What is Safe (container)?
[[File:FireKing KV2015-2 safe, class 350-2R front.JPG|thumb|right|A safe]] A '''safe''' is a [[container]] where people can put important things to [[protection|protect]] them from [[fire]], [[theft]], or both. A safe is usually a [[box]]-shaped container with a [[lock]]. One that is [[design]]ed to protect things from just fire may not have a lock or may have only a simple lock or [[padlock]] hasp. Some only open at the correct time of day. Safes are usually heavy and made of a strong [[substance]] such as [[steel]]. They are designed to be very difficult to [[Safecracking|open]] with [[crowbar]]s, [[hammer]]s, [[drill]]s, [[Lock picking|lock picks]], and other [[tool]]s. Safes are available in many different [[security]] levels. These range from ones made to protect from common [[burglar]]s to those made to protect from professional [[thief|thieves]] and [[Spy|spies]]. Fire ratings are usually based on how long the safe can be in a common [[structure]] fire before the inside of the safe reaches 175 degrees [[Celsius]]. This is the [[temperature]] at which [[paper]] and [[wood]] are destroyed. The fire rating usually ranges from 15 minutes up to 3 hours. Some safes are also waterproof, which protects the contents from [[flood]] and from getting wet when a fire is put out by [[firefighters]]. A large safe that is part of a [[building]] is called a vault. Vaults have usually one or more [[room]]s. {{Stub}} [[Category:Security]] [[Category:Containers]] [[Category:Locks]]