First Alert

First Alert is an American safety brand company, based in Aurora, Illinois. They make carbon monoxide detectors, smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, and other safety products like flashlights and fire escape ladders. They support fire safety in partnership with Safe Kids USA and The United States Fire Administration, providing smoke alarms at reduced cost to low-income families in the United States.^[1]

History

1958-company created by BRK.^[2]^[3]
1964-made first battery-powered smoke detector
1974-Sears begins selling the "BRK SS74R" battery powered smoke alarm
1992-Sold to T.H. Lee & Associates
1998-Sold to Sunbeam Corporation
2002-American Household, Inc. is formed from Sunbeam Corporation
2005-Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH) purchases American Household, Inc.
2006-BRK Brands/ First Alert becomes part of Jarden Branded Consumables.
2016-Newell Rubbermaid acquires Jarden, including BRK Brands, forming Newell Brands.

2009 DIY, Garden & Housewares "Silver" Industry Award in Security & Safety- Tundra [UK, Europe]
2008 Chicago Innovation Award- Tundra
2007 International Housewares Show "Best of Show"- Tundra
2006 Golden Hammer Gold Level Award Winner
2005 Golden Hammer Gold Level Award Winner
2004 Golden Hammer Gold Level Award Winner
2003 Golden Hammer Gold Level Award Winner
2002 SPARC Award Winner
2001 Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice Award for SA302
2001 Good Housekeeping "Good Buy" Award for SA302
1999 CHAMPS Award for winning marketing strategy in the consumer category
1999 EFFIE Award for "Be Safe...Replace" campaign, most effective advertising campaign in the health aids category
1997 Pinnacle Award for the Standard for Excellence

ONELINK brand from First Alert was recalled for all models prior to March 3, 2006 and all models with model numbers "SA500" and "SCO500".

Newell Brands

Newell Company, Rubbermaid, Newell Rubbermaid, Sanford L.P., Elmer's Products, Jarden Corporation

Writing utensils	Sharpie Paper Mate Dymo Expo Elmer's Krazy Glue Liquid Paper Parker Uniball Prismacolor X-Acto Waterman

Consumer solutions	Bionaire Breville (UK) Crock-Pot FoodSaver Health o meter Holmes Mr. Coffee Oster Patton Rival Sunbeam VillaWare

Outdoor solutions	Coleman Jostens K2 Marmot Pure Fishing ABU Garcia Berkley Penn Shakespeare Rawlings Adio ExOfficio Madshus Marker Völkl

Tools	Irwin Industrial Tools Lenox Tools

Commercial products	Rubbermaid Commercial Products

Baby and parenting	Graco Nuk Aprica Baby Jogger

Home solutions	Rubbermaid Calphalon Goody Contigo Bubba

Branded consumables	First Alert Jarden Home Brands Diamond Pine Mountain Ball Bernardin Lehigh Crawford MAPA Loew-Cornell United States Playing Card Company Bicycle Bee Hoyle Kem Waddington Yankee Candle Resistat Rino-Tuff Weed Warrior Yorker

Process solutions	Jarden Zinc Products Jarden Plastic Solutions Jarden Applied Materials

Honeywell

Subsidiaries	AlliedSignal Fire-Lite Alarms Garrett AiResearch Honeywell Aerospace Honeywell Analytics Honeywell Turbo Technologies King Radio Novar plc Pittway Sperry Corporation UOP LLC

Novar plc	Gents' of Leicester MK Electric Novar Controls Trend Controls

Pittway	First Alert Notifier Pittsburgh Railways

Honeywell Life Safety Group	Fire-Lite Alarms Honeywell Analytics Notifier System Sensor

Products	Honeywell 200 Honeywell 316 Honeywell 6000 series Honeywell 800 Honeywell ARGUS Honeywell CP-6 Honeywell/ITEC F124 Honeywell Level 6 Honeywell RQ-16 T-Hawk Honeywell T87 RH-32 RUR-5 ASROC Wagtail (missile)

Facilities	Honeywell Uranium Hexafluoride Processing Facility Kansas City Plant

Joint ventures	ConverDyn

Legal cases	Honeywell, Inc. v. Sperry Rand Corp.

People	Albert Butz David M. Cote Hiram Halle Mark C. Honeywell

Related	Honeywell Project

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