The app covers live audio feeds from more than 7,000 fire department and police scanners, weather radio stations, ham radio repeaters, marine radios, and air traffic. You can check local scanners ...

In this context, encrypting means converting police radio communications into a secure digital format that cannot be accessed by the public using traditional scanners. Everett Fire Chief Dave ...

But over the last week, since major fires began ravaging huge swaths of Los Angeles County, “scanners” on X — accounts who listen obsessively to police and fire radio chatter, then ...

The new radio system for Snohomish County police and emergency services was fully implemented on May 6, marking the end of the police scanner era. Last week, police and ...

Chicago police said officers responded to a call of a person shot, and upon arrival, found multiple people suffering from ...

By listening to police, fire and ... of the Radio Television Digital News Association. “If I hear a loud explosion near my home and I happen to be listening to a police scanner, if I can't ...

The Snohomish County Scanner accrued more than 28,600 followers on Facebook and X. King County moved to encrypted police radio communication ... This system will cover 44 fire, law enforcement ...

When asked if media should have access to police and fire transmissions ... “I’ve never had a police radio.” Having access to scanner information “could be good in a way, if something ...

If you own a police scanner, starting Friday, the Greenville Police Department will transition to a fully encrypted radio system, meaning you won’t be able to hear officer dispatch calls made in ...

locations and police tactics that have been available to the public through police radio scanners, as well as online scanner tracking apps and websites. "The dramatic rise in the use of social ...

Individuals who listen to scanners ... Area United Fire and Rescue Chief Dan Hoff said it was nice when firefighters responding to the same call as police could hear on the radio the exact same ...