![]() The Denver firefighters set the fire pan in one of their burn houses. They are not tested in real flames like a house fire setting.īrooks put blank pieces of paper in each box. In the Underwriters’ Laboratory, the safes are tested in an oven where temperatures around the box get up to 1550 degrees Fahrenheit. Each of the safes is Underwriters Laboratory classified for up to 30 minutes of fire protection. CBS4 got a medium size safe for $43.19 at Target and the largest was $79.99 at Office Depot. The smallest retailed for $19.88 at Walmart. “We’re trying to simulate what a house fire will do to it,” said Assistant Chief Bob Kmak of the Denver Fire Department.ĬBS4 bought three safes all made by the same manufacturer - SentrySafe - all marked fire-proof for up to 30 minutes. When you store important documents like a passport, birth certificate, or a will inside, you want to know it will survive a house fire.Ĥ On Your Side Consumer Investigator Jodi Brooks teamed up with the Denver Fire Department to put three models of fireproof safes to the test. On the box of the Fire-Safe safe it says the safe is fireproof for up to half an hour. DENVER (CBS4) – After a house fire or a wildfire in which homes burn, people often wonder if fireproof safes are really fireproof.ĬBS4 Consumer Investigator Jodi Brooks put some to the test.
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