| Liberty safes are known for being tough and here | | | | devastation, items protected in their safe. Other |
| is just a quick look at two examples of their | | | | people had safes, but not all made it through such |
| safes that survived extreme natural disasters. | | | | extreme wild fires, but the Liberty safes did. |
| Liberty safes are just one brand of many great | | | | Not only are Liberty safes built to withstand |
| safes on the market to protect your guns, | | | | extreme fires and attempted break-ins, but |
| valuables, collectibles, important documents, family | | | | Shane Woodson's Liberty withstood an F4 |
| heirlooms or whatever you might have that you | | | | tornado in Jackson, Tennessee in February 2005. |
| want to protect from fire or theft. But one thing | | | | Tornado's are rated on the Fujita scale from F0 |
| that Liberty offers to make them stand a part | | | | to F5, with F5 being the worst type, total |
| from the rest is their Lifetime Warranty. Liberty | | | | destruction, tornado. Only about 1% of all |
| protects against both fire or attempted break-in. | | | | tornados earn a rating of F4. This magnitude of a |
| A few of the highlighted points of their warranty | | | | tornado has winds ranging from 207 - 260 mph, |
| include: | | | | and has a damage path ranging from 400 - 900 |
| - Guaranteed for Life | | | | meters across. This type of tornado is |
| - Free Safe Replacement | | | | devastating, even well constructed houses are |
| - Free Delivery (of replacement) | | | | leveled and weak structures are blown away, |
| - Transferable Warranty | | | | cars are thrown and large missiles generated. |
| There are some great stories about Liberty safes | | | | Shane's Liberty safe was picked up and thrown |
| that have survived fires and natural disasters. No | | | | 200 feet and was still connected to part of the |
| one expects these types of things to happen to | | | | floor when he found it. The safe was beat up a |
| them, but it does happen and those who get | | | | bit, but everything inside survived. |
| through with the most hope are those who are | | | | One key feature in all Liberty safes is that they |
| prepared. | | | | have fully penetrated wells in both the body and |
| One tragic incident in recent history were the wild | | | | the one piece composite doors. Experience has |
| fires of 2007 in Southern California. The winds | | | | shown that this type of construction gives a |
| were blowing with gusts up to 80 mile per hour | | | | strong and rigid safe door and body which is key |
| and the fire reached temperatures up to | | | | to maintaining a safes structure during a fire, |
| 2000ÚF. The fire was so bad that fire fighters | | | | break in or even an F4 tornado. As Shane |
| described it as a "horizontal blow torch". Many | | | | Woodson said, "You guys make one tough safe." |
| people, including Kim Crossler, faced mandatory | | | | Like the fire, many people experienced total loss |
| evacuation. Kim and his wife placed many personal | | | | and devastation, but for at least one Liberty safe |
| items in their Liberty safe before fleeing the area. | | | | owner, important items were preserved giving |
| After the fire burned its course and they were | | | | him a strong basis for starting over. All safes |
| allowed to return, they found nothing left of their | | | | offer a degree of protection, but Liberty safes |
| home except their charred safe. They contacted | | | | have proven in real life situations to withstand |
| Liberty about opening the safe. Once opened, | | | | extreme circumstances. And not only were their |
| they were happy to discover that all of the | | | | items preserved, but under warranty, they did |
| contents inside the safe was intact, the only | | | | not have to purchase a new safe! These are just |
| indication of the fire and extreme heat was the | | | | a few of the stories of real people who were |
| curling on the corners of a few family photos. | | | | glad they had the protection of a great home |
| The Crosslers were much more fortunate than | | | | safe. |
| most people, they had items that survived the | | | | |