The 'concern' is that many 'fire safes' are rated for 2 or so hours at a temperature near that of wood/paper burning. The rating does not cover 12 or more hours buried in rubble that may have got hot enough to melt the buildings (iron) supporting structure
( I worked for a company that had a fire safe against the back wall of their office - the other side of the wall was a paint, plastics and roofing materials store ) Luckily we didn't need those backup copies. JimB. ----- Original Message ----- From: "MARC SIMS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 7:53 PM Subject: Re: The "simple" truth about security The safe is on the ground floor in the admin building which is only two stories tall it can be subjected to hurricane floods and tornados but such as a terrorist attack is very unlikely to occur on campus but more so likely to occur in Wash DC and New York. The safe has an outter 6 inch thick steel shell with doors and is insulated with 2 inch thich laminated pressed wood inside. The doors are B rated in terms of resistance can withstand an internal temp of 125 degrees F with 80% humidity. Safes are resistance measured by heat, humidity, water, fire, heavy debris, drills, magnetic flux and torch. They aren't measured by terms burglar or waterproof. Some safes can withstand a duration of attack of up to 2 and a half hours depending on the external thickness of the materials used. In this case our safe has an external 2 hour duration of attack. Marc Sims Technician I Technology Services Prince George's Community College 301 Largo Rd. Largo, MD 20774-2199 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Monday, May 23, 2005 >>> So! What happens if there is a serious fire in the admin building .. such that the floors collapse down and the safe ends up on the lowest floor, covered in hot rubble. How soon will you be able to get the tapes from the safe? And - how many days (in heated conditions) is the safe rated for the tape media? JimB. - Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. -- ---------------------------------------- ALL messages to the list MUST include a descriptive subject. To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. -- ---------------------------------------- ALL messages to the list MUST include a descriptive subject. To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
