Is it better to prioritize fire protection or burglary resistance when buying a storage cabinet?

These protect against different threats and the right balance depends on your environment. For most offices, fire is the greater risk to documents than burglary — a commercial fire can destroy an entire building's worth of records. Standard commercial fireproof filing cabinets with key locks provide adequate deterrence against casual theft. If burglary of documents is a genuine risk (law enforcement records, high-value IP, patient data in a high-crime area), a GSA-approved security container with a high-security lock provides burglary resistance — these are rated on a different scale than fire protection. For most businesses, a quality fireproof cabinet with a standard lock is the right balance. FindOfficeFurniture.com — call 888-719-4960 for guidance.