Do fireproof filing cabinets actually work?
There are a lot of fire protection filing cabinets and fire safes on the market to protect paperwork. You just need to make sure you pick the right category depending from the material/media you are trying to protect. The following options are available: 1) Fire safes/fireproof filing cabinets for paper and valuables, which are keeping the inside temperature in the fire safe down below 177°C during a ‘standard’ fire for the stated period of time. Above this temperature, paper will get damaged 2) Fire safes for paper, valuables and Digital Media such as hard drives, USB sticks, DVDs, CDs ect. These safes keep the inside temperature below 125°C. Above this temperature, the drives would get damaged 3) Fire safes for paper, valuables, Digital Media and Magnetic Media (floppies, backup tapes and even photographic film). These media are far more sensitive and the safes have to keep the inside temperature very low at below 52°C to avoid damage 4) Very handy are also combi fire safes with sepa
