Licensed unarmed officers for weddings, corporate functions, galas and community events, and crowd staff for ticketed concerts and festivals: doors and guest lists, bag checks, barricades, parking and exits.
The job changes with the size of the event. At a 150-guest wedding or a company holiday party the risks are small and predictable: a gate-crasher, a guest who has had too much, a car break-in in the lot, a gift table left unattended. At a ticketed show the risk is the crowd itself: several thousand people arriving through a few gates in the same two hours and leaving in the same half hour.
CAL staffs event security with unarmed officers registered with the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS). If a promoter or a permit calls for armed presence, that comes from police or an armed provider.
Community events add their own jobs: cash boxes at a school or church festival, street closure points at a block party, lost children at the information booth. If your city's special event permit asks for a security plan, we write the security section to match it.
At a concert or festival the officers work inside the promoter's plan. Positions, gate times and the rules for stopping a show come from the promoter and the venue, and from the conditions local police and the fire marshal put on the permit. We walk the site with the promoter before the show, and every position gets written post orders.
Bags are checked at the lane against the promoter's prohibited-items list. A guest who refuses the search is refused entry, not searched against their will. Separate lines for ADA entry, will-call and staff credentials keep the main lanes moving.
Officers behind the front-of-stage barricade watch the first rows for crushing and heat exhaustion, lift people over to the medics, and pass a stop-show call up the chain at once.
Exit paths stay clear of vendors, coolers and chairs. The California Fire Code requires trained crowd managers at gatherings of more than 500 people, at least two and one per 250 people (Section 403.11.3), though outdoor events under 1,000 are exempt. Ask the fire marshal whose training counts for that role.
Fence lines are walked for climbers and cut points, and back-of-house gates held for artists and deliveries. Before the last set every exit gate is open, with officers at the choke points moving people toward parking and rideshare.
What hosts and promoters add to an event crew.
Close protection for a speaker, performer or family through the event.
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Extra officers for a one-day event or a single weekend.
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A badge desk and front-of-house officer for conferences.
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Overnight checks of stages, tents and gear between festival days.
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A regular post at the venue on non-event days.
↗Call with the date, the venue and the expected attendance. We will size the crew and send a written plan to review.
Every entrance needs an officer while guests arrive, and a separate lot or valet area needs its own.
An open bar that runs late needs more officers than a lunch reception.
A public figure or a silent auction with jewelry gets an officer who stays with it.
Officer count, arrival time, positions, the re-entry and alcohol rules, and who on your side decides when a guest leaves.
The plan reaches you before the event and every officer is briefed on it. Afterward you get a written report of incidents, times and the action taken. Our post on how many guards an event needs goes through the numbers.
From Ventura to San Bernardino, our licensed officers and 24/7 dispatch protect five Southern California regions. Click a pin or county on the map to see every city we cover.
Send the date, the venue, the expected attendance and whether alcohol is served. For a ticketed show, add the site plan and permit conditions.
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