Perimeter Intrusion
Security Fencing - Case Studies
US Military – Perimeter protection of a sensitive base with a perimeter in
excess of 13 miles. The site was remote, with no power available along the
perimeter, numerous cameras to interface to, and inhospitable environmental
conditions. Client Quote: “Numerous proposals were evaluated, and by far, FFT
Secure Fence™ was the best proposal, best value, and as it turned out, was the
lowest price. We were extremely impressed with FFT’s performance, timeliness,
professionalism, as well as follow-ups after the work was completed. The system
is the best we have seen or heard of to date. Every facet of the system met
and/or exceeded our expectations”. FFT Secure Fence™ is a perfect fit, and has
operated very successfully since installation.
US Border Patrol – Intrusion detection and border penetration detection was
required for a section with a very unusual fence construction, and there was no
power available in this particular region. They required a system with variable
zone lengths that would interface to lighting controls, cameras, and also
provide wireless in-vehicle notification and location of border incursions in
real time. FFT was selected, as these were all standard features within Secure
Fence.
US Government – intrusion detection was required at a number of anonymous
installations with a variety of different fence structures ranging from
chainmesh to steel pickets on a single site. Getting a single system to handle
all of the differing fence types was the challenge, a challenge easily managed
by FFT Secure Fence™ with its software zoning.
Department of Homeland Security, USA – perimeter protection of a highly
sensitive facility, requiring unparalleled levels of detection with the lowest
possible nuisance alarms. Seamless integration with cameras and an existing high
level security management system was mandatory. FFT Secure Fence™ was deployed
and has been performing effectively since.
British Petroleum – Perimeter protection of a major new coastal refinery complex
in Europe. The specification called for a single, intrinsically safe perimeter
intrusion detection system to protect this strategically important facility with
an 8km (5 mile) perimeter. The system had to be able to handle temperature
extremes and extremely strong coastal winds without false alarming. FFT Secure
Fence™ was selected, and had to pass BP’s rigorous factory acceptance testing
prior to deployment, which it did without a single exception.
A USA Petroleum company required a high level security system including
perimeter protection, closed circuit TV surveillance, access control, lighting
control and incident recording for one of their refineries located on a headland
that is exposed to salt spray and high winds. The site was designated as
critical infrastructure by the US Government due to the importance of its
product and potential appeal of the site to terrorist activity. Client Quote:
“FFT’s Secure Fence system was selected because it offers the highest levels of
detection, it locates the point of intrusion, is simple to install, is cost
effective, is intrinsically safe and has an architecture that facilitated the
integration of the CCTV systems, lighting controls and other sub-systems.
FFT’s Central Alarm Monitoring System (CAMS) was used as the primary control
point for CCTV activation, lighting control and threat level management. FFT
also played an integral part in assisting the other component manufacturers with
the integration of their systems to provide a robust, flexible and easy to
operate security system. The FFT Secure Fence™ system has proven to be highly
effective in this demanding application”.
NATO Europe – Required a state of the art covert buried intrusion detection
system that was completely undetectable around the perimeter of a facility. FFT
Secure Fence Below Ground System (BGS) was selected to protect this critical
installation.
A major telecommunications carrier in Japan required a system to protect the
perimeters of critical repeater stations and cell phone nodes scattered
throughout the country. FFT Secure Fence™ was tested extensively over a period
of several months in an attempt to find any deficiencies or weak points in the
system. None were found, and Secure Fence was subsequently selected ahead of
others, including locally manufactured systems.
A major Asian government was looking for a system to protect a section of their
border fences. Temperatures ranged from below freezing, with driving wind and
rain. Fence construction was unusual in that it was entirely made of barbed
wire, rendering conventional intrusion detection systems useless either through
a lack of sensitivity or continual false alarms. The customer was sceptical of
the claims made for the FFT Secure Fence™ system, so it was carefully evaluated
and tested before being deployed. It has been operational since 2003, providing
exception levels of detection whilst minimising false and nuisance alarms due to
the signal processing employed.
Australian Attorney General’s Office – were searching for a covert perimeter
intrusion detection system for installation on to decorative palisade fences
surrounding several Government facilities. The system selected had to carry
Government T4 approvals to be considered. FFT Secure Fence™ was selected and
installed at several sites during 2000. The systems have performed very
effectively since installation.
Australian Department of Defence – installed FFT Secure Fence™ at a number of
sites ranging from Military Training bases to Military Airfields, in extremely
hostile environments. Direct sunlight temperatures of almost 70°C (155°F)
experienced on the fence line rendered systems with electronics installed on the
fence ineffective, even causing the sensor cables of some systems to completely
lose sensitivity. Secure Fence has no electronics in the field, and a sensor
cable specifically designed to cope with these sorts of extremes.
Chubb Electronic Security – has selected and integrated FFT Secure Fence™
systems at a number of sites, including military bases, airfields, and
government facilities. The reasons for selecting Secure Fence being both the
performance and reliability of the system, and its ease of integration to
existing Chubb security management systems.
Duke Energy – This leading electricity supplier had problems with trespassing
and vandalism in power substations. They needed a perimeter intrusion detection
system, but one that was completely unaffected by the high levels of EMI
present. FFT Secure Fence™ was installed at several sites during 2001, and have
been operating effectively since.
Singapore Ministry of Defence – Perimeter protection of a number of military
bases and airfields. After trialling a range of other perimeter intrusion
detection systems, extensive testing was carried out on Secure Fence. It was
subsequently found to outperform other systems and had a significant price
advantage for the long distances found at these types of installations. Secure
Fence was selected with the first installation in 2001. Since then more than 28
systems have been installed to date.
Kazakhstan Government – Required a covert perimeter intrusion detection system
for an important Government residence. The system had to work in temperatures as
low as -40 degrees centigrade, and be undetectable. FFT Secure Fence™ BGS was
chosen and installed in 2004.
Egypt LNG – A major Middle Eastern LNG supplier needed an intrinsically safe
perimeter intrusion detection system around their newly commissioned LNG plant.
The facility was located on the coast and subject to extremely high summer
temperatures, combined with strong coastal winds. After examining all possible
systems closely, FFT Secure Fence was chosen based on its intrinsic safety -
even in explosive LNG type environments – combined with its well proven and
documented performance in similar installations around the world. |
