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Fire protection is your primary metric.

Follow this comprehensive guide to selecting and buying a safe specifically optimized for paper documents. 📄 1. The Golden Rule: Fire Rating vs. Burglary Rating buy home safe

Paper begins to char and burn at 350°F (177°C) . You need a safe certified to keep the internal temperature below this threshold. Fire protection is your primary metric

Look for a UL Class 350 1-Hour rating . This guarantees that when exposed to external temperatures up to 1700°F (the heat of a standard house fire), the inside of the safe will not exceed 350°F for at least 60 minutes. The Golden Rule: Fire Rating vs

Demand an independent testing certification from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) or Edison Testing Laboratories (ETL) .

The lock determines how quickly you can access your documents and how reliable the safe will be over several decades. Consumer Report's Safe Buying Guide