Montgomery County Alabama Police Scanner Live

Montgomery County Alabama Police Scanner Live

Listen to Montgomery County public safety radio and see exactly what you can and cannot hear. This page covers the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery Police and Fire-Rescue, Pike Road Fire, local volunteer fire departments, emergency medical services, and state law enforcement in the Montgomery metro area. It includes frequencies, P25 system talkgroups, the encryption picture, coverage by community, and a guide to getting a scanner or mobile app set up.

1. Listen live

Montgomery County radio traffic centers on Montgomery, the state capital and county seat, extending outward to Pike Road, Hope Hull, Ramer, Lapine, Mount Meigs, Cecil, Grady, and Maxwell Air Force Base border zones. Listeners typically hear dispatch for law enforcement and fire, plus traffic incidents along I-85, I-65, US 80, US 82, US 231, and State Route 108.

A few realistic expectations:

• Some channels are encrypted: Montgomery Police Department primary tactical channels, SWAT talkgroups, and specialized investigative channels on the MMCCD P25 system are encrypted.
• Transmission delays: Online audio stream feeds process through hardware encoders and digital networks, introducing an audio delay of several seconds compared to real-time radio signals.
• Cross-border coverage: Montgomery County shares borders with Elmore, Autauga, Lowndes, Crenshaw, Pike, Bullock, and Macon counties.

2. What you can hear

Service	What Listeners Typically Hear
Sheriff	Main dispatch for deputies patrolling rural areas, Pike Road, and unincorporated county zones.
Montgomery Police	Patrol dispatch across city divisions, traffic units, and downtown capital district safety.
Fire & Rescue	Montgomery Fire-Rescue Firemain, fireground operations, and EMS ambulance transport.
County Fire & Vol	Pike Road Fire Department, Hope Hull VFD, and rural county volunteer fire dispatches.
State & Federal	Alabama State Troopers (Montgomery Post HQ), Capitol Police, and Maxwell AFB emergency coordination.

3. Sheriff’s office scanner

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, operating from the county courthouse complex in downtown Montgomery, provides primary law enforcement across unincorporated county areas, operates the Montgomery County Detention Facility, and manages court security.

• Digital System: Sheriff dispatch operates on the Montgomery Metro Communications Cooperative District (MMCCD) P25 Phase II trunked system on primary law dispatch talkgroups.
• Conventional Backups: Conventional VHF/UHF backup channels are maintained for regional interoperability.

4. Police department scanner coverage

Montgomery Police Department

Patrolling the capital city, Montgomery Police operate primary patrol dispatch talkgroups across designated precinct divisions on the MMCCD P25 Phase II network.

Town of Pike Road & Community Operations

Law enforcement services in Pike Road coordinate through the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office dispatch on MMCCD P25 talkgroups.

5. Fire department scanner

Montgomery Fire-Rescue (MFR) and county volunteer fire departments operate on the MMCCD P25 Phase II trunked system.

• Montgomery Fire-Rescue Dispatch: MMCCD P25 Firemain
• Pike Road Fire Department: MMCCD P25 Fire Dispatch
• County Volunteer Fire: Hope Hull VFD, Ramer VFD, and East Montgomery VFD

6. EMS and medical dispatch scanner

Emergency Medical Services in Montgomery County are provided by Montgomery Fire-Rescue and private ambulance providers. Dispatches occur over the MMCCD P25 system. Inbound patient status reports to Baptist Medical Center South, Jackson Hospital, and Prattville Baptist tune to standard HEAR 155.340 MHz.

7. Frequencies and radio systems

MMCCD P25 System & Conventional Table

System / Freq	Mode	Agency / Service	System Type	Status
MMCCD P25	P25 Phase II	Montgomery Sheriff Dispatch	Trunked	Clear
MMCCD P25	P25 Phase II	Montgomery Police Dispatch	Trunked	Clear
MMCCD P25	P25 Phase II	Montgomery Fire-Rescue Dispatch	Trunked	Clear
MMCCD P25	P25 Phase II	Pike Road Fire Dispatch	Trunked	Clear
155.340 MHz	PL 100.0	Jackson Hosp / Baptist South HEAR	VHF FM	Clear
155.445 MHz	PL 107.2	Alabama State Troopers (Montgomery HQ)	VHF FM	Clear
162.400 MHz	N/A	NOAA Weather Radio	VHF FM	Clear

8. Coverage across the county

Area	What to Expect
City of Montgomery	High-volume metro law enforcement, city fire dispatch, state capitol security, and hospital reports along I-85, I-65, and US 80.
Pike Road	Suburban Sheriff patrol, municipal fire dispatch, and commercial corridor activity along I-85 and SR 110.
Hope Hull & Ramer	Southern county Sheriff patrol, interstate traffic, and volunteer fire responses along I-65 and US 31.

9. How to listen

Stream live audio via web browser or program MMCCD P25 Phase II control channels into a P25 digital trunktracking scanner.

10. Why the scanner may not be working

Monitoring Montgomery MMCCD trunking requires a P25 Phase II digital scanner. Tactical SWAT channels are encrypted and will produce silence.

11. Is the radio encrypted?

Primary Sheriff, Montgomery Police patrol, and Fire-Rescue dispatch channels are unencrypted. Specialized tactical law enforcement channels are encrypted.

12. Nearby counties

Elmore County, Autauga County, Lowndes County, Crenshaw County, Pike County, Bullock County, and Macon County.

13. Official public safety resources

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery Police Department, Montgomery Fire-Rescue, and MMCCD 911 District.

14. Frequently asked questions

What radio system does Montgomery County use?

Montgomery County public safety agencies operate on the Montgomery Metro Communications Cooperative District (MMCCD) P25 Phase II trunked system.