Fire ratings are a time and a temperature, and paper and drives differ · review
A double-walled fire box with certified UL 72 fire protection for 30 minutes, from a safe manufacturer, and the only one in this hub that can be bolted to the floor.
The conclusion The only fire box here that can be bolted down. Still a fire box, and that combination is the reason to pay more.
Every fire box in this hub protects paper from fire and does nothing at all about somebody carrying it out of the house. This one can be bolted to the floor.
A fire box is designed to be portable — grabbed in an evacuation, moved between rooms — and portability and theft resistance are opposites. The result is a category where the protection is complete in one dimension and absent in the other.
Fixing it down closes half of that. It does not make it a safe: the body is plastic with fire material in it, and it will not resist tools. What it does is stop the box leaving under an arm, which is how fire boxes are actually lost.
Certified UL 72 fire protection for thirty minutes, stated by BURG-WÄCHTER. The internal temperature class is not cited on this listing — UL 72 Class 350 is the paper standard, and where a listing does not say, this page does not assume.
For a household with both irreplaceable papers and valuables: a bolted steel safe for the valuables, and this bolted alongside it for the papers. Neither does the other’s job, and both cost less than one product pretending to do both.
Anybody who has worked out that their fire box is also the easiest thing in the house to steal.
On sale at $425 on the American Amazon store at the time of checking.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on September 2, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Construction | Double-walled, plastic with fire material |
|---|---|
| Fire protection | Certified UL 72, 30 minutes, stated by BURG-WÄCHTER |
| Lock | Key |
| Mounting | Can be fixed to the floor against theft |
| Amazon reference | B07RNGPQMR |
| EAN | 4003482398500 |
Because every other fire box in this hub is portable by design, which means the fire protection is complete and the theft protection is zero. Fixing it down addresses the second half. It does not make it a safe — the body is plastic with fire material — but it stops the box being carried out.
BURG-WÄCHTER states certified UL 72 fire protection for thirty minutes. That is a manufacturer's statement of a certification, and this page reports it as such — this site is not a testing body and does not verify conformity. The internal temperature class is not cited on the listing.
Fire box. If you need resistance to force, a steel safe from the neighboring hub is the product, and it will not protect paper from fire. The two are genuinely different and a household with valuables and irreplaceable papers needs both.
8.4/ 10
The only fire box here that can be bolted down. Still a fire box, and that combination is the reason to pay more.
Between security devices of the same category and nearby price. Shown: what they all state. A half-filled column says nothing.
| Model | Price | Lock |
|---|---|---|
| BURG-WÄCHTER FP 22 K | $425 | Key |
| Master Lock L1200 | $140 | Privacy key lock, two keys supplied; keeps the lid shut in a fire |
| Amazon Basics FP1401M | $40 | Mechanical key, 2 keys supplied |
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on September 2, 2026.
Papers that need both fire protection and not to leave the house under somebody's arm.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for home security products and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
6.2 L · UL 72 Class 350, 30 min at 843 °C (1549 °F) · fire and water resistant · key lock, 2 keys
A document box with a published fire rating: Amazon Basics states UL 72 Class 350 for 30 minutes at 843 °C (1549 °F), in a 6.2-liter fire and water resistant case with a mechanical key lock.
Best for: Passports, deeds and certificates — the papers that cannot be reprinted.
≈ $40
A4 · 30 min fire protection · waterproof · 36.5 × 32 × 15.5 cm (14.4 × 12.6 × 6.1 in) · polycarbonate and cement fire material
An A4 fire and water resistant document box in thermoplastic polycarbonate with a cement-bonded fire layer, which HMF states protects papers for up to 30 minutes.
Best for: Full A4 documents that should lie flat rather than be folded.
Hard shell with fire-resistant lining · 13 compartments · 39 × 29 × 7.5 cm (15.4 × 11.4 × 3 in), expands to 10 cm (3.9 in) · shoulder strap
A hard-shell document case with a fire-resistant inner layer, thirteen compartments and a shoulder strap, expanding from 7.5 to 10 cm (3 to 3.9 in).
Best for: A household that keeps a lot of paper and wants it sorted, protected and portable.
