During an extended commercial-property power outage, the security officer's priorities include:

Explanation

Power outages create predictable security failures: electronic locks may fail open (security risk) or closed (egress risk — fire code requires fail-safe egress); elevators trap occupants; surveillance and alarm systems may degrade; opportunistic theft increases. The officer activates backup lighting and radios, walks all areas (including dark ones with a flashlight), checks elevator phones for trapped occupants, monitors entry points, communicates with the client, and documents. Routine patrols (a) cannot be limited to lit floors; uncoordinated closure (c) creates liability; passive disengagement (d) breaches contract.