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I'm a locksmith, and work on safes all the time. I wanted to pass on a word of caution for anyone who does or will store cards in a fire safe.
Fire safes work because they have a liner that, as it heats up, slowly releases moisture into the air inside the safe. Thus, the air cannot reach a tempature hot enough to ignite paper or cardboard.
But, because of the moisture, you want to protect your cards. Graded cards should be fine, because the cases are usually moisture proof, and the plastic shouldn't melt inside a fire safe. But, for any raw cards, I recomend storing them inside a ziplock bag designed for cooking, they can take high tempatures without melting, and it will lock out the moisture that could damage your cards.
I just wanted to share this, in case you were unaware. I'm going to post this on all the different sport's thread pages, but I might not check back on it, so if you have any questions, or want to know what to look for when looking for a safe to protect your cards, PM me, and I'll gladly help you out.

I forgot to mention, too, that fire safes have an hourly rating. That is how long they should protect the contents in the middle of a fire. Once they've been through a fire, they are no longer useful for fire protection, just security.

Thanks for the advise, I always wondered aboot this. I use single screwdowns and was concerned if it would melt if in a safe during a fire.