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In Autauga County, Alabama, the police scanner carries Prattville police and fire dispatch in the clear, while Prattville’s operations talkgroups are encrypted. The sheriff’s dispatch is also clear, on a conventional VHF channel and a Montgomery-based P25 talkgroup. Millbrook police, whose city reaches into the county, went dark in February 2023. Each talkgroup and channel below carries its status, plus the local codes and the Alabama law that apply.
| At a glance | Info |
|---|---|
| County seat | Prattville |
| Population | 58,805 (2020 Census) |
| FIPS code | 01001 |
| Main dispatch | Autauga County 911 (Emergency Communication District) |
| Radio systems | Montgomery Metro Communications Cooperative District (Harris P25 Phase II) plus conventional VHF |
| Encryption summary | Dispatch channels clear; Prattville police and fire operations encrypted |
| NWS forecast office | Birmingham |
Listen to Autauga County police scanner audio
Scanner coverage here centers on the Autauga County Sheriff’s Office, Prattville Police and Fire, the ten volunteer fire departments, and Autaugaville police. Prattville produces the most traffic, since it holds most of the county’s population and sits on the I-65 and US 31 corridors.
Three limits shape what you hear. Prattville’s operations talkgroups are encrypted, so you hear dispatch assignments but not what officers and crews say once on scene. Prattville and Millbrook both extend into Elmore County, so scanner coverage does not follow the county line. Internet audio also runs behind the radio by a short delay.
What you can hear in Autauga County
| Agency | Role | Jurisdiction | Radio system | Listening status (Nov 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County Sheriff’s Office | Law enforcement, Metro Jail | Countywide outside city limits | Conventional 155.070 MHz, trunked talkgroup 728 | Clear |
| Prattville Police Department | Municipal police | City of Prattville | Trunked talkgroups 706, 712, 713 | Partly encrypted |
| Prattville Fire Department | Fire, medical, rescue | City of Prattville (36 square miles) | Trunked talkgroups 715, 716, 719, plus VHF | Partly encrypted |
| County volunteer fire departments (10) | Fire | Rural fire districts | Talkgroup 736, VHF 154.355 and 155.040 | Clear |
| Autaugaville Police | Municipal police | Town of Autaugaville | Conventional 153.7625 MHz | Clear |
| Millbrook Police | Municipal police | Millbrook (mostly Elmore County) | Not applicable | Fully encrypted |
Is Autauga County police radio encrypted?
Partly. The pattern is the same in both Prattville services: dispatch is open, operations are closed.
| Agency | Status | As of | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County Sheriff’s Office | Clear | November 2026 | Dispatch talkgroup 728 and conventional 155.070 |
| Prattville Police | Partly encrypted | November 2026 | Dispatch (706) clear; operations (712) and special events (713) encrypted |
| Prattville Fire | Partly encrypted | November 2026 | Dispatch (715) clear; operