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Carroll County Iowa
Police, Fire & EMS Scanner — Live

Listen live to Carroll County public safety radio — the Sheriff, county fire, and EMS across Carroll, Glidden, Manning, Coon Rapids, Arcadia, Templeton and the rest of the county. Streamed 24/7. Free, no app to install, no ads.

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Public Safety

Law, fire dispatch, fire tactical channels, and ROAM combined for Carroll County.

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Carroll County, monitored daily

NCISS is operated by a licensed Iowa ham radio operator who monitors this system every day — so when a talkgroup changes or a channel goes quiet, it gets noticed and the page stays accurate. This isn't a feed pulled into a distant national aggregator; it's a curated local stream built from what's actually on the air.

Carroll County public safety runs on the Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System (ISICS) — a P25 Phase II trunked radio network. A conventional analog scanner can't follow a trunked system; the network assigns channels dynamically and organizes traffic into talkgroups. NCISS decodes the trunk and streams the talkgroups as plain audio in your browser.

Free, with no catch

No ads, no pre-roll, no paywall. Talkgroup names are visible to everyone, not locked behind a subscription.

One feed, the whole county

Law, fire, and EMS for Carroll County in a single stream — the complete picture in one place.

Honest about encryption

Carroll County Jail traffic is encrypted and isn't carried here — we tell you exactly what's open and what isn't, not just what's convenient.

Local, not national

Operated by a licensed Iowa ham radio operator who actively monitors and maintains this system.


Coverage across Carroll County

The Carroll County Sheriff and area fire departments dispatch law enforcement, fire, and EMS for communities throughout the county on the channels carried here — including Carroll, Glidden, Manning, Coon Rapids, Arcadia, Templeton, Halbur, and the rural areas in between. One stream covers the whole county.

Carroll — the county seat — generates much of the county's public safety traffic, alongside six dedicated fire tactical channels and a countywide ROAM channel for mutual aid and interoperability.


Carroll County talkgroups

The stream above carries the talkgroups below. Green rows are actively streamed. Red rows are encrypted and cannot be decoded by anyone outside the issuing agency.

Law Enforcement on 14ps
20656Carroll County Law 1LIVE
20603Carroll County Law 2LIVE
20606Carroll County Jail ENCRYPTED
20623Carroll County Law Patch
Fire & EMS on 14ps
20611Carroll County Fire/EMS DispatchLIVE
20616Carroll County TAC 1LIVE
20617Carroll County TAC 2LIVE
20618Carroll County TAC 3LIVE
20619Carroll County TAC 4LIVE
20620Carroll County TAC 5LIVE
20621Carroll County TAC 6LIVE
Interop & Schools on 14ps
20622Carroll County ROAMLIVE
20635Glidden Ralston CSD Buses
20637IKM-Manning CSD Buses

Full Carroll County talkgroup list, including monitored-but-not-streamed channels, is on the Signals page.


Carroll County scanner FAQ

Is the Carroll County scanner free?

Yes. Every NCISS stream is free — no ads, no pre-roll, no paywall. Open a stream and you're listening.

What does the Public Safety stream include?

Carroll County law enforcement, fire dispatch, six fire tactical channels, and the countywide ROAM channel — all combined in one stream. The Jail channel is encrypted and isn't carried.

Which communities does it cover?

The Carroll County Sheriff and area fire departments dispatch on the channels carried here — covering Carroll, Glidden, Manning, Coon Rapids, Arcadia, Templeton, Halbur, and the rural areas.

Are any Carroll County channels encrypted?

One is. Carroll County Jail traffic is encrypted and not carried here. Law enforcement, fire, and EMS dispatch channels are unencrypted and streamed in the clear.

Why does it sound different from an old scanner?

Carroll County runs on the ISICS P25 Phase II trunked network, not conventional VHF. A standard analog scanner can't follow trunked talkgroups. NCISS decodes the P25 system directly and streams it in plain audio.

How current is the audio?

Streams run 24/7 and are typically 30–60 seconds behind real time, normal for internet streaming. Not suitable for emergency response. If you need emergency services, call 911.


LEGAL NOTICE: NCISS is an independent, receive-only monitoring operation and is not affiliated with Carroll County, the City of Carroll, Iowa DPS, or the ISICS system. Monitoring of unencrypted public safety frequencies is lawful for hobbyist use. All monitoring is passive — no transmitting occurs. Encrypted channels are not decoded.