Can Arrow increase or reduce coverage for busy seasons, special events, or changing risks?

Direct answer

The short answer

Arrow advertises flexible scheduling, part-time and full-time options, short- and long-term jobs, and special-event coverage. Those services can support planned increases or reductions, but changes remain subject to officer availability, qualifications, notice, and contract terms.

What to know

Common reasons to adjust coverage include holiday retail activity, construction phases, tenant move-ins, large services or school events, hotel conferences, seasonal vacancies, damaged gates, a camera outage, a credible threat, or a pattern identified in incident reports. The decision should be tied to a defined exposure and review date. Adding hours without changing post orders may not address the actual risk; reducing coverage without considering access, lighting, alarms, or response could create a gap.

Build a change process into the contract. Identify who may request additional officers, required notice, rate and overtime rules, minimum shifts, how urgent changes are authorized, and how post orders and reporting will be updated. For planned seasons, reserve staffing early and hold a pre-deployment briefing. For an unexpected risk, document temporary objectives and decide when to reassess or stand down. Arrow should confirm the requested schedule in writing rather than imply that any number of officers can be added immediately. Scalable coverage works best when it is planned, measurable, and coordinated with other controls.

Sources and further reading

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