About Us
A Trusted Integrator Since 1960
Universal Electronic Alarms Inc. (UEA), based in Lancaster, California, is a veteran-founded life safety and security integrator with more than 50 years of proven performance. We deliver innovative, dependable solutions that protect people, property, and mission-critical infrastructure across the nation.
Our expertise spans the design, installation, testing, and monitoring of advanced systems, including fire alarms, intrusion detection, access control, video surveillance, and mass notification.
The Mission: Protecting People & Property
We exist to protect the lives and property of our customers by offering innovative, reliable, and effective solutions, designed through quality engineering, supported by industry professionals, and delivered with exceptional service.
Put simply, we’re not driven by being the biggest, the fastest growing, or the most profitable. We care about doing the work with uncompromising quality. Every job has two things in common: it has to get done, and it has to get done right.
Our Core Values
Integrity
Excellence
Hold ourselves to uncompromising standards
Accountability
Stand behind our work and our promises
Reliability
Be responsive and dependable when it matters most
Clients Who Trust Us
We serve a wide range of sectors, including:
- Federal agencies (U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Department of Defense sites)
- Defense contractors (Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, NASA)
- State and local governments (school districts, courthouses, municipalities)
- Commercial and private-sector organizations
We’re proud to be a UL-listed fire and burglar alarm company, certified under Defense Industrial Security systems and compliant with UL 2050, UFC, NFPA, and NICET standards.
Our Story & Community Roots
Universal Electronic Alarms (UEA) began as Universal Electronic Service in 1960, founded by Jack Kaufman, a U.S. Navy radio technician turned entrepreneur. After a warehouse break-in, Jack designed one of the first alarm communicators that could alert police directly, an innovation that set the foundation for UEA’s mission: protecting people and property with reliable, forward-thinking systems.
From those early days, UEA grew with the Antelope Valley community, expanding into a 10,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Lancaster by 1998 and earning federal contracts alongside more than 1,000 active accounts. That growth has always been powered by integrity, technical expertise, and local pride.
Today, UEA delivers advanced life safety and security solutions for defense, education, healthcare, and commercial clients. We continue to hire from our community, invest in our team, and engineer systems that perform where failure is not an option.
Skilled Professionals. Certified Expertise.
Our team includes:
- NICET-certified fire life safety professionals
- California DIR-certified electricians
- OSHA-trained technicians (10 and 30)
- Factory-trained experts on leading systems and platforms
- Specialists trained on UL 2050, NFPA codes, and UFC standards
We continuously invest in ongoing training and in-house product testing, ensuring every system we install is compliant, reliable, and built to perform under pressure.
