FAF Police Code Meaning & Definition

What Does FAF Mean?

FAF is a police radio code most commonly used to mean False Alarm of Fire.

Police departments and dispatch centers may use FAF differently, but False Alarm of Fire is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.

Most Common Meaning: False Alarm of Fire

Used this way by: 100% of agencies on this page
Used in: 1 agencies across 1 states
Category: Non-Crime
Consensus: HighMost agencies use this code with the same or very similar meaning.

Code Distribution Breakdown

False Alarm of Fire: 100% (1 agency)

FAF Police Code Meanings by Agency

1 agencies across 1 states
FAF: False Alarm of Fire
Alarm activated to alert police of a fire, where no fire is present (used for defective or tripped alarms only).
CategoryNon-Crime
State Pennsylvania
Agency Philadelphia Police Department
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Why Does FAF Have Different Meanings?

Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to FAF , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.

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