by Liz Karson | Jul 17, 2018 | Security Bollards
This past January I wrote a blog article “NYC Investing Millions To Install Anti Terrorist Bollards”. New York City mayor Bill de Blasio announced at that time the city would spend $50 million to install security bollards in popular spots within its five boroughs....
by Liz Karson | Jul 12, 2018 | Wedge Vehicle Barriers
In previous articles I wrote about the many means used here in the U.S. and offered by ECI to prevent vehicles from unauthorized perimeter access. In 2017 I wrote about crash gates and wedge vehicle barriers as well as the gate operators used to control them. These...
by Liz Karson | Jul 10, 2018 | Counter Terrorism
I was searching the Internet the other day and just happened to Google the term “anti terrorism perimeter security control.” The top result brought me to a British site named Counter Terror Business that is published by PSi Ltd. This is a specialty publication...
by Liz Karson | Jul 5, 2018 | Vertical Lift Gates
I wrote about “Vertical Lift Gates Provide Many Benefits | Several Options” about six weeks ago. Among the many benefits are speed of operation, high security applications, low maintenance and repairs as well as reliability in Chicago’s snowy...
by Liz Karson | Jul 3, 2018 | Perimeter Protection
The United States Department of the Interior in its U.S. Geological Survey Manual discusses “Exterior Protection”. These are four levels of “Perimeter Security Measures” outlined therein. One of these measures stipulates the very first line of...
by Liz Karson | Jun 26, 2018 | Security Bollards
On June 1st The Sydney Morning Herald (in Sydney, Australia) reported damage to three Comcars* amounting to nearly $30,000. The accidents occurred when perimeter security bollards rose under cars while they were driven over the bollards outside the entrance to...
by Liz Karson | Jun 21, 2018 | Guard Booth
I wanted to share this video with you from PortaKing our supplier of guard booths and shelters. The unit was delivered on a flat bed truck and installation took only a few hours. The time lapse video shows the entire unit being lifted by an overhead crane. Yellow...
by Liz Karson | Jun 19, 2018 | Counter Terrorism
The top priority of the FBI is to protect the citizens of the United States from terrorist attacks. The FBI uses various ways and means to do so including partnering with others to help combat terrorism. One prime example is the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Forces...
by Liz Karson | Jun 14, 2018 | Security Bollards
In my search for interesting articles on security bollards to share with you I came across this whimsical story on the Atlas Obscura Website. Is is titled “Meet the Boosters Celebrating the World’s Best Bollards”. Earlier this month the author, Sarah Laskow,...
by Liz Karson | Jun 12, 2018 | Parking Control Systems
A few weeks ago I posted the blog article entitled: “UIC Maxwell Street Parking Lot Access and Revenue Control”. In it I described the equipment portion of the recently completed University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) parking access revenue and control system (PARCS)...
