American Security® BFS2214
Specs
| Fire Rating: | 60 Minutes |
| Interior Capacity: | 2.8 cu ft |
| Weight: | 424 lbs. |
| Exterior Dimensions (H x W x D): | 27 1/8″ H × 19 1/8″ W × 21 3/4″ D |
| Interior Dimensions (H x W x D): | 22 1/4″ H × 14″ W × 15 1/2″ D |
| Body Construction: | 2 5/16″ composite |
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American Security BFS2214
Burglary & Fire Safe
UL RSC I burglary protection, ETL 60-minute fire resistance, and 2.8 cubic feet of interior space. Built for homes and small businesses that need real protection in a compact footprint.
Serious fire and burglary protection in a footprint that fits a real home.
After installing close to 75,000 safes across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana over the last 38 years, we know which models earn their place in real homes and real businesses. The American Security BFS2214 is one of them.
It is not the biggest safe in the American Security lineup, and it is not the cheapest. It is the model we point people toward when they want a serious combination of fire and burglary protection in a footprint that fits a closet, a home office, or the back room of a small business, without the install constraints of a 1,000-pound vault.
At 2.8 cubic feet inside, the BFS2214 holds what most homes and small offices need to lock up.
The burglary rating, translated into what it actually protects against.
The Underwriters Laboratories Residential Security Container Level 1 rating is the most common standard you will see on residential safes. The test is specific: a trained technician gets five minutes with hand tools to try to pry the door open or break through the body. The BFS2214 passed.
That five-minute window is what stops the kind of break-in that actually happens to most people. Burglars work fast. They want what is easy. A safe rated RSC I, anchored to your floor, makes your valuables a poor target and sends them looking elsewhere.
Spring-loaded relocker
Inside the door, a spring-loaded relocker waits in standby behind the lock mechanism. If someone tries to drill or punch out the lock during a sustained attack, the relocker drops into place and locks the bolts shut. Even a successful attack on the lock itself does not get the door open.
It is not a vault. A determined attacker with hours and specialized tools can defeat any RSC-rated safe. If your threat profile is professional theft of high-value collectibles or precious metals at scale, ask us about TL-rated products in the American Security and ISM lines.
60 minutes at 1,200°F protects paper. Here is what it does not protect.
The ETL fire rating means the safe was tested for 60 minutes at 1,200°F with the interior holding below 350°F. That keeps your paper documents intact. Cash, deeds, passports, photographs, wills. They survive a typical residential fire.
The door seal is heat-activated. When the temperature around the door starts to climb, the seal expands to block smoke, hot gases, and water from suppression efforts. Smoke and water destroy paper documents as reliably as flame does, and a sealed perimeter is what keeps the inside dry while the house is being put out.
What the rating does not promise is that your digital media survives. Hard drives, USB sticks, and SSDs start failing well below 350°F, often around 125°F. If you are storing irreplaceable digital files, you want a media-rated container inside the safe, or you back those files up to cloud storage and let the safe protect the physical originals. Most homeowners we talk with do not realize that distinction until we explain it.
The mid-line size. One step up from the smallest, one step down from the upgraded boltwork.
The American Security BFS series runs from compact to room-filling. The BFS2214 holds the middle ground. If you are at the upper end of what a 2214 will hold today, the most common upgrade we see is the BFS2815, which adds 4-way boltwork and 35% more interior space.
Compact
The smallest in the series. Built for a small group of documents and valuables in a tighter footprint.
Mid-Line
The size and weight that fits most homes and small offices without compromise on protection level.
Mid-Plus
More interior plus a real protection upgrade: 4-way boltwork with 10 active bolts instead of 7.
All three share the same composite body construction, the same fire rating, and the same ESL10 lock. They differ in size, weight, and boltwork configuration.
Every BFS2214 ships with these features included.
No optional configurations on this model. The BFS2214 is a single, fully equipped specification when it leaves the American Security factory.
ESL10 Electronic Lock
UL Type 1 high-security electronic lock, the same category specified for commercial use. Program your own code and change it anytime. Powered by a single 9-volt battery housed in the keypad.
Anchor Hole + Hardware
One factory anchor hole with mounting hardware included. Our crew can bolt the safe to your floor as part of the install, so it cannot be tipped, dollied, or carried out.
American-Made Construction
Built in the USA by American Security. Domestic supply chain for warranty and replacement parts, which matters if you ever need service years down the road.
Lifetime Fire Replacement Warranty
If your safe is damaged in a documented residential fire while properly installed, American Security replaces it at no cost. The Lifetime Fire Replacement Warranty has backed the BFS series for years, supported by a 75-plus-year American manufacturer.
BFS2214 · Full Specification
432 pounds, anchored properly, becomes a serious problem to move.
At 432 pounds, the BFS2214 is in the range our crews move every day. Our in-house technicians handle delivery, placement, and floor anchoring across the Pacific Northwest. If you are located outside of our delivery area, we have developed a trusted network of experienced professionals who we work with directly to install your safe. We have put safes on second floors, into basements, through tight stairwells, and across difficult terrain that other dealers turn down. This one is a comfortable install.
Anchoring is part of the work, not an upsell. A 432-pound safe that is not bolted down can be tipped onto a dolly and walked out by two people with time. We always recommend our crew bolts yours to the slab or subfloor before we leave.
- A highly-skilled delivery team handles delivery and placement start to finish.
- Wood subfloor compatible · second-floor placement available.
- We can anchor any safe to your floor before the crew leaves.
- Showrooms in Enumclaw and Spokane Valley for in-person review.
What buyers ask before they decide.
Will the BFS2214 fit through a standard interior door?
Can I install this safe on a second floor?
How long does delivery and installation take?
What does the ESL10 electronic lock require for power?
What does American Security’s warranty cover?
How do I choose between the BFS2214 and the BFS2815?
Where is the BFS2214 made?
Our team has installed over 75,000 safes. We are here to help you get this right.
Talk through sizing, placement, or delivery before you commit. Or stop into either showroom and put your hands on the BFS2214.