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A static security guard is a licensed officer on one site for the whole shift, not a passing patrol. First Defence provides this coverage for warehouses, storage yards, vacant properties, retail and offices that need someone physically present.
Static site security means one licensed officer holds a single, fixed post for an entire shift.
That’s different from mobile patrol, where a vehicle checks several properties on a route.
A static post is built around your site’s actual traffic, not a generic script:
Static coverage suits warehouses and storage yards, and vacant properties between tenants, often paired with fire watch. It also suits retail, offices and construction sites needing after-hours presence.
Every officer assigned is licensed and insured. For guarding beyond a single fixed post, see security guards.
A static guard makes sense when a site can’t go unwatched: an empty building, a yard holding stock. Mobile patrol suits several properties, or one site needing only occasional checks.
Many clients run both: a static officer where presence matters most, patrols on the rest.
Tell us the site, the shift and the timeline. Quotes are free and itemized.
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A static post from First Defence is one dedicated officer, not a drive-by, supervised on a schedule you set.
Dispatch in Halifax backs every post at any hour, so a gap gets a response, not an empty post.
A licensed officer on one site for the full shift, not checking in periodically like a patrol does.
They watch entrances and log activity, on hand the moment something needs attention.
Static coverage suits a single site that can’t go unwatched. Mobile patrol suits several properties, or one that only needs checking after hours.
Some clients run both.
Static coverage is booked by the shift, from a single overnight post to a multi-month contract.
Tell us the site and the timeline, and we’ll scope it from there.
Often, yes. Dispatch runs from Halifax around the clock, and most posts can be staffed within days.
Sites with specific licensing or access needs can take a little longer.
Static coverage is one of sixteen. These are the services clients most often pair with it, or choose instead.
Guarding beyond a single fixed post, across entrances, floors and grounds.
Scheduled checks across several properties, for sites that don’t need full-shift presence.
Often paired with a static post on vacant properties between tenants.
Keyholding and callout for the hours a post isn’t staffed.
Tell us what you need covered and we will price it. One officer or a full program, guarding, patrols or an investigation. Quotes are free, itemized, and carry no obligation to proceed.
