What Type of Safe Should You Buy

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

The worth of the safe's content is the main consideration when buying a safe. Safes are like parachutes, when you need one you don't want it to be made cheap. When protecting your money, do not go cheap. Here are our recommendations based on what you are putting into your safe.

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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 to have a 2-horu fire rating, yet it was completely destroyed.

But then...further down the road was an AMSEC 2 hour fire rated safe. Still standing. Charred and barely recognizable from the outside, but standing.

What would the locksmith find when he opened

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:

A 30-minute fire-rated safe is sufficient to protect documents in homes under 1500 sf located

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 the safe's ability to survive a

How Fire Safes Work

I’ve written articles about fire-rated safes before, What do Fire Safe Ratings Mean and How Much Fire Rating Do You Need in a Safe, to assist you in determining your needs when it comes to protecting your documents in a fire.

But HOW do fire rated safes work?

• How do they achieve these ratings?
• What keeps the interior getting hot for so long during a fire?
• What material is used to make fireproof safes?
• How does that material work?