Police ScannerNew York police scanner feeds
A police scanner radio is a receiver that picks up police, fire, and EMS radio traffic; today you can hear the same dispatch audio as a live online stream with no scanner hardware. New York has 519 live feeds across 58 counties, led by Suffolk, Rockland, and Westchester, and every one plays free in the Police Scanner app on iPhone with no account.
A free New York police scanner: live police, fire, and EMS radio streaming from New York, 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.
Listen free on iPhoneBusiest feeds in New York
| Feed | County | Listeners |
|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer County Fire and EMS - Digital | Rensselaer | 179 |
| Greene County Fire | Greene | 117 |
| Chemung County Police and Fire | Chemung | 78 |
| Washington, Warren and Saratoga Counties Fire and EMS | Washington | 63 |
| Jefferson County Police, Fire and EMS | Jefferson | 58 |
| Washington, Warren and Saratoga Counties Fire and EMS | Warren | 56 |
| Washington, Warren and Saratoga Counties Fire and EMS | Saratoga | 51 |
| Chautauqua County Sheriff and Fire - North, Fredonia Area Police / Fire | Chautauqua | 49 |
| Broome County Public Safety (P25) | Broome | 42 |
| Oneida, Herkimer, and Madison Counties Public Safety | Herkimer | 41 |
| Oneida, Herkimer, and Madison Counties Public Safety | Oneida | 41 |
| Livingston County Sheriff, Police, Fire and EMS | Livingston | 40 |
All areas in New York
| County | Feeds |
|---|---|
| Suffolk | 50 |
| Rockland | 36 |
| Westchester | 33 |
| Erie | 29 |
| Nassau | 19 |
| Onondaga | 17 |
| New York City | 16 |
| Orange | 15 |
| Ulster | 14 |
| Ontario | 13 |
| Wayne | 13 |
| Albany | 12 |
| Cayuga | 11 |
| Monroe | 10 |
| Schenectady | 10 |
| Chautauqua | 9 |
| Montgomery | 9 |
| Oneida | 9 |
| Oswego | 8 |
| Rensselaer | 8 |
| Broome | 7 |
| Cortland | 7 |
| Greene | 7 |
| Herkimer | 7 |
| Madison | 7 |
| Niagara | 7 |
| Saratoga | 7 |
| Steuben | 7 |
| Warren | 7 |
| Cattaraugus | 6 |
| Jefferson | 6 |
| Livingston | 6 |
| Seneca | 6 |
| Chemung | 5 |
| Dutchess | 5 |
| Putnam | 5 |
| Washington | 5 |
| Wyoming | 5 |
| Allegany | 4 |
| Columbia | 4 |
| Delaware | 4 |
| Franklin | 4 |
| Genesee | 4 |
| Hamilton | 4 |
| Lewis | 4 |
| Schuyler | 4 |
| St. Lawrence | 4 |
| Tompkins | 4 |
| Yates | 4 |
| Chenango | 3 |
| Clinton | 3 |
| Otsego | 3 |
| Sullivan | 3 |
| Tioga | 3 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Fulton | 2 |
| Schoharie | 2 |
| Orleans | 1 |
How coverage is spread across New York
New York's 519 feeds are spread over 58 counties: 1 has a single feed, 19 have two to four, and 38 have five or more. The 5 largest listings — Suffolk (50), Rockland (36), Westchester (33), Erie (29) and Nassau (19) — carry 32% of everything streaming from the state.
Of the 38 counties with their own page, 27 carry a police or sheriff channel, 38 carry fire and 33 carry EMS; there are also aviation in 6, railroad in 27, weather in 20 and amateur radio in 23.
Cortland, Dutchess, Herkimer, Madison, Monroe, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Seneca and Steuben 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.
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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.
Not an emergency service. Scanner audio can be delayed, incomplete, or unavailable. In an emergency, call 911.