Fire Corps Programs Can Receive Free First Alert Smoke Alarms

Does your Fire Corps team need smoke alarms for your community home safety check or smoke alarm installation program? You may be eligible to receive free smoke alarms to help in your fire prevention efforts through the First Alert donation program.

First Alert has partnered with Fire Corps to save lives and make communities safer. Registered Fire Corps programs can apply to receive up to 12 dual sensor smoke alarms, or 24 photo smoke alarms, or 24 ion smoke alarms to install in your community. This is the second year that First Alert has provided free smoke alarms to Fire Corps programs across the nation.

To take advantage of this remarkable donation program, fill out the Smoke Alarm Request form found on the Fire Corps web site at www.firecorps.org/prevention. Donations will be made to registered Fire Corps programs while supplies last, so act quickly to take advantage of this offer.

About First Alert
BRK Brands, Inc. (Aurora, IL), is a fully owned subsidiary of Jarden Corporation (Rye, NY) NYSE:JAH, a leading provider of niche consumer products used in and around the home. For 50 years, BRK Brands, Inc. has been the manufacturer of First Alert®-branded home-safety products, the most trusted and recognized safety brands in America. BRK® Brands designs and develops innovative safety solutions including Tundra® Fire Extinguishing Spray, ONELINK® wireless alarms, and a comprehensive line of smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, fire extinguishers, and escape ladders to protect what matters most. Such products are also marketed under the BRK Electronics® brand, The Professional Standard for the builder and contractor audiences. BRK Brands, Inc. products are found in more than 30 countries worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.firstalert.com, http://www.brkelectronics.com, or http://www.jarden.com.

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