Protection On Demand

November 9, 2025
To create your free FlashlightNOW account, first go to app.flashlightnow.com on any device and click sign up. Once you click sign up, you will fill out the information and click SIGN UP AS A CUSTOMER OR GUARD. You will then receive an email from FlashlightNOW to confirm your account. Click the VERIFY button. This will redirect you back to the site and bring you to your profile. After you fill out the missing information on your profile, you are an active customer and able to use the FlashlightNOW Protection On Demand App. Once you download the FlashlightNOW Protection On Demand App, you can log in with the account you created and are ready to summon a guard to keep you safe and secure.
November 9, 2025
Personal safety escort: $30 for 30 minutes/per event. Festivals Concerts Students and Teachers sporting events fairs and carnivals Bars and nightclubs Real estate agent safety House walkthroughs House Checks Nights out alone or with friends Business Safety Escorts: $70 per event/hour. 1-hour minimum charge. ATM service protection Bank drop escort. Personal guarding Employee Safety Escorts Weddings Performers Shelter residents and safe places Roadside protection Commercial building walk throughs Real estate showings and walkthroughs Business Security: $80 per event/hour. 2-hour minimum charge. Retail Construction Sites Convenience and Grocery stores Bars, restaurants, and night clubs Supplemental security staffing Commercial property Businesses Workplace security Storage Facilities Employee Terminations Commercial Eviction standby’s Residential Security: $80 per event/hour. 2-hour minimum charge. Apartment homes Townhomes Housing developments individual property Home building sites Parties Neighborhood events Neighborhood security Residential associations Eviction standby’s Alarms and open doors Institutional Security: $80 per event/hour. 2-hour minimum charge. Houses of worship Security Primary and secondary Schools, colleges and universities Voting site security Government Agencies and Buildings Community Centers Youth and senior recreation centers Wedding security Libraries Alarms and open doors
June 6, 2024
Personal Safety Escorts: The base charge is $30.00 plus tax for 30 minutes of service. A Personal Safety Escort lasting more than 30 minutes will be charged $1.50 per plus tax per minute. There is a $10.00 charge for cancellations made more than 5 minutes after the Protective Agent has accepted the order. Business Safety Escorts: The base charge is $70 plus tax per order/hour. A Business Safety Escort lasting more than 1 hour will be charged $17.50 plus tax per quarter hour. There is a $10.00 charge for cancellations made more than 5 minutes after the Protective Agent has accepted the order. Business, Residential, and Institutional Security Guarding/Protective Agent Services: The base rate is $80 plus tax per order/hour. There is a minimum 2-hour charge for each order. Guarding lasting more than 2 hours will be charged $20.00 plus tax every quarter hour. There is a $20 charge for cancellations made more than 5 minutes after the Provider has accepted the order. Please note: The rate timer starts when the Security Guard/Protective Agent registers their arrival on the Protection On Demand mobile application. A customer that cancels service after the Security Guard/Protective Agent has arrived is charged the base rate. Rates do not include sales tax or common credit card transaction fees. All credit card payments are processed by Stripe, the secure PCI (Payment Card Industry) payment processing platform, trusted by millions of companies and customers worldwide. Personal Safety Escort is reserved for Personal Safety Escorts and designated Special Events like festivals and concerts. If chosen incorrectly, your Security Guard/Protective Agent may recommend the best service type. Attention Providers, Protective Agents, and Security guards. Improving safety is our purpose: Protection On Demand is a new service that may be confusing to first time users of POD. If you find that a customer has selected the wrong service type, do not deny service. Please provide them with information and complete the service. For more information, please consult your Company’s Policy and FlashlightNOW P.O.D. policy.
February 27, 2024
Protection On Demand is an innovative app and service that lets you call for protection on demand from a security guard or protective agent who will come to your location or another location you specify in minutes. The guards and agents are verified employees of local licensed security and protective agent companies. Your service request is conveniently sent to the closest available guard or agent with just a quick tap on the app. Within seconds, an available guard/agent will accept your request. When accepted, you will instantly receive verified information including: Name and a photo of the verified guard/agent. The name of the licensed company providing the service guard/agent. Vehicle information and photo of license plate The estimated time of arrival as calculated by geolocation. Phone number to communicate and share details within the app. Automated payment calculation and payment via Stripe after the service event is completed.
February 27, 2024
FlashlightNOW Protection On Demand is an exclusive mobile application for FlashlightNOW Security Providers. It is a mobile app where customers are able to immediately request security and protection services to their location. The request is received through the Protection On Demand mobile app, where you or your guards have the ability to accept or deny the job. Protection On Demand services include: Personal Safety Escort Business Safety Escort Residential Security Institutional Security Business Security