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BSIS licensed officers for events of any size, with planning that starts at your permit conditions rather than at a quote for bodies on a door.
Most event security problems are decided weeks before the event. The permit conditions get agreed, the site plan is drawn, the entry points are set, and only then does somebody ask how many officers are needed. By that point the difficult parts are already fixed in place, and security becomes a patch rather than a plan.
We Guard Now provides event security guards in Los Angeles for corporate events, festivals, private functions, brand activations, filming and community events. Our officers are BSIS licensed and our planning starts with your permit and your site plan. In the City of Los Angeles, temporary special event permits run through Building and Safety, LAPD operates its own special event permit process, and events in parks have separate requirements through Recreation and Parks. Conditions vary by event, venue and location, so we work from the ones that apply to you.
One thing worth knowing early: for larger gatherings the fire code generally requires trained crowd managers, at least two and at least one per 250 attendees above 1,000 people, and the fire code official can adjust that. Crowd managers are a different role from security officers and the two should be planned together. Whether you need four officers for an evening function or a full team across a multi day festival, we can usually confirm coverage within 24 hours.
Our event security covers planning as well as staffing. Most Los Angeles organisers come to us with a date and an attendance estimate, and we work back from there.
Our event security covers planning as well as staffing. Most Los Angeles organisers come to us with a date and an attendance estimate, and we work back from there.
We review your site plan, attendance, entry points and permit conditions and recommend officer numbers and positions, including when fewer officers would do.
Consistent bag checks and prohibited item screening run fast enough that your entry queue does not become the event’s first problem.
Checking tickets, wristbands and credentials, and keeping back of house, green room and production areas restricted.
Officers positioned where crowds bunch, at stage fronts, bars, exits and transitions between spaces.
Calm handling of intoxicated or disruptive guests, with removal only when it is genuinely necessary.
Protection for equipment, staging and stock during build, overnight and strike, when most event theft actually happens.
Traffic direction, parking coverage and presence as crowds leave, which is the highest risk window of most events.
Tell us the event, the venue and the permit conditions you are working to, and we will build a staffing plan around them.
An event security officer works a site that did not exist last week and will not exist next week. Briefing, positioning and communication matter more than anything else, because nobody can rely on familiarity with the venue.
On a typical event, one of our Los Angeles event security officers will:
What an event officer must never do is leave a position unannounced. On a temporary site, an unmanned gap is invisible until something comes through it.
This is the question every organiser asks first. There is no single ratio, because the event type matters more than the headcount. Here is how we think about it, and where crowd managers fit.
Comparison point | Security Officers | Crowd Managers |
Purpose | Protect people and property, control entry and conduct | Occupant safety, exits and evacuation |
Triggered by | Your risk, venue and permit conditions | Fire code, generally gatherings over 1,000 people |
Typical numbers | Driven by entry points, alcohol, layout and attendance | Generally at least one per 250 attendees, minimum two |
Main tasks | Screening, credentials, conduct, back of house | Exit routes, occupant load, evacuation |
Licensing | BSIS guard card | Crowd manager training recognised by the fire authority |
Planned by | Security provider with the organiser | Organiser and venue with the fire authority |
Officer numbers rise with multiple entry points, alcohol service, standing crowds, cash on site, high profile guests, late finishes and anything that needs a restricted area.
Officer numbers can fall with a single controlled entrance, a seated crowd, no alcohol, daytime hours and a venue with its own staff. We will tell you when that is your situation rather than quoting the maximum.
Check your permit before fixing numbers. In the City of Los Angeles, event permits may come through Building and Safety, LAPD or Recreation and Parks depending on the event and location, and conditions differ. For events in permanent venues, your venue may already carry its own requirements.
Internal link: “See our theater and entertainment venue security and sports and tournament security pages.”
Registration control, access to sessions and protection for equipment and displays.
Wide perimeters, multiple entrances and long operating days.
Discreet coverage where guests should barely notice security.
Low profile officers managing uninvited guests and parking.
Short runs with valuable set pieces and queues of the public.
