Interconnect BRK and First Alert Smoke and CO Detectors
BRK and First Alert smoke detectors can be used in the same installation and "interconnected" so that when one is triggered, all connected units throughout the home will also be triggered. Generally speaking, you can mix and match models from BRK and First Alert. Please visit the detailed article found on the First Alert web site
here.
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