Serving Malibu

Fire Watch in Malibu

Licensed guards who walk Malibu homes, rebuild sites and commercial properties on a set route and log every round while fire systems are down, during hot work, or after a fire.

Request Consultation Call (442) 288-6642 Text us

LDG patrol vehicle on a coastal road in daylight

Fire is the risk everyone in Malibu knows

Malibu has lived through the Woolsey Fire in 2018, the Franklin Fire in 2024 and the Palisades Fire in 2025, and many lots along Pacific Coast Highway, on Point Dume and up the canyons are still being rebuilt. New homes go up before their alarm and sprinkler systems are finished, older homes and beach properties shut systems down for repairs, and damaged structures can sit empty for months.

LDG provides fire watch guards in Malibu for homeowners, builders and property managers. Malibu is served by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, which may call for a fire watch when a system is impaired; insurers and builders often require one during hot work. Our guards walk a set route, watch for smoke, heat and hazards, and log every round.

Malibu fire watch coverage

Rebuilds before systems are live. Rounds of framed and partly finished homes, often paired with construction site security in Malibu.
Hot work on site. A guard during welding, metal work or roofing, and for the cool-down period afterward.
Homes with systems down. Coverage for a house or guest house while an alarm or sprinkler system is repaired, including while the owners are away.
Fire-damaged properties. Rounds of a damaged structure while it waits for demolition or repair.
Commercial properties. Shopping centers, restaurants and offices along PCH when a panel is out.

Red flag days and access

Many Malibu sites sit on private roads or narrow canyon lanes. Post orders cover the gate, where the guard parks and how fire trucks would reach the property. On red flag days we confirm the evacuation plan with you ahead of time, including who decides when the guard leaves.

What the guard does

On each round the guard checks the structure and the grounds for smoke, heat, odors and new hazards such as stored fuel or debris piles, and notes it in the fire watch log. If there is a fire, the guard calls 911, alerts anyone on the property and meets the fire department. Guards do not fight fires.

Getting a fire watch scheduled

Fire watch coverage in Malibu can be a single shift for hot work, nights only while a building is empty, or every hour the system is out until it is repaired. Shift length is set to your needs. Pricing depends on the hours, the number of guards and how long the fire watch runs; longer agreements get lower rates, and requests made with less than 7 days’ notice carry an upcharge. Published guard ranges are on our rates page. Request a consultation, or call or text (442) 288-6642.

California requires every security guard to hold a guard card from the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services, and LDG works under PPO License #122869. For the service across the county, see fire watch in Los Angeles County; for every service in the area, see our Malibu & Pacific Palisades page.

What’s included