Wrap parties, premieres and location based events.
Credential control and protection for prototypes and samples.
Events with public access and road closures.
Venues with high value auction items and prominent guests.
Multi day events with overnight exhibition floor protection.
Large assemblies with family crowds and specific access considerations.
We provide event security guards across Los Angeles County, including:
Events fail on staffing reliability more than anything else. One officer short at a single entry point changes the whole queue. If you are comparing security companies in Los Angeles, ask what happens if an officer calls out two hours before doors.
We staff from the surrounding area wherever possible and overstaff our own roster rather than yours, so a call out is covered without reducing the team you were promised.
Do not see your neighborhood? We cover all of Los Angeles County. Call +1 714-760-5385 and ask.
We work from your permit conditions and site plan rather than quoting a flat number of officers.
If your event needs fewer officers than you expected, we will say so. Overstaffing an event is easy to sell and obvious afterwards.
We plan security staffing alongside your crowd manager requirement rather than ignoring it or confusing the two roles.
Rosters built with cover, so a call out does not become your problem at doors.
Every officer holds a current BSIS guard card, verified before assignment. We operate under PPO # 121614 with general liability and workers compensation coverage.
Corporate, festival, private and production events under one contract and one supervisor.
We do not publish a single hourly figure, because events vary more than any other service we provide. Here is what moves the cost.We do not publish a single hourly figure, because events vary more than any other service we provide. Here is what moves the cost.
Driven by entry points, attendance, alcohol, layout and restricted areas rather than headcount alone.
Multi day events price better per hour than single evenings.
Late finishes, overnight coverage, weekends and holidays carry a premium.
Bag checks and prohibited item screening need more officers at entry points.
Protecting equipment and staging overnight during load in and load out adds posts outside event hours.
Planned events cost less to staff than last minute bookings, where officers must be pulled from other commitments.
What we do commit to: one flat hourly rate quoted in writing before you sign, no administrative add ons, and no charge for the planning conversation or the site plan review. If a quote is dramatically lower, check how many officers it actually includes at your busiest entry point during the first hour.
Call +1 714-760-5385 or send your site plan and permit conditions. We review attendance, entry points, alcohol, timings and restricted areas.
You receive officer positions, timings and a flat hourly rate, with crowd manager requirements flagged so nothing is missed.
We brief the team on your layout and procedures, and officers arrive before doors with full coverage.
No long term contract is required. Whether you run one event a year or a full calendar, both are fine, and repeat organisers get the same officers wherever possible.
It depends on entry points, attendance, whether alcohol is served, layout, timings and restricted areas, not on headcount alone. A seated daytime corporate event needs far fewer officers than a standing evening event with bars. We assess the site plan and recommend honestly, including when fewer officers will do.
Usually yes, and the route depends on the event and location. In the City of Los Angeles, temporary special event permits run through Building and Safety, LAPD operates its own special event permit process, and events in parks have separate requirements through Recreation and Parks. Confirm with the relevant department early, because permit conditions often dictate your security staffing.
Security officers control entry, check credentials and manage conduct. Crowd managers are a fire code role focused on occupant safety, exit routes and evacuation. For gatherings over 1,000 people the fire code generally requires trained crowd managers, at least two and at least one per 250 attendees, with the fire code official able to adjust. The two roles are planned together.
Yes, and it is where most event theft happens. We provide overnight and build period coverage for equipment, staging and stock.
Yes. Private functions, weddings and family occasions are covered by discreet officers, often in plain clothes, so guests barely notice them.
It depends on officer numbers, event duration, hours of the day, screening level, build and strike coverage and notice period. We quote one flat hourly rate in writing.
Yes. Every officer holds a current BSIS guard card, verified before assignment. We operate under PPO # 121614.
We can often cover short notice events, but planned bookings get better officers and better rates, because last minute work means pulling officers from other commitments.
Send us your site plan, permit conditions and expected attendance. We will recommend staffing honestly, quote a flat hourly rate in writing and have full coverage on site before doors. Free assessment, no obligation.