Safes and Fire Protection

Having your valuables protected against theft and fire is one of the major benefits of owning a quality Rhino or Bighorn safe. All Rhino And Bighorn fire lined safes utilize heat activated door seals and one or more layers of fire rated sheetrock to provide the desired level of protection. Since the vast majority of safe brands use sheetrock for fire protection we suggest you look at the weight of the safe and the thickness of the fire protection when comparing.

RHINO Series Safes

All Rhino standard series safes come standard with two 5/8" thick layers of fire protection in the door and body, providing 1200°F/50 minute fire protection.

Rhino Extreme Protection (XP) series safes with improved door design, double X step door design, and new innovative door design provide 1200°F/2.5 hours of fire protection.

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Rhino Series Safe Fire Test

BIGHORN Series Safes

Bighorn Safes are fire rated up to 1200°/70 minutes. Most models have two layers of 5/8" thick fire lining in the door and two layers in the body.
Bighorn classic series are rated at 1200°/30 minutes.

Some Rules of Thumb

One layer of 1/2" thick fire rated sheetrock in the body and two in the door is about the minimum we would suggest if fire protection is important to you. With an intumescent door seal and this arrangement you'll probably get 30 minutes protection in a house fire.
Two layers of 5/8" thick sheetrock in body and door with an intumescent door seal will give you about 45 to 70 minutes in a house fire.