Do filing cabinets protect documents from fire?

Standard lateral and vertical filing cabinets provide no meaningful fire protection — they are not fire-rated. UL-rated fireproof file cabinets are heavy, expensive specialty products (UL 350 Class 350 rating = 1-hour protection at 1700°F). For most offices, a fireproof safe or off-site document backup is more cost-effective than a full fireproof file cabinet. Digital document backup is the most practical fire-protection strategy for the majority of business records. At OfficeFurniture2go.com, we can discuss fireproof file cabinet options for specific applications — call 1-800-460-0858.