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Outdoor perimeter protection is a smart solution for protecting your business against crime.  The sooner you can detect a trespasser on your property, the more likely he will be apprehended or frightened away before he can do much damage.

What is Outdoor Perimeter Protection?

Outdoor perimeter protection means that you have set up smart technology to detect an intruder before he breaks into your business.  These systems are called ‘perimeter’ as a way of indicating that they can protect the entire perimeter of your property, but they can also simply be used to protect specific areas around your building, parking lot, and entrance.

What are my Options for Outdoor Perimeter Protection?

You have many choices for setting up outdoor perimeter protection at your business.  Following are some components to consider for optimal protection:

Fences:  A physical barrier to your business a great way to lower your risk of burglary.  While this isn’t practical for all businesses, if you are in a location that allows it, a tall, sturdy fence can discourage criminals from even attempting a break in.

You can smarten up your fence by equipping it with sensors which detect suspicious activity.

Video Surveillance:  Using security cameras with remote viewing gives you an opportunity to keep an eye on the exterior of your business from anywhere in the world.  These cameras can be wireless and motion-activated, alerting you and your monitoring service when an intruder approaches.

Installing high-quality cameras can provide you with clear images of the intruder, making it easy for law enforcement and the community to identify the criminal. Consider using LED illuminator to improve the recording quality even more.

Motion Detectors: Motion detectors which trigger sirens and security lights when activated can frighten off a burglar before he vandalizes your business. 

Don’t neglect the perimeter or exterior of your business.  Let us help you set up an outdoor perimeter protection system that brings you peace of mind and protects your business.  Give us a call or email us at 1-800–988–2378 sales@bestsecurityproducts.com.

According to the Fire Prevention Bureau, arson is the leading cause of workplace fires.¹  This means if you own or manage a business, you are at risk for being the victim of arson.

What is arson?

Wikipedia defines arson as “the crime of intentionally and maliciously setting fire to buildings, wildland areas, dumpsters, vehicles or other property with the intent to cause damage.”²

Because arson is the main cause of fires in the workplace, setting up precautions against arson should be a high priority in protecting not only the building itself, but also employees, customers and tenants.

How to protect your business from arson

Protecting your business from arson involves two strategy stages:

1.  Early detection of the arsonist
Your first line of defense against arson is to detect the arsonist as soon as he nears your building.  This can be done with outdoor perimeter protection.  Smart technology can alert you of the arsonist’s presence.  Motion detectors, video cameras, security fences equipped with vibration sensors and glass break sensors will let you know that someone is threatening the premises.

Once you are aware of the criminal’s presence, you or your monitoring service can alert local authorities and help can be sent immediately.

You also have the option of alerting the arsonist that his presence has been detected.  Using automatic security lights, sirens and even voice recordings to let the arsonist know he has triggered an intelligent security system might scare him off before he can do damage to your building.

2.  Rapid detection of the fire

If the arsonist does start a fire at your business, you need to know as soon as possible. And this is true whether a fire starts from arson or from another cause. The sooner you know that a fire has started, the sooner the fire can be contained with as little damage to your property as possible.

Make sure your business has top-quality smoke detectors, heat detectors and an addressable fire system.  And addressable system ensures that once a fire starts, your system can tell you exactly where the fire is located so it can be contained quickly and efficiently.

At Best Security Products, we specialize in Honeywell fire systems and can help you protect yourself against arson. Give us a call or email us at 1-800–988–2378 sales@bestsecurityproducts.com.  

^{1 http://www.poudre-fire.org/home/showdocument?id=86
2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson}

(Source:  http://www.security.honeywell.com/documents/L_AHACS_D.pdf)

Since 1948, the Albany Housing Authority (AHA) has been providing good housing in safe neighborhoods across Albany, NY. The agency owns and operates 1,800 public housing units and administers an ongoing public housing rehabilitation program averaging $2.5 million annually.

The Situation:

One of the chief concerns for the AHA is vandalism and the cost that it brings to operations. “Number one, it creates a negative image of the property and number two, it costs money to remove it,” explains Steven Longo, executive director of the AHA.

The Solution:

Since their properties are spread all over the city with about thirteen locations, the AHA
wanted a single, unified platform. To meet these concerns, FES designed a security
solution that deployed Honeywell fixed cameras, PTZs and Performance Series DVRs.

With this powerful combination, they were able to provide AHA with sufficient and
adequate coverage of the areas that they wanted to protect, and tie that back into their
central offices in order to watch all their properties at one time.

The software is Internet-based so that we can watch it from our homes if we’re so
inclined. And certainly the police are able to see the properties at any given time if an alarm comes in. That’s been very useful so that when they’re coming to the scene, if it was vandalism, then they know where to go and exactly what was going on. It’s that
intelligence on the ground, that has given us an advantage,” explains Longo.

The Benefits:

“I think the installation of cameras has been a big help in either dissuading those who
are going to deface our property from doing it in the first place or, if they do, it certainly is a tremendous aid in apprehending them,” explains Longo. In addition to improving security, the new video solution has additional advantages. Jay Cunningham, AHA’s director of security operations explains. “We use the video surveillance not just for criminal conduct, but also for supervisory capabilities. In the winter, for example, the director of maintenance doesn’t have to leave his office to see if they’re plowing the snow. Now, he can check it through the camera system. We’re looking at the holistic approach and there’s more to it than the reduction of crime.

As a result of the new installation, the residents and staff are much more secure. “I
believe that the properties Albany Housing has are safer today with a good security
solution. It’s not just the product; it’s awareness. When the tenants know there are cameras and would-be criminals know that the properties are also protected, it really does make an impact and effect on the lives and the living environment of the tenants,” concludes Tim Collins, director of electronic safety and security, FES Installation.

At Best Security Products, we specialize in Honeywell technology.  Give us a call or email us at 1-800–988–2378 sales@bestsecurityproducts.com