Best Fireproof Safes

SentrySafe SFW123GDC is no joke. The safe is almost too secure and practical.

Starting with the basics, the model's fire protection rating is UL-classified, meaning that it will be able to keep your most important valuables safe and sound for up to one hour at 1700 degrees Fahrenheit (927 Celcius).

At the same time, the unit is also ETL-verified, providing impact resistance to safeguard digital media devices like flash drives, different thumb drives, CDs, and DVDs. The safe remains locked and intact even when dropped from 15 feet, so you won't have to worry about that too.

Of course, when a fire starts, people and/or different systems use water to put that fire out. Needless to say, water can be as harmful to different documents and valuables as fire, so the fact that the safe stays waterproof for 24 hours submerged 8 inches down is just as important as its fire resistance.

Having said all that, we've seen these details/properties before. Pretty much every other half-decent fireproof safe will give you these numbers. However, these safes won't give you the model's digital lock with backlighting and a secondary locking key.

You can set any digital combination within the 1-8 digit code spectrum. The backlit keypad will let you punch in these digits in the most low-lit settings. The secondary locking key will enable you to disable the primary lock even if/when other people know the combination or access code. In other words, it is no backup key.

Of course, the digital part means the lock needs to draw power from somewhere. Don't worry though - the battery compartment is easy to access, so you'll have no issues replacing the batteries. Plus, the safe doesn't burn through those batteries necessarily quickly, meaning you won't have to change them all that often.

SentrySafe SFW123DSB is pretty similar to the previous entry. The model is less fancy but, all things considered, just as secure and much more affordable.

The interior measures 9.6" x 12.6" x 11.5", meaning that the safe is relatively roomy and will be able to offer you enough space for your valuable items. The 0.82-cubic feet capacity means there's enough room there for your jewelry as well as digital media devices and paper documents.

As far as that "fireproof" part in the name is concerned, the safe will be able to survive any fire and keep your valuables protected for up to 1 hour at 1700 degrees Fahrenheit (927 Celcius).

At the same time, the model is very much waterproof too. You can submerge the safe 5-8 feet under knowing that the paper documents inside (as well as things like flash drives/CDs/DVDs) will remain safe and sound for up to 24 hours.

Any safe is only as good as its lock and the lock here is good enough to make the model exceptionally secure compared to its direct competition. The factory-set combination lock is as reliable as they come. You'll always be able to access your valuables and important documents.

Mechanical dial locks like this one are, more often than not, more reliable than their digital counterparts and guarantee easy entry for the safe's owner. Plus, you don't have to worry about replacing the batteries every few months.

SentrySafe 1170 is much more compact and portable than the previous two safes. In fact, this is more of a box than a safe.

The box measures 13.6" x 15.3" x 12.1". The 0.61-cubic feet interior measures 10.4" x 12" x 8.5". There's enough room inside but the model wasn't necessarily designed to make that room flexible and versatile.

More than anything else, the safe accommodates letter-size hanging files. You'll be able to use these files to store (as well as keep them accessible) passports, social security cards, and birth certificates.

The safe will let you keep important/valuable files like medical records, business records, financial paperwork, and more as organized and protected as possible.

The only issue here is that these hanging files don't come supplied with the package, so you'll have to purchase them separately.

The steel box is as rugged as they come. It is not waterproof though but that makes sense considering its application and the price difference between the box and its waterproof peers.

It is, however, highly fireproof. The model won't just be able to survive for more than 30 minutes at 1550 degrees Fahrenheit but also keep paper files and digital media devices safe and secure through the fire. In other words, the unit is ETL-verified to protect thumb drives, CDs, and DVDs from fire damage.

It probably goes without saying but ZATAYE FDB are not necessarily safes. As you would imagine, the "FDB" part means fireproof document bags.

That's what these things are. There are no locks on these bags. Needless to say, these bags won't be able to keep your valuable items as safe as, well, conventional safes.

That's not necessarily something to hold against these bags though. Obviously, they weren't designed to do that. These bags were either designed for temporary safety or to be used together with safes.

When you set aside the irrational desire to compare these bags to traditional safes, there's not much to complain about here actually. These things are great.

The relatively solid case measures 12" x 17" x 5". As you'd imagine, the case will prove especially suitable for things like laptops, hanging file folders, and other sizable documents.

The medium bag measures 11" x 15". It will let you store your tablet, A4 size documents, different certificates and things like that.

The smallest bag measures 7" x 9" and will prove perfect for cash, jewelry, credit cards, passports, driver's licenses, phones, and more.

Naturally, superimposition is an available option here, meaning that you can put the small bag inside the medium bag and the medium bag inside the large case.

Honeywell 6104 is the least convoluted/complicated/sophisticated solution within this lineup. Of course, the price reflects that. The fireproof box is much cheaper than every other prospect on this list. You can't really compare the box to these massive safes that we've reviewed above.

You don't have to though. This is a different product. The product with its own flaws and advantages.

As far as the former is concerned, the box is relatively narrow. The interior measures 3.3" x 11.9" x 7.6", meaning you won't be able to store 8.5" x 11" documents inside the box. Since the interior storage space is limited to 0.17 cubic feet, the model is perfect for storing small valuables/regular documents but nothing too large. The safe box isn't waterproof but we're not going to hold it against the box because nothing within this price bracket is.

On the advantages front, the box comes supplied with two keys, so you'll have that spare replacement that's necessary more often than not or allow multiple people access to the box. The key lock is nothing we haven't seen before, so we're not going to talk about it.

We will, however, talk about the concealed pry-resistant hinge that will make sure your documents, small electronics, and other valuable items are protected from thieves. Well, talk is a bit of a stretch because that's everything we wanted to say about the hinge.