Signal 3 Police Code Meaning & Definition

What Does Signal 3 Mean?

Signal 3 is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Fire Alarm.

Police departments and dispatch centers may use Signal 3 differently, but Fire Alarm is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.

Most Common Meaning: Fire Alarm

Used this way by: 50% of agencies on this page
Used in: 2 agencies across 2 states
Category: Emergency
Consensus: MediumMost agencies use this code similarly, but some regional or agency variations exist.

Code Distribution Breakdown

Fire Alarm: 50% (1 agency)
Auto Accident: 50% (1 agency)

Signal 3 Police Code Meanings by Agency

2 agencies across 2 states
Signal 3: Fire Alarm
CategoryEmergency
State Georgia
Agency Atlanta Police Department
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Signal 3: Auto Accident
CategoryIncident
State Ohio
Agency Cincinnati Police Department
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Why Does Signal 3 Have Different Meanings?

Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to Signal 3 , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.

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