Six popular fire-resistant safes were put through an unscientific test by the 2NEWS Investigators.  First Alert and SentrySafe were the two brands tested.

The 2NEWS Investigators teamed up with the Tulsa Fire Department, putting six fire-resistant safes to our own unscientific test.

The 2NEWS Investigators teamed up with the Tulsa Fire Department, putting six fire-resistant safes to our own unscientific test.

2NEWS Investigators tested six popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores. The safe above, a small-sized model from First Alert, performed very well in our test.

2NEWS Investigators tested six popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores. The safe above, a small-sized model from First Alert, performed very well in our test.

2NEWS Investigators tested six popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores. The safe above, a small-sized model from First Alert, performed very well in our test.

2NEWS Investigators tested six popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores. The safe above, a medium-sized model from First Alert, performed very well in our test.

2NEWS Investigators tested six popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores. The safe above, a medium-sized model from First Alert, performed very well in our test.

2NEWS Investigators tested six popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores. The safe above, a medium-sized model from First Alert, performed very well in our test.

2NEWS Investigators tested six popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores.  In safe three, a large-sized safe from First Alert, the contents remained intact despite a hole melting through the top of the safe.

2NEWS Investigators tested six popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores.  In safe three, a large-sized safe from First Alert, the contents remained intact despite a hole melting through the top of the safe.

2NEWS Investigators tested six popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores.  In safe three, a large-sized safe from First Alert, the contents remained intact despite a hole melting through the top of the safe.

2NEWS Investigators tested six popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores.  In safe four, a small-sized safe from SentrySafe, the papers burned, the DVD warped and the flash drive couldn't be found.

2NEWS Investigators tested six popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores.  In safe four, a small-sized safe from SentrySafe, the papers burned, the DVD warped and the flash drive couldn't be found.

2NEWS Investigators tested six popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores.  In safe four, a small-sized safe from SentrySafe, the papers burned, the DVD warped and the flash drive couldn't be found after the safe opened during the test.

2NEWS Investigators tested six popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores.  In safe five, a medium-sized safe from SentrySafe, the papers inside burned and the DVD came out unusable but the flash drive still worked.

2NEWS Investigators tested six popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores.  In safe five, a medium-sized safe from SentrySafe, the papers inside burned and the DVD came out unusable but the flash drive still worked.

2NEWS tested 6 popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores. In safe 5, a medium-sized safe from SentrySafe, the papers inside burned and the DVD came out unusable but the flash drive still worked after the safe opened during the test.

2NEWS Investigators tested six popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores. The safe above, a large-sized model from SentrySafe, performed very well in our test.

2NEWS Investigators tested six popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores. The safe above, a large-sized model from SentrySafe, performed very well in our test.

2NEWS Investigators tested six popular fire-resistant safes commonly sold in area stores. The safe above, a large-sized model from SentrySafe, performed very well in our test.

The 2NEWS Investigators teamed up with the Tulsa Fire Department, putting six fire-resistant safes to our own unscientific test.