1958-company created by Burke-Roberts-Kimberlin (BRK) Electronics. The three-man team (Burke-Roberts-Kimberlin) invented the first battery-powered
smoke detector[3][4]
1964- Began commercial manufacturing of the first battery-powered
smoke detector
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
Recalls
First Alert branded fire extinguishers model FE1A10G with serial numbers beginning with RH, RK, RL, RP, RT, RU, or RW were recalled. Fire Extinguishers were sold from September 1999 through September 2000.[5]
In May 2006, First Alert combination smoke alarms were recalled due to draining batteries rapidly.[6]