Choctaw County Alabama Police Scanner Live

Choctaw County Alabama Police Scanner Live

Listen to Choctaw County public safety radio and see exactly what you can and cannot hear. This page covers the Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office, Butler Police and Fire, Gilbertown Police, Silas Police, Toxey Police, local volunteer fire departments, emergency medical services, and state law enforcement in the Butler, Gilbertown, and Toxey areas. It includes frequencies, system talkgroups, the encryption picture, coverage by community, and a guide to getting a scanner or mobile app set up.

1. Listen live

Choctaw County radio traffic centers on Butler, the county seat, extending outward to Gilbertown, Silas, Toxey, Lisman, Needmore, Pennington, Bladon Springs, and surrounding rural Southwest Alabama timberland communities. Listeners typically hear dispatch for law enforcement and fire along US 84, State Route 17, State Route 10, State Route 14, and State Route 69.

A few realistic expectations:

• Some channels are encrypted: Tactical law enforcement operations are encrypted.
• Transmission delays: Online audio stream feeds process through servers with several seconds delay.
• Cross-border coverage: Choctaw County shares borders with Sumter, Marengo, Clarke, and Washington counties in Alabama, and Wayne and Clarke counties in Mississippi.

2. What you can hear

Service	What Listeners Typically Hear
Sheriff	Main dispatch for deputies patrolling rural timber roads and unincorporated communities.
Municipal Police	Primary dispatch for Butler Police and regional municipal law enforcement.
Fire	Choctaw County volunteer fire dispatch and local fireground coordination.
EMS and Rescue	Regional ambulance dispatches and Choctaw General Hospital HEAR patient reports.
State and Mutual Aid	Alabama State Troopers (Quad-Cities / Demopolis Posts) and inter-agency state net.

3. Sheriff’s office scanner

The Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office, operating from Butler, provides primary law enforcement across unincorporated county areas and operates the Choctaw County Jail.

• Conventional VHF Dispatch: Main Sheriff dispatch operates on conventional VHF frequency 154.800 MHz.
• Tactical / Secondary: Secondary operations utilize conventional VHF frequencies.

4. Police department scanner coverage

Butler Police Department

Patrolling the county seat, Butler Police operate primary dispatch on conventional VHF frequency 155.100 MHz.

Gilbertown, Silas, & Toxey Police

Municipal law enforcement in southern Choctaw County coordinates through the Sheriff's Office VHF dispatch and local frequencies.

5. Fire department scanner

Choctaw County 911 dispatches county volunteer fire departments on conventional VHF channels.

• County Fire Dispatch: 154.235 MHz
• Fire Operations: 453.0375 MHz

Local volunteer fire departments include Butler VFD, Gilbertown VFD, Silas VFD, Toxey VFD, Lisman VFD, and Pennington VFD.

6. EMS and medical dispatch scanner

Ambulance dispatches are handled through county fire and emergency channels. Inbound paramedic patient status reports to Choctaw General Hospital in Butler are transmitted on 155.340 MHz (PL 107.2).

7. Frequencies and radio systems

Conventional Frequencies Table

Frequency (MHz)	Tone / Code	Agency / Service	Band	Mode	Status
154.800	CSQ	Choctaw County Sheriff Primary Dispatch	VHF	FM	Clear
155.100	CSQ	Butler Police Primary Dispatch	VHF	FM	Clear
154.235	CSQ	Choctaw County Fire Dispatch	VHF	FM	Clear
453.0375	CSQ	Choctaw County Fire Operations	UHF	FM	Clear
155.340	PL 107.2	Choctaw General Hospital HEAR	VHF	FM	Clear
155.445	PL 107.2	Alabama State Troopers	VHF	FM	Clear
162.400	N/A	NOAA Weather Radio	VHF	FM	Clear

8. Coverage across the county

Area	What to Expect
Butler	County seat activity, municipal police, sheriff dispatch, and hospital reports along SR 17 and SR 10.
Gilbertown & Toxey	Southern county Sheriff patrol, timber transport safety, and volunteer fire responses along SR 17.
Silas & Bladon Springs	Rural Sheriff patrol and volunteer fire dispatches near the Washington County and Mississippi lines.

9. How to listen

Program conventional VHF frequencies (154.800 MHz, 155.100 MHz, 154.235 MHz) into any standard analog scanner or stream via mobile apps.

10. Why the scanner may not be working

Analog scanners pick up main dispatch channels. Tactical encryption or quiet rural hours account for silence.

11. Is the radio encrypted?

Main Sheriff, Police, and Fire dispatch channels are unencrypted. Tactical channels are encrypted.

12. Nearby counties

Sumter County, Marengo County, Clarke County, Washington County, Wayne County (MS), and Clarke County (MS).

13. Official public safety resources

Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office, Butler Police Department, Choctaw County EMA, and Choctaw General Hospital.

14. Frequently asked questions

What frequency is Choctaw County Sheriff on?

Choctaw County Sheriff dispatch operates on conventional VHF 154.800 MHz.