911 Sentinel vs. Pierce County Security.
One unarmed Pierce County Security guard bills about $8,340 a month for 8 hours a night on Washington's state contract. 911 Sentinel watches the whole site live from $900/mo. Here's the side by side, from its own pages and state contract rates.
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How does 911 Sentinel compare to Pierce County Security?
Pierce County Security, based in Tacoma and in business since 1927, provides armed and unarmed guards, mobile patrol, and alarm response from its 24/7 dispatch center. On Washington's statewide contract it bills $34.27 an hour for an unarmed guard in Pierce County, about $8,340 a month for 8 hours a night. 911 Sentinel watches the site through AI cameras from $900/mo: an alert within 30 seconds, an operator acting within 3 minutes, then your team and the police. No one is confronted.
Why choose 911 Sentinel over Pierce County Security
A fraction of an officer's hourly cost
One unarmed Pierce County Security guard 8 hours a night is about $8,340 a month at its state contract rate. Our camera monitoring covers the same 8 hours from $900 a month, camera and installation included.
Watched between stops
A patrol officer who stops by periodically leaves the hours in between unwatched. Our cameras are watched live for your whole window, and an operator acts within 3 minutes of any alert.
A record of every minute
Every alert, warning, and call is timestamped, with 90 days of video behind it, so you and the police can see exactly what happened and when.
What you pay for
At Pierce County Security's state contract rate, one unarmed guard in Pierce County comes to about $8,340 a month for 8 hours a night and about $25,020 a month around the clock; inside Seattle its state rate is $44.63 an hour. 911 Sentinel camera monitoring starts at $900 a month with the camera, installation, maintenance, and an 8-hour window included. That's about a ninth of the cost of one guard, and it watches every camera at once.
Side by side
- How it's pricedBy the month: from $900/mo for one leased camera and an 8-hour daily window.By the hour. State contract, Pierce County: $34.27/hr unarmed, $43.18/hr armed, +$10.23/hr for a vehicle.
- 8 hours a night, every nightFrom $900/mo, with added cameras from $250/mo.About $8,340/mo for one unarmed guard at the Pierce County state rate.
- PatrolA four-camera roof rig watched live by AI and our team: drive-by from $1,500/mo, on site from $2,200/mo.An officer who will "stop by periodically", monitored by its 24/7 dispatch center.
- Alarm responseAn operator acts through the camera within 3 minutes, then calls your team and the police.Dispatch sends an officer, who notifies law enforcement and stands by.
- If someone staysNo contact: a recorded warning, siren, and spotlights, then your team, then police.Officers on site; armed guards available.
- CompanyFounded by security and AI experts, based in Lynnwood.In business since 1927, Tacoma.
Which fits your site
Choose 911 Sentinel for
A yard, lot, or job site where theft happens between stops, and where live watching and a recorded warning matter more than a visit.
Pierce County Security is built for
A South Sound property that needs officers in person: alarm response, stops through the night, an armed post, or a bike patrol.
Common questions
Is 911 Sentinel cheaper than Pierce County Security?
For a site that empties out at night, yes. One unarmed Pierce County Security guard in Pierce County bills $34.27 an hour on Washington's state contract, about $8,340 a month for 8 hours a night. 911 Sentinel camera monitoring covers the same 8 hours from $900 a month, camera and installation included.
What does no-contact mean?
No one from 911 Sentinel approaches, confronts, chases, holds, or removes anyone. We act through recorded warnings, the siren and spotlights, and calls to your team and the police.
How is this different from a traditional guard company?
A guard covers one post for part of one night. 911 Sentinel watches the whole site through cameras, with drones on large sites, and a human operator acts within 3 minutes of every alert: a recorded warning instead of a confrontation, then your team and the police. Every incident is on the record.
How does vehicle patrol work?
A vehicle carrying a four-camera roof rig drives set routes past your lots, gates, and fence lines, or stays on site with periodic loops. AI and our team watch the rig's cameras live. Anything it finds goes to your team, then the police if no one answers in the agreed minutes, and every pass is recorded and logged. No one approaches anyone.
Where the Pierce County Security facts come from
Every statement about Pierce County Security on this page comes from the pages below, checked .
- Pierce County Security home page
- Pierce County Security, about
- Pierce County Security, patrol services
- Pierce County Security, alarm response
- Washington DES statewide contract 00624, Security Guard Services (contract summary)
- Contract 00624 price sheet, effective August 1, 2026, updated September 25, 2026
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