The state of New York has launched an initiative called Operation Safeguard, the goal of which is to curtail terrorist activity by educating owners of self-storage and other businesses about potential signs of threat. According to a recent article by The Klaxon, law-enforcement officials hope businesses in rural communities―particularly self-storage facilities―will be able to provide information on suspicious behavior.
 
According to the article, self-storage facilities have been used as staging locations for terrorist activities in the past, for example, the Oklahoma City bombing executed by Timothy McVeigh. Storage facilities are a logical choice as they often provide relative privacy and 24-hour access.
 
Items business owners should watch for as potentials signs of terrorist activity include fertilizer, specifically ammonium nitrate (ANFO), and hydrogen peroxide. The Klaxon article also provided ideas law enforcement can use to help build a better cooperative network with self-storage operators: 

According to the article, if officials can remove self-storage from the options for terrorist operations, they can help prevent future attacks.
Source: The Klaxon, Preventing terrorism one self-storage facility at a time

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