Which statement best describes the PL-4 resource role?

• A. Owner/User maintaining primary security and SF providing armed response to incidents and alarms
• B. SF handles all security and owner is involved
• C. Owner handles all, with no SF involvement
• D. No armed response

Answer: (A)

PL-4 describes a split security arrangement where the owner or user keeps primary security oversight and daily controls, while the Security Force provides armed response to incidents and alarms. This setup ensures ongoing governance and accountability by the site owner, plus rapid, trained intervention by armed responders when something triggers an alarm or an incident occurs. It reflects a clear division of duties: the owner handles protection planning, access control, monitoring, and procedures, and the Security Force is there to react with armed response and incident management as needed.

This is why the statement that the owner maintains primary security and the Security Force provides armed response to incidents and alarms fits best. It aligns with having designated leaders for day-to-day security, supported by a trained response capability to handle emergencies.

Other descriptions imply either the Security Force handles everything, or the owner handles everything with no Security Force involvement, or there’s no armed response at all. Those do not match the intended balance of governance plus armed response that PL-4 specifies.