Maryland police scanner feeds

125 live feeds across 25 counties

A free Maryland police scanner: live police, fire, and EMS radio streaming from Maryland, with no radio hardware and no account. Counties with several feeds have their own page listing every channel; the rest are shown here with their feed count. All of it plays free in the Police Scanner app.

Busiest feeds in Maryland

All areas in Maryland

How coverage is spread across Maryland

Maryland's 125 feeds are spread over 25 counties: 4 have a single feed, 10 have two to four, and 11 have five or more. The 5 largest listings — Frederick (17), Baltimore (City) (15), Baltimore (10), Montgomery (10) and Harford (7) — carry 47% of everything streaming from the state.

Of the 11 counties with their own page, 7 carry a police or sheriff channel, 11 carry fire and 9 carry EMS; there are also aviation in 4, railroad in 3, weather in 10 and amateur radio in 9.

Anne Arundel, Harford, Montgomery and Prince George's have fire or EMS feeds but no law-enforcement channel listed. That pattern usually means the local police or sheriff has encrypted its radio, so fire and medical dispatch is what remains open to listen to there.

Feeds are filed by county, not by town. If your town is not in the tables above, look for the county it sits in — city police and fire channels are listed under it. The guide to finding your local feed covers the rest.

Nearby states

Delaware · Pennsylvania · Virginia · West Virginia · District of Columbia

How to Listen to a Police Scanner Free

Searchers looking for a police scanner free option can listen directly to public broadcasts without dedicated radio hardware. In Maryland and across the United States, volunteer-hosted receivers stream unencrypted two-way radio traffic over the internet. You can tune in using web streams or mobile applications like the Police Scanner app for iPhone, which lets you browse channels by county and agency.

These public feeds focus on dispatch and response activity, including law enforcement, fire departments, and EMS units. Keep in mind that feeds rely on local radio reception, so broadcasts may sometimes experience delays, gaps, or downtime. If an agency opts to encrypt its radio traffic, that specific channel will not be available publicly, though fire and medical operations in the same jurisdiction often remain open to listeners.

Maryland scanner questions

Can I listen to a police scanner free of charge?

Yes, you can listen to available public feeds without buying specialized hardware. Mobile apps like Police Scanner for iPhone and online directories stream unencrypted police, fire, and emergency medical communications directly to your device at no cost, though encrypted channels cannot be accessed.

Before you listen

Scanner listening is legal across the United States, with narrow exceptions — the rules by state. If your local police channel is missing, it has most likely been encrypted; fire and EMS usually remain open in the same area.