In my experience helping clean up after the Black Forest fire, the worst place for a safe was in the basement because after the house caught fire, it would collapse into the basement and then continue to burn at hundreds, even thousands, of degrees for hours or even days. The best place for a safe was in the garage or near an outside wall away from the basement if possible. Now if your home catches fire and the fire department comes and puts it out, even after a few hours of intense heat, the contents of your safe may be okay. It is the prolonged heat and the unusual circumstance of an event like a wildfire that will destroy everything.






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