Fire rated file cabinet In minutes, a fire can wipe out your business and change your life. It takes very little time to start a fire, a carelessly thrown cigarette butt, and an electrical short circuit, things that happen through sheer carelessness, events that are not even in anyone's control. Paper begins to char at approximately 177°c (350°f) and it is important that your fire rated filing cabinets keep your documents below this critical temperature. For solutions to protect valuable business information such as customer files, insurance records, trust deeds, wages and tax records, review our range of fire rated filing cabinets .