JFA Security & Consulting

JFA Security & Consulting is a security camera installer and security services provider in Middletown, Rhode Island. The company handles hotel security, private security, nightclub security, event security, guard services, patrol services and security consulting, working with clients to build custom programs around their needs. Its staff patrol the interior and exterior of buildings and property, and the company maintains a visible presence intended to deter illegal and inappropriate actions, with crime prevention as its stated primary duty. JFA Security serves both large and small events. It holds a rating of 3.40.

The company is led by Jay Aylward, its president, who spent thirteen years as head of security at four different Newport nightclubs before starting the business. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island and founded JFA Security to address Rhode Island's security needs, applying common courtesy and deescalation techniques to situations involving intoxicated patrons. The firm is licensed, bonded and insured. All staff are TiPS certified, which covers ID checking, deescalation techniques and the handling of intoxicated individuals, and JFA also offers certified TiPS program training for individuals and establishments, covering how to spot underage drinkers, prevent sales to minors and manage alcohol-related situations. The company tailors a program to each event or company through a personalized consultation and adapts as circumstances change.

JFA Security is located on West Main Road, about a tenth of a mile from the highway of the same name. Lifespan Urgent Care is roughly two-tenths of a mile away, with Bailey Brook and Oliphant School each about three-tenths of a mile from the address. The West Main at All Saints Academy bus stop and the Wanumetonomy Golf and Country Club both sit about seven-tenths of a mile away.

With thirteen years of nightclub security experience behind its founding and a TiPS-certified staff, JFA Security brings Rhode Island-specific know-how to hotel, nightclub and event security work in Middletown and the surrounding area.