{"id":41018,"date":"2025-11-21T21:18:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T21:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/41018\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T21:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T21:18:18","slug":"fire-chief-warns-against-non-certified-smoke-alarms-in-homes-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/41018\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Chief Warns Against Non-Certified Smoke Alarms in Homes | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Smoke Alarms and Fire Safety\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>The City of Meadville Fire Department is urging residents to check their smoke alarms after an increase in non-certified devices found in local homes.<\/p>\n<p>Fire Chief officials stress that all smoke alarms should be UL-certified, meaning they have been tested by Underwriters Laboratories, an internationally recognized safety organization. UL certification ensures alarms meet strict standards for smoke detection, sound levels, electrical safety, and reliability.<\/p>\n<p>Non-certified alarms, often sold through discount online marketplaces, may fail during an emergency. Residents are advised to look for a UL Listed mark, clear manufacturer information, and compliance with NFPA 72 standards.<\/p>\n<p>Certified alarms are widely available at reputable retailers.<\/p>\n<p>For assistance verifying your smoke alarm or for more information, contact the Meadville Fire Department at 814-724-6200.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The City of Meadville Fire Department is urging residents to check their smoke alarms after an increase in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41019,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137,7778,2609,24739,24737,24738],"class_list":["post-41018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news","tag-fire-department","tag-meadville","tag-safety-standards","tag-smoke-alarms","tag-ul-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}