What Type of Safe Should You Buy

What You're Putting in Your Safe Determines Which Safe You Should Purchase

Get the Best Fireproof Home Safe

The Carr fire in Redding, CA destroyed many homes. It also destroyed many so called "fire safes."

But why? The safe shown in the picture was a fire safe that claimed

How Much Fire Rating is Needed in a Gun Safe or Document Safe?

As with any security product, the amount of fire rating you need in a safe depends on your specific needs and circumstances. Your needs are based on what you are putting into the fire safe. Your circumstances are things like how long will it take for the fire department to get to you.

Overview:

Safe Fire Ratings Explained

UL? KIS? JIS? 30 minute? 1hr? 2hr? Class A? Class B? Class C? Drop test?

What do all of these safe fire rating classes mean?

A safe's fire rating indicates how long the internal temperature of the safe will remain below the specified temperature. Factors affecting fire ratings include the certifying agency, external test temperature, duration below the specified internal temperature, and

How Fire Safes Work

I’ve written articles about fire-rated safes before, What do Fire Safe Ratings Mean and How