Police ScannerSanta Cruz County, California police scanner feeds
These are the public-safety radio feeds currently streaming from Santa Cruz County, covering fire, weather and amateur radio. Anything listed here can be played free in the Police Scanner app, with no account.
No law enforcement feed here. Santa Cruz County has fire or EMS coverage but no police channel listed. That usually means the agency has encrypted its radio system, which removes it from public listening entirely — no scanner or app can receive it. Why this happened →
Live feeds in Santa Cruz County
| Feed | Type | Listeners |
|---|---|---|
| Calnet Repeater System The Calnet Repeater Group is a multi linked amateur radio Repeater System covering most of California and parts of Nevada. The system consists of numerous fulltime RF linked 440 MHz repeaters connecting San Diego to San Francisco and Lake Tahoe. |
Amateur Radio | 1 listening |
| Santa Cruz County Fire Provided by Watch Duty. Stereo feed, all channels simultaneous, see notes for details |
Public Safety | 1 listening |
| CalFire CZU - Dispatch, Command, Air Attack, Air to Ground Provided by Watch Duty. Stereo feed, all channels simultaneous, see notes for details |
Public Safety | — |
| Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Area Amateur Repeaters W6WLS-147.180, WB6ECE-147.270, W6WLS-147-735, ARES-146.835, ARES-146.745 |
Amateur Radio | — |
| NOAA Weather Radio Monterey (KEC49) | Other | — |
| NOAA Weather Radio Monterey Marine (WWF64) | Other | — |
What you are hearing
Dispatch traffic is terse and preliminary — calls are described before anyone has arrived, details change constantly, and the people discussed have not been charged with anything. The guide to radio codes covers the shorthand, and fire and EMS radio explained covers alarm levels and apparatus.
Feeds run a few seconds to a minute behind real time, and quiet stretches are normal — an area this size genuinely goes minutes without traffic at night. If a feed seems dead, this covers how to tell.
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Not an emergency service. Scanner audio can be delayed, incomplete, or unavailable. In an emergency, call 911.