Varangian

Credentials

Credentials & Standards

The licenses, certifications, and standards our officers hold and train to. Each one is described by the situation it answers, what it actually trains or authorizes, and how it changes what we can do on the ground.

Licensed & Authorized

Where we operate, we are licensed to operate — with the paperwork to prove it.

State license

Washington — Company & Guard Licensing

WA Dept. of Licensing · RCW 18.170

SituationOfficers standing post on client property anywhere in Washington.
ActionState-licensed company; each officer individually licensed, fingerprint-background-checked, and trained to the state 8+8+4-hour standard.
ResponseEvery WA officer is state-authorized, vetted, and accountable to the DOL.
State license

Washington — Armed Guard License + Firearms Certificate

WA DOL + Criminal Justice Training Commission

SituationSites where a visible, lawful armed deterrent is warranted.
ActionArmed officers (21+) hold the DOL armed license and pass the CJTC firearms certification — classroom, written exam, and live-fire qualification.
ResponseArmed coverage that is state-qualified and periodically re-certified — not just armed.
State license

Montana — Firm & Guard License + Firearm Endorsement

MT DLI Board of Private Security · Title 37-60 MCA

SituationOfficers deployed across Montana, armed or unarmed.
ActionState-licensed firm; guards clear MT DOJ/FBI background and required training; armed officers carry a Firearm Endorsement requalified annually.
ResponseFull statewide licensing and armed authority in Montana, re-verified every year.
State license

Idaho — Municipal Licensing & Bonding

City & county licensing (Idaho has no state license)

SituationIdaho sets no statewide security license — each city and county sets its own rules.
ActionWe license, bond, and background-check officers in every Idaho jurisdiction that requires it, rather than assuming coverage carries across city lines.
ResponseCompliant, bonded coverage jurisdiction by jurisdiction across Idaho — detailed below.

Idaho — licensed city by city

Idaho sets no statewide security license, so requirements are local and uneven. We hold or secure the required license, bond, and background clearances in every Idaho jurisdiction that mandates one; areas like Kootenai County, Hayden, and Ponderay require only general business registration.

North Idaho — home region

Coeur d'Alene
City-licensed security business and agents; Idaho State Police + FBI background checks; officer training on file.
Post Falls
“Merchant & Security Police” license through the Police Department; $500K liability insurance; agents fingerprinted.
Sandpoint & Bonner County
Licensed under Sandpoint’s security-guard ordinance (adopting Bonner County Ord. 162) covering patrol services and patrolmen.

Across Idaho

Boise
Security-company license: $10K fiduciary bond + $500K liability; agents FBI-checked; armed agents show current firearms training.
Nampa
Security-company license: $10K bond + $500K liability; agents bonded and background-checked.
Caldwell
Private-patrol license via the Police Department; bond plus general and personal liability insurance.
Garden City
Security-service license: $10K bond + $1M liability; PD-approved uniforms and identification.
Pocatello
Security-guard license: $10K surety bond; ISP + FBI checks; armed authorization endorsed on the license.
Chubbuck
Security-officer license: $10K company and $5K individual bonds; ISP + FBI checks; armed authorization required.
Twin Falls
Security-service license via the Chief of Police: $250K liability; officers 18+, PD + FBI background.
Lewiston
Security-guard service license: $5K surety bond; Idaho State Police + FBI + local background checks.

Professional Security Certifications

Board-level credentials that separate a security program from a warm body.

Certification

CPP — Certified Protection Professional

ASIS International

SituationComplex sites that need a real security program, not improvisation.
ActionBoard certification in security management, risk, and crisis — the industry benchmark.
ResponsePrograms designed and led against the field’s gold-standard credential.
Certification

PSP — Physical Security Professional

ASIS International

SituationYou need to know where a property is actually vulnerable.
ActionCertified assessment and design of physical security systems and countermeasures.
ResponseThreat and vulnerability findings that hold up — then the fixes, in priority order.
Certification

CPO — Certified Protection Officer

IFPO (International Foundation for Protection Officers)

SituationThe officer on post is your front line when something goes wrong.
ActionFormal line-officer competency: patrol, access control, report writing, and response.
ResponseOfficers trained to a recognized standard, not just handed a uniform.

Use of Force & Firearms

A graduated response between a verbal warning and a weapon.

Training

Firearms Qualification

WA CJTC / MT-approved instructors

SituationAn armed post where a mistake is unacceptable.
ActionClassroom, written exam, and live-fire qualification under state-certified instructors.
ResponseArmed officers who are legally qualified — and requalified on schedule.
Certification

Defensive Tactics — Baton & OC

ASP, Inc. (OCIC)

SituationA subject escalates but lethal force isn’t warranted — the common case.
ActionCertified baton and OC (pepper-spray) use-of-force training.
ResponseControl and safe detention pending law enforcement, without overreaction.

Medical & Emergency Response

The critical minutes before EMS arrives often decide the outcome.

Certification

First Aid · CPR · AED

American Red Cross / American Heart Association

SituationCardiac arrest, injury, or collapse on site before paramedics arrive.
ActionNationally certified CPR, AED, and first aid, renewed every two years.
ResponseEvery officer is a first responder in the minutes that matter most.
Training

Stop the Bleed

American College of Surgeons

SituationSevere bleeding — accident, industrial injury, or violence.
ActionBleeding-control and tourniquet training.
ResponseOfficers who can keep someone alive until paramedics take over.
Certification

TECC — Tactical Emergency Casualty Care

NAEMT

SituationA high-threat medical emergency where the scene isn’t yet safe.
ActionCasualty-care training for non-permissive environments.
ResponseAdvanced trauma capability on executive and armed details.

De-escalation & Crisis Intervention

Most incidents are ended with words. We train for that first.

Certification

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention

Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)

SituationAn agitated person — mental-health crisis, intoxication, or a confrontation turning toward violence.
ActionEvidence-based verbal de-escalation and safe-disengagement techniques.
ResponseSituations defused early — fewer injuries, fewer incidents, less liability.
Training

Active Shooter Preparedness

DHS / CISA

SituationThe worst-case event at a workplace, venue, or campus.
ActionFederal active-shooter preparedness, response, and facility-planning training.
ResponseOfficers and client staff who work from a plan, not a hope.

Fire Watch & Life Safety

When the system goes down, code requires a trained human on watch.

Standard

Fire Watch Standards

OSHA 1910.252 · NFPA 51B

SituationSprinklers or alarms impaired, or hot work underway.
ActionOfficers trained to OSHA/NFPA fire-watch standards keep documented rounds and logs.
ResponseCode-compliant coverage and marshal-ready records from the first hour to the last.
Training

OSHA 10 / 30

OSHA Outreach Training

SituationIndustrial and construction sites with real workplace hazards.
ActionRecognized workplace safety and hazard-awareness training.
ResponseOfficers who fit the safety culture of the sites they protect.

Executive Protection

Low-profile protection that lowers the temperature of a room.

Training

Executive Protection Training

ESI / EPI / ASIS EP programs

SituationA principal facing real exposure — at home, traveling, or in public.
ActionFormal close-protection training: advance work, secure movement, surveillance detection.
ResponseProtection that stays invisible until the moment it isn’t.

Credentials you can check.

Specific certifications vary by officer and assignment; current license numbers and certificates are available on request. Ask us to credential a detail to your exact requirements.

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