Arsons of industrial/manufacturing structures resulted in an average dollar loss of $68,349 per arson in 2011.
Other commercial verticals are listed as having an average dollar loss of $37,855. This information was taken from the FBI crime statistics. It certainly is a lot of money but what has not been said is the loss in terms of hours spent trying to repair structures and many undefined acts such as lost productivity. How much lost business occurs because of arson? While we don't have those answers today we do have some solutions to prevent arson attempts and to reduce the amount of damage to your property and profits.
By combining security 101's security products you can minimize or reduce the effect of arson on your business. Security101® can design, engineer, install, and service fully integrated fire alarm systems that have intelligent fire signature recognition, and programmable flexibility and integrate with Access Control and Intrusion Alarm Systems. The result is less access and fewer opportunities for arson along with a number of other crimes.
Here is a sample of how this might work, it all depends on a lot of factors that we consider when drafting a proposal. Access control can help you limit access to areas that should be protected. Intrusion Detection can alert you and the authorities at the time of a breach. Using the latest communications technology, critical information is processed and transmitted to responding agencies.