Fires can be destructive, but a fire safe can protect your valuables from damage.

1. An investment in your family’s future

2. Types of Fires
• Wildfires
• House fires
– Electrical, gas, combustive, oil, and heater fires
– Kitchen, smoking related
• Residential fires

3. Properties of a Wildfire
• Can quickly spread to • Average speed is 10
far away neighborhoods mph
• Often started from small
brush fires and campers
– Largest form of fire
– Destructive mostly to
natural vegetation

4. House/Residential Fires
• Can reach internal
temperatures of up to
1500 degrees
• Anything that’s not
flammable with most
likely melt at this heat
• 50,100 residential fires
each year in the U.S.
– http://www.usfa.fema.gov/statistics/reports/residential_structures.shtm

5. Risk of House Fires
• Most common cause
– Cooking
• Second most common
– Heating malfunctions
• Yearly average for
property loss = 326
million dollars total

6. Negating the Risk
• Fireproof safes can
withstand the 1500
degree temperature for
an hour or more
– The only thing fires can’t
melt is steel
• Even paper won’t
combust for long
periods of time

7. Size
• Large safes can hold an
assortment of guns or
other valuables
– Important papers and
manuscripts can easily be
fit
• More room = more to
save in case of disaster

8. Styles and Costs
• Even the smallest For
Knox safe can withstand
a large fire for at least an
hour
• Many shapes and sizes
are available at ranging
prices
• Customizable to your
possessions and need

9. Other Safes
• Ordinary safes are only
designed to keep out
potential thieves
• Only Fort Knox creates
their safes for
fireproofing
– Specializes in gun storage
as well
• Most other safes cannot
withstand even 1000
degrees

10. Fort Knox
• For those who choose to protect their firearm
collection and other vital assets
• For those who specifically need protection from
possible fire damage
• For those who want both quality and security
assured