Fire Safety and Electrical Tips

Every day we work with businesses that are meeting goals for protecting important business documents and data from fire and water disaster. It's always great to step back and think about the simple things we can do to prevent these types disasters from escalating.

Today we provide you with a link to the Electrical Tip of the Day from our friends at Artisan Electric, Indiana Electrical Contractors.

Today Artisan reminds us all of the importance of smoke detectors and the best locations for installation.


If you have questions about fire safety contact your local fire department, they can be consulted FREE of charge (but it would be nice to make a donation or bake them some cookies) to do a walk through and offer advice and safety tips.

Lateral File Cabinet Sale, Fireproof Storage!

For a limited time when you buy a lateral fire file cabinet from KL Security Enterprises, Inc you can get FREE INSIDE DELIVERY SERVICE. This offer is only for the Sentry Safe Elite Series line of storage cabinets. These UL 1 hour rated fire files offer the best storage and value for the money. For more information call TOLL FREE 1-866-867-0306

This sale applies to the following model numbers:

2L3610
4L3610
2L4310
4L4310

Each of these lateral filing cabinets is UL Rated for Impact / fall / drop and explosion during a fire disaster.

FREE INSIDE DELIVERY on Sentry Safe Fire Files

For a LIMITED TIME ONLY you can get FREE INSIDE DELIVERY on our best Sentry Safe fire file cabinets. This includes 2 drawer and 4 drawer fire files that are both vertical and lateral. For specific details Call TOLL FREE 1-866-867-0306.

Gun Safes and Handgun Vaults

Gun safety is a top priority for all gun owners, hunters and shooting enthusiasts. While a traditional high security gun safe is great for the entire collection, many people keep a handgun or pistol for personal protection and have a need for alternative methods of security. The Gun Vault from Cannon Safe is a great solution for those that need dual purpose security. Designed for quick access to your handgun and / or valuables the Mini Deluxe or biometric gun safe is compact, sturdy and offers easy access.

One of the best features of the GunVault is that it offers tremendous safety for gun owners with children. The biometric safe will ensure that only the primary user (called administrator in the owners manual) can add extra fingerprints to the biometric keypad. This ensures that young children or burglars cannot gain access to the firearm.

For more information and to read GunVault reviews as well as compare the biometric safe to electronic gun safe please visit SafeandVault.com

Sentry Safe compared to Schwab Corp, New Model Numbers

In August of 2008 Sentry Safe, the world leader in residential and small office security-storage containers, announced the purchase of Schwab Corporation, a worldwide leading manufacturer of high-end security & fire resistant files, safes, cabinets and vault doors for the protection of records.

As the transition from Schwab to Sentry gets underway, you will begin to see new model numbers associated with the quality Schwab fire files you have come to trust.

2HC30-5000 compared to 2L3010
2HC36-5000 compared to 2L3610
2HC43-5000 compared to 2L4310
4HC30-5000 compared to 4L3010
4HC36-5000 compared to 4L3610
4HC43-5000 compared to 4L4310

The new model number system was created to better represent the overall size and type of fire file (in this case lateral cabinets with UL impact rated protection) and better match the model number system of Sentry Safe.

The new pages for our Sentry Safe fire files can be found here:

Two drawer fire files
2L3010
2L3610
2L4310

Four Drawer fire files
4L3010
4L3610
4L4310

Please call Toll Free 1-866-867-0306 with any questions.

What Documents Should I put in my Fire Safe?

When considering the purchase of a fireproof safe or fire file cabinet there are many documents that can be stored to protect from disaster. Some of these includes the deed to your home, vehicle or recreational vehicle titles as well as insurance papers such as house, car and life insurance.

Many of our clients also choose to store social security cards and birth certificates. Remember that these documents are required for obtaining a passport should you need one. Another important consideration are tax records which you should keep for a minimum of seven years or if you are business these are needed for up to 10 years.

One of the most important considerations are the UL fire ratings of your safe or fireproof file cabinet. Computer media should be kept in a safe with a UL 125 rating or better (plastic begins to melt at temperatures higher than 125 degrees F).

Insurance Documents for your House, Cars and Life (term, whole, etc)
Social Security cards & birth certificates
Deeds and titles to vehicles
Tax Records (both Federal and State) for the last 7-10 years
Wills
Trust Documents

1TB External Hard Drive

For those of you in the market for some external hard drive storage, it would be best for you to consider all brands and compare the pros and cons. For about the same price as a regular external hard drive you can get a fireproof waterproof ioSafe Solo. With 500GB hard drive and up to 1.5 TB of data storage capacity and a plug and play USB 2.0 interface this is a no brainer....No matter if you are storing family photos, videos or business data, it's worth backing up and protecting. Like other ioSafe disk drives, the ioSafe Solo uses ioSafe patented technology including FloSafe air flow cooling, HydroSafe waterproof barriers and the DataCast fireproof insulation to offer you the most value of any external hard drive on the market.