Is Your Safe Capable of Protecting Your Valuables in A Fire?

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Is Your Safe Capable of Protecting Your Valuables
in A Fire?
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• Fires at home or in a place of work can be
  terrifying, and in the ensuing inferno and panic,
  many items get destroyed, and lives can even be
  lost. Sadly, with climate change leading to an
  increase in wild fires around the world (and an
  increase in their intensity and duration, too),
  the threat of fire happening at your home or
  business is a very real one, making protecting
  not just your property, but your valuables, a
  decidedly more pressing matter.

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• How can a fire rated safe protect your valuables?
• Fire rated safes are designed and constructed to
  be able to withstand incredibly high temperatures
  that would otherwise melt metals such as aluminum
  and tin. Available in a variety of sizes, you may
  decide to choose a smaller, fire rated jewelry
  safe, or a bigger, high security model for
  storing guns, computer equipment, and other
  larger items of value.

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• Fire rated safes dont just protect valuables
  from the flames of a fire, but from heat damage,
  too.
• Will a fire rated safe protect important
  documents?
• Absolutely, it will. Storing important documents
  anywhere other than a fire rated safe, leaves
  them exceptionally vulnerable in the event of a
  fire.
• How do fire ratings work?
• The best way to fully understand the benefits of
  fire rated safes, is to talk to a local safe
  specialist or security expert such as a licensed
  locksmith, but it can be helpful to a basic
  understanding of the ratings, at least

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• Fire safes are rated based upon the length of
  time that a safe will stay cool in the event of a
  fire, and are tested independently by Underwriter
  Laboratories, a trusted and reputable company.
• You should always purchase a safe fire rated or
  otherwise from a trusted safe manufacturer, and
  make sure that the company you buy it from, dont
  try to deceive you with respect to the fire
  rating. Fire rated safes must have been
  independently tested and verified.

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• Do you need a fire rated safe?
• If you have valuable items that are worth
  protecting, then the short answer is yes, you do
  need a fire rated safe. Living in a region prone
  to wildfires also highlights the importance of
  having such a safe, and the sad reality is that
  any one of us could experience a fire at our home
  or place of business, at any time.
• For more detailed guidance on fire rated safes,
  or to make a purchase today, reach out to a
  local, trusted safe supplier and installer, and
  start giving your precious items the protection
  they deserve.

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• BigBearSafe designs, manufactures and distributes
  a variety of large office safes, home safes,
  vault doors and other physical security equipment
  since 1999. With a team of highly skilled workers
  and engineers our primary goal is not only to
  meet our customers expectations, but to exceed
  them through superior quality and security. If
  you are looking for a fireproof office safe in
  California, visit BigBearSafe.com.