# Presentation: 259492

## Physical Securityat ARS Locations

- Ed Reilly
- Chief, Real Property Management Branch
- Facilities Division

## Jurisdiction

- Exclusive
- BARC, USNA, PIADC, WRRC, NCAUR,     USMARC
- Authority for Armed Guards
- BARC, USNA, PIADC, and USMARC
- Proprietorial Interest Only
- Local Law Enforcement
- State, County, City, Campus Police
- Federal Protective Service

## Federal Standards

- Vulnerability Assessment (June 28, 1995)
- GSA and US Marshall Service
- 1,330 GSA facilities with 750,000 employees
- Perimeter, Entry, Interior, Security Planning
- Office Space ONLY
- Security Levels
- Established 5 Security Levels
- Minimum Security Standards

## Level I

- Facilities with:
- 10 or fewer Federal employees
- 2,500 or less square feet of office space
- Low volume of public contact
- Hours of Operation - less than 12 hours per day

## Level I

- Minimum Security Standards:
- High-security locks on all exterior doors
- Secure utility areas (telephone/computer/chemicals/fuel)
- Perimeter lights
- Emergency power backup for interior lights
- Occupant Emergency Plan
- Employee Security Awareness training

## Level II

- Facilities with:
- 11 to 150 Federal employees
- 2,500 to 80,000 square feet
- Moderate volume of public contact
- Federal activities that are routine in nature
- Hours of Operation average 12 hours per day

## Level II

- Minimum Security Standards:
- High-security locks on all exterior doors
- Perimeter lights
- Secure utility areas
- Emergency power backup for interior lights
- Occupant Emergency Plan
- Employee Security Awareness training
- Visitor access control                                     (ID badges or sign in register)

## Level III

- Facilities with:
- 151 - 450 Federal employees
- 80,000 to 150,000 square feet
- Moderate/high volume of public contact
- Hours of Operations - more than 12 hrs per day
- Tenants include law enforcement, courts, and related agencies

## Level III

- Minimum Security Standards:
- Same as Level II Facilities
- Security Guards
- Magnetometer or X-ray screening at public entrances
- Interior and exterior parking should be controlled

## Level IV

- Facilities with:
- Over 450 Federal employees
- More than 150,000 square feet
- High volume of public contact
- Hours of Operation - more than 12 hours a day and may be open to employees 24 hours a day
- Tenants include law enforcement, courts, and related agencies, highly sensitive Gov. records

## Level IV

- Minimum Security Standards:
- Same as Level III facilities
- Required x-ray screening of all mail/packages
- 24-hour closed circuit TV with monitoring & videotape recording of building perimeter
- Mandatory display of agency photo ID badge
- Shatter-resistant exterior glass

## Level V

- Facilities with:
- Over 450 Federal employees
- More than 150,000 square feet
- High volume of public contact
- Mission of tenant agencies require that they secure the site according to their own requirement  (CIA Headquarters, Pentagon, National Security Agency)

## Level V

- Minimum Security Standards:
- Same as Level IV facilities
- Security procedures developed internally
- Public disclosure not required

## Physical Security Review 

- Contact your law enforcement agency
- Federal Protective Service
- State, County, City, or Campus Police
- Have them review the security at your location
- Perimeter security
- Entry to your facility
- Interior security
- Entry to sensitive areas
- Written recommendations for changes

## Physical Security Review 

- Install and maintain security devices and system to the extent practicable
- Post Rules and Regulations Governing Public Buildings and Ground at employee and visitor entrances
- Establish an Occupant Emergency Program
- Implement crime prevention activities

## Occupant Emergency Program

- Introduction
- Emergency Numbers
- Police (Emergency/Non-emergency Numbers)
- Fire  (Usually 911)
- Hazardous Materials
- Suspicious Packages
- Bomb Threat
- Power Failure

## Occupant Emergency Program

- Emergency Command Center
- Monitors (floor, area, stairway)
- Location of emergency exits, fire alarms, fire extinguishers
- Evacuation Procedures
- Identify the nearest exits and evacuation route
- Identify evacuation procedures for physically challenged employees

## Occupant Emergency Program

- Identify Safe Areas away from the building
- Bomb threat response procedures
- Telephone threat
- Written threat
- Suspicious packages
- Protests/Demonstrations
- Power outages and elevator failure
- Severe weather

## Regulations

- P&P 240.3, Physical Protection, Security, and Conduct while on ARS-Controlled Property
- Departmental Regulation 1650-2,    Building Safety/Security                 Occupant Emergency Program