| No one plans on having their home burn down, but it | | | | one plans to have their house burn down (well, |
| can happen to anyone. Here are six things that I | | | | almost no one), but it can happen to anyone at any |
| learned from people who suffered a home fire, but | | | | time. |
| had their important items protected by Sentry safes. | | | | 2. In most of the stories I read, no one was home |
| There are many impressive things about Sentry | | | | when the fire started, so there was no opportunity |
| safes. Things such as they are a family owned | | | | to grab a few precious things before fleeing the fire. |
| business for 75 years and three generations, they | | | | 3. The only things that survived the individual infernos |
| use rigorous UL and ETL testing standards to insure | | | | were the few, important items that were preserved |
| protection against fire, flooding and theft, all their | | | | in the Sentry safes. There were common themes |
| products are made in the U.S.A, they have a large | | | | amongst all of the people. Important paperwork was |
| selection of safes in a wide price range to suit most | | | | listed in every story that listed items. Other items |
| any needs, and they are continually seeking ways to | | | | were backed up digital files (especially photos), coins, |
| make better and more innovative products that keep | | | | family heirlooms, and film negatives. |
| pace in our technologically advanced world. Hearing all | | | | 4. The Sentry safes were owned by both home |
| that is nice, but how do they perform in the real | | | | owners and businesses. Sentry makes a wide variety |
| world? Luckily, you don't have to just take Sentry | | | | of products suitable for many needs, and all fire |
| Safes word for it, there are hundreds of testimonials | | | | safes are built with the same quality to withstand the |
| about these great safes and some of them can | | | | hottest of blazes. |
| easily be found online. | | | | 5. Hardly any of them were large safes. There were |
| One of my favorite stories was purely a fluke. The | | | | a few mid-size safes represented and a lot of Sentry |
| owner had left his Sentry safe open and yet the | | | | safes file boxes and fire chests. Both of these are |
| contents were still preserved. Their safe was stored | | | | relatively small and are quite affordable. I point this |
| on the second floor, and when the fire burned | | | | out because many people think large, heavy and |
| through the floor, the safe fell through to the first | | | | expensive when you mention a safe, but that is not |
| floor and when it landed, it landed on its back and the | | | | necessarily true. There are many other great options |
| door to the safe fell closed. Though not locked, this | | | | available to the home owner to protect their |
| was enough, with the heat, to seal the door closed | | | | valuables and other personal items. The only regret I |
| and all the contents survived the blaze (including their | | | | ever read about was related to this, regret that they |
| children's adoption papers). | | | | didn't have a larger safe or multiple Sentry safes to |
| I read many similar stories, and though they are all | | | | protect a larger variety of items. |
| slightly different, they do have similar themes. Here | | | | 6. Finally, the last thing I learned from these stories is |
| are the main things that I learned from the vast | | | | that everybody was exceptionally pleased with their |
| array of people who have suffered a loss by fire, | | | | Sentry safes, and replaced them immediately to help |
| but were fortunate enough to have one or more | | | | protect against any future incidences. |
| Sentry safes. | | | | So, don't get caught unprepared. Make sure Sentry |
| | | | safes can be found in your home to help protect |
| 1. They never thought it would happen to them. No | | | | against the unforeseen tragedy of a home fire. |