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This video is from the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturer's Institute.  They are the organization that sets the standards for ammunition and have for over 80 years.  They made this video to show what happens to ammunition in a fire.  Since we often operate firearms ranges, store ammunition at our police stations and homes, this is important information to know.

Ammunition exposed to high heat, as in a fire will usually not burn, except for the packaging and the plastic in shotgun shells.  Since most ammunition is metal on the exterior it typically is not effected much by fire.  The ammo may cook off, but the power of the projectile is very diminished by the lack of a chamber or barrel.  Ammo fires pose no particular threat to firefighters.   

The only real threat in a fire from ammunition is ammo in the chamber of a weapon.  A loaded weapon with a loaded chamber may cook off from the heat and if it does, it will fire just like the trigger had been pulled.  Loaded guns are dangerous in a fire.  Something to consider when you store your weapons at home; that's what the SGT Says.