The goal is a convenient fire safe location for magnetic media. Haivng an off-site location for media is readily available for those who routinely travel to a site that is physically different from their residence but a problem for me as I work out of my residence.
Fire proof safe's are often the first item thought of for fire protection. For paper based items it may be good enough - but for plastic / hydrocarbon based items they most likely will melt well before paper based items would be degraded.
The next solution, available to me, would be a below grade pit filled
with water - the sump pump pit.
below grade, permenant - will not be knocked over in a large
fire (items falling onto it)
always has some water at the base of it
will most likely be filled to the top in a fire due to water
being poured in to douse the fire
VHS tape used to suspend the media bag. Magnetic media tape used
as it will melt (hopefully before the media bag is degraded) and release
the media bag into the water.
Media bag suspended just inside of the sump pit
Media bag