I live in the Pacific Northwest and as you probably have see on the news we are having the once in a thousand years heat wave. Wildfires are always a concern out here, especially if you live in a rural area. I am trying to find ways to lessen the risk to firefighters should my property become threated by a wild fire. One on my worries is black powder storage, loaded ammo is always in military style cans and will cook off fairly safely. Black powder and Pyrodex are in cans on a shelf on my loading bench in the detached garage. Should the worst happen I want a way to store the few pounds of powder I have. I would like to hear what others have done or think to compare with my solution. Here is what I am doing, take a 55 gallon plastic drum, cut the end off and flip it over for a lid, actually works pretty well. Bury the drum vertically in an area about 30 yards from the garage in a spot with little vegitation or trees. Leave 2-3 inches of the drum above ground. Put the lid on and secure lightly. There are no weeds there as they are kept mowed, only a couple of trees so no fuel to suppot a fire. A fire would burn by quickly so heat exposure will be over soon, even so it would just go woosh and be directed straight up, the lid becoming a frizby. The idea is to remove the threat of an explosion to fire fighters attempting to save the place should the garage be exposed to fire even though it is metal sided. Certainly there is plenty to worry about in there, spay paint, solvents, that sort of stuff, but that is different from 4 pounds of 3f going up. I have a lot of years of military experience with munitions storage, and my family has seveal firefighters in it. So far this seem like a good idea to everyone. The property is insured so as bad as it would be, things can be replaced. Any thoughts would be appreciated.