If your fire system is out of service, the fire marshal can require a fire watch until it is fixed. Call and we will get a guard headed to your Houston property, day or night.
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Most fire watch calls come in after something breaks. These are the usual ones.
A broken pipe, freeze damage, a riser repair, or a planned drain-down. Someone has to walk the building until the system is back on.
Panel failure, lost monitoring, or detector work. The building still needs eyes on it while the alarm can't do the job.
Welding, cutting, brazing, or torch-applied roofing. Fire code hot work rules require a fire watch while the work is going on and for at least 30 minutes after it stops. Your permit or insurer may ask for longer.
Renovations, new builds and demolition where the site safety plan or the fire marshal calls for a watch when crews go home.
A fire watch is simple, but it has to be done right and written down.
Under the Houston Fire Code, owners have to notify the fire department when a required fire protection system is impaired. The fire code official can then require an approved fire watch until the system is repaired and back in service.
Fire watch is also common during hot work and on construction and demolition sites. Fire code hot work rules require a fire watch while the work is going on and for at least 30 minutes after it stops. Your permit or insurer may ask for longer.
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The City of Houston and the rest of Harris County, plus nearby suburbs:
Usually when sprinklers, a fire alarm or a standpipe are out of service, during hot work, and on some construction sites. The fire code official decides for your building.
Same-day starts are often possible depending on location and staffing. Calling is the fastest way to find out. Planned shutdowns can be booked ahead.
Fire watch is billed per guard, per hour. The rate depends on how soon you need someone, how long, and how big the site is. Many providers have a minimum number of hours. You get the price on the phone before anyone is sent.
Until the system is repaired, tested and back in service, or until the hot work or construction phase is done. That can be one shift or several weeks.
Sometimes, if the fire code official approves it. A lot of owners bring in a dedicated guard so their staff can keep working and the log gets kept properly.
This is general information. The fire code official for your property has the final say on when a fire watch is needed and how it has to be done.