Certification and Compliance
Full POTS IN A BOX® Line Achieves California State Fire Marshal Listing
All five shipping POTS IN A BOX® models are now listed by the California State Fire Marshal under two listings, covering the 90X1, 90X2, VAB-1, CDS-9090 and CDS-9010.
- Building Materials Listing Program — Office of the California State Fire Marshal
Key facts
- Listing 7305-2384:0002 covers the 90X1, 90X2 and VAB-1.
- Listing 7305-2384:0001 covers the CDS-9090 and CDS-9010.
- CSFM listing is issued under California's Building Materials Listing Program and is widely recognised by authorities having jurisdiction in other states.
- The listing complements DataRemote's UL 864 certification, which is issued by Intertek and was obtained voluntarily — UL 864 is not required for POTS replacement devices.
All five shipping POTS IN A BOX® models now carry California State Fire Marshal listing. The 90X1, 90X2 and VAB-1 are covered by listing 7305-2384:0002; the CDS-9090 and CDS-9010 are covered by listing 7305-2384:0001.
CSFM listing is issued under California’s Building Materials Listing Program, which requires fire and life-safety products to be evaluated and listed before they may be sold or installed for those purposes in the state. Authorities having jurisdiction outside California commonly treat the listing as evidence of rigorous evaluation, though it remains formally a California instrument and does not confer approval elsewhere.
The listing sits alongside DataRemote’s UL 864 certification, which is issued by Intertek as an accredited Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. UL 864 certification is not required for POTS line replacement devices; DataRemote pursued it voluntarily so installers have documented third-party evaluation when a device carries fire alarm control panel communications.
Both listings, with their per-model coverage and links to the CAL FIRE public records, are recorded on the California State Fire Marshal certification page.
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California State Fire Marshal listingA listing issued under California’s Building Materials Listing Program, recognised by authorities having jurisdiction well beyond California.
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Sources and references
- Building Materials Listing Program (opens in a new tab) — Office of the California State Fire Marshal
Frequently asked questions
A CSFM listing is issued under California's Building Materials Listing Program, which requires fire and life-safety products to be evaluated and listed before they may be sold or installed for those purposes in the state. It is a listing — inclusion on an authority's approved-product list — rather than a certification issued against a product standard.
Two listings cover the five shipping models. Listing 7305-2384:0002 covers the 90X1, 90X2 and VAB-1. Listing 7305-2384:0001 covers the CDS-9090 and CDS-9010. Per-model coverage and links to the CAL FIRE public records are published on DataRemote's California State Fire Marshal certification page.
Formally it is a California instrument and does not confer approval in other states. In practice, authorities having jurisdiction elsewhere commonly treat a CSFM listing as evidence that a product has been rigorously evaluated, which is why it is often requested outside California — but acceptance remains the AHJ's decision.
They are different kinds of records issued by different parties. The CSFM listing places the models on California's approved-product list. UL 864 is a third-party certification against a product standard for fire alarm control units, issued to DataRemote by Intertek as an accredited Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. UL 864 is not required for POTS line replacement devices; DataRemote pursued it voluntarily.
No. A listing is evidence an authority weighs, not a substitute for its approval. Acceptance of any installation still depends on the product model, the endpoint, the configuration, the monitoring provider, the code edition in force, the jurisdiction, and the authority having jurisdiction.