"Yes, Liberty safes are fireproof. They make a variety of different safes, and each one is fireproof, but the duration for fire safety varies. They have safes that are guaranteed for a 30 minute fire and they range up to a 2 and 1/2 hour fire safety."
Liberty Safe specializes in all kinds of safes and vaults, including gun safes and fireproof safes. They sell large vaults for banks as well as smaller home safes. They also provide accessories for those safes and vaults.
Decades ago, many, but not all, fireproof safes incorporated asbestos in their construction. However, modern fireproof safes do not have asbestos in them. It is not legal in the United States to make fireproof safes containing asbestos.
Fireproof home safes can be bought online at several websites. Walmart.com, Amazon.com, and valuesafes.com are three websites which carry fireproof home safes.
First Alert sells custom made fireproof safes. Sentrysafeshop also sells custom made fireproof safes. You can also check with your local fire department on ideas of other places that sells fireproof safes.
It is not necessarily the material that makes a fireproof safe fireproof. Today's fireproof safes are made from steel alloys and synthetic compounds. Older fireproof safes were even made from clay and mineral coatings that were found to be of a higher heat resistance. What really makes a fireproof safe is more in the way that it is made and less of what it is made out of. Science has found and made fireproof compounds but these are extremely to expensive to put into everyday safes.
Fire safes are made from inert materials, meaning that they do not 'react' with flame, essentially making it fireproof. Any form of insulation is also used to protect the contents within.
There are a few places you can order inexpensive fireproof safes. You could try Amazon, Overstock, Sam's Club, Best Buy, Walmart, Target, or Office Depot.
There is a company called K. L. Security Enterprises, Inc. that carries a huge selection of all types of small safes, including fireproof, and hidden-in-wall safes for office and home.
Here's a good vendor online: http://www.safetyfile.com/catalog/fireproof-safes-for-data They're basically fireproof safes that need a digital password to open them.
Yes, asbestos was used in some fire proof safes. There are other ways of making fire proof safes so it was not used in all of them. Fireproof safes have not been made using asbestos for decades, so if you buy a new safe, there is no need to worry.
Biometric safes are safes that require fingerprint scans for access. Biometric safes also include features from traditional safes such as key locks and combinations. Some biometric safes can be programmed for multiple users, are fireproof, and include battery backups.
Fireproof safes have many uses. One of the most popular uses is as in-home, secure gun storage. With crime on the rise, more and more Americans are considering gun ownership as a means of protection. However, with the sense of protection that owning a gun provides, the risk of the weapon falling into the hands of a child or criminal often outweighs the security. Therefore, many gun owners rely on the highly popular fireproof gun safes to protect their guns. Fireproof gun safes are available in a variety of sizes. The smallest holds up to 20 guns, and the largest gun safes hold up to 64 guns. The weight of the safes ranges from 450-1200 pounds. The medium to large sized fireproof gun safes have multiple compartments with moveable fireproof panels, allowing for reconfiguration of the size and position of the compartments to provide the storage space that best meets the owner’s gun storage needs. The fireproof rating varies by safe. The safes are exposed to temperatures ranging from 1200-1400 degrees Fahrenheit. When comparing fireproof gun safes, ratings will be posted indicating the length of time the particular safe was able to withstand extreme temperatures. A fireproof gun safe with a thirty-minute rating would indicate that the safe was exposed to the extreme temperature and remained intact for a period of thirty minutes. A maximum rating is approximately 150 minutes. Fireproof gun safes also have a patented gasket-style seal inside the door. The unique feature of this seal is that it’s flat, but expands when exposed to extreme heat. This seals the door of the fireproof gun safe, eliminating the risk of smoke or water damage to the contents of the fireproof safe. Optional features include internal lighting, an outlet for a dehumidifier, and a wide variety of color and texture choices. Accessory door panels offer additional fireproof compartments for storage of ammunition, documents, or other similarly sized items. The security of the fireproof gun safe is enhanced by steel locking bolts on all four sides of the doors. This feature ensures that the security of the gun safe can not be compromised and prevents the door from being pried open. Many gun owners consider fireproof safes a necessity and find a great sense of security in knowing that the guns are inaccessible to others.