False Alarm Reduction Association. FARA is an association which offers individual memberships to persons employed by government agencies in charge of, or working in, False Alarm Reduction Units. Currently, there are over 250 members. The goal of the association is to assist these individuals in reducing false alarms. It does this by facilitating the exchange of information, influencing legislation and establishing relationships and partnerships with other groups interested in false alarm reduction.
Associate membership is open to any individual interested in advancing the goals of the association.
Federal Bureau of Investigation. The federal agency responsible for enforcing most federal criminal law. Also the repository for fingerprint records of criminal offenders. Federal Communications Commission. The FCC is the federal regulatory agency which regulates interstate and foreign communications by wire and radio in the public interest.