglades transfers, and private investigators in Fort Lauderdale for background checks, surveillance, litigation support and corporate matters.
Why Fort Lauderdale clients choose FSO Guard
- Fifteen minutes away. Our office and dispatch are in Hollywood, FL, just south of the airport. Supervisors visit posts, replacements arrive fast and same-day requests are realistic rather than a promise.
- Yachting is a specialty, not a sideline. Officers who know how to board a vessel, work with a captain and crew, handle a boat show dock and keep a refit yard’s contractors under control, plus investigators for crew vetting and vessel due diligence.
- Officers who fit the property. A suit and a lapel pin in a Las Olas lobby, a polo and a radio at a construction gate, a plainclothes officer on a retail floor. We match the officer, the wardrobe and the level of licensing to the post, not one uniform for everything.
- Paperwork that satisfies boards, venues and insurers. Class B agency license, Class D and Class G officers, certificates of insurance naming your association or venue, written post orders, incident reports and monthly summaries.
- One agency for the whole account. Lobby post, patrol, yacht, gala and investigation under one supervisor and one invoice, across Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Miami Beach and Palm Beach. That is why clients compare us with the security companies covering all of South Florida rather than a single-city guard firm.
Where we work in Fort Lauderdale and Broward
The beach: Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard and A1A from the 17th Street Causeway to Galt Ocean Mile, Harbor Beach, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. Downtown and Las Olas: Las Olas Boulevard and the Isles, the Riverwalk, Flagler Village, the Arts and Science District, Rio Vista and Victoria Park. Marine district: the 17th Street Causeway marinas, Bahia Mar, Pier Sixty-Six, the New River yards, Marina Mile along State Road 84 and Port Everglades. Business corridors: Cypress Creek and Commercial Boulevard offices, the FLL airport corridor and the I-95 warehouse districts. Neighborhoods: Coral Ridge, Bay Colony, Imperial Point, Wilton Manors, Oakland Park and Plantation. Nearby cities have their own pages: Hollywood, Pembroke Pines and southwest Broward, Boca Raton and Delray Beach; the full list is on our service areas page.
How to hire security in Fort Lauderdale
Call 888.881.8099, use the SMS or send the form on this page with the property or event, the dates and what concerns you. A supervisor answers with the recommended post type and licensing level, an hourly rate in writing, the certificate of insurance and a start date, usually the same day. For condominiums and HOAs we present to the board; for yachts we coordinate with the captain and the management company; for events we deliver the written security plan the venue asks for. Learn more about FSO Guard or browse all security services.
