Fire Watch Guards in Chicago and Illinois

When your fire alarm or sprinkler system is down, the fire marshal can require a fire watch until it’s fixed. Valle Services provides trained fire watch guards across Chicago and all suburbs, 24/7, often on short notice. With 45 years in business, we cover one night or weeks at a time.

When Is a Fire Watch Required?

• Your fire alarm or sprinkler system is out of service, damaged or being repaired
• Hot work such as welding, cutting or roofing
• Construction or renovation before fire protection is working
• The fire marshal or your insurer orders a fire watch

The fire marshal decides how often guards patrol, which areas they cover and how long the watch lasts. Tell us what they require and we’ll staff to it.

What Our Fire Watch Guards Do

• Patrol every assigned area on a set schedule, including stairwells, corridors and mechanical rooms
• Check for smoke, heat, sparks, blocked exits and propped fire doors
• Keep exits, fire lanes and extinguishers clear
• Call 911 and alert your contacts right away if there’s a fire
• Keep a written log of every round for the fire marshal and your insurer

Fast 24/7 Fire Watch Services Across Chicago and All Suburbs

We answer around the clock and can put guards on site fast, day or night, and keep them there until your system is back in service.

• Hotels and venues: supplemental security that handles the fire watch rounds, so your in-house team stays on its posts. (Hotel security)
• Warehouses and industrial buildings: coverage when a sprinkler line or alarm panel fails. (Warehouse and industrial security)
• Construction sites: fire watch during hot work and after hours, with gate and theft coverage if you need it.
• Offices and apartment buildings: coverage during repairs, inspections and system upgrades.

Need regular security as well? See our unarmed security guards.

Fire Watch FAQs

When is a fire watch required in Illinois?
Usually when a required fire alarm or sprinkler system is out of service, or during hot work. Your local fire marshal makes the final call and sets the patrol schedule.

How fast can you start a fire watch?
We answer 24/7 and can often staff a fire watch the same day. Tell us the address, which systems are down and the hours you need covered.

Do your guards keep fire watch logs?
Yes. Every round is logged with the time, the areas checked and anything found, ready for the fire marshal or your insurer.

Fire Alarm or Sprinklers Down?

Call or Text 630-212-8938, 24/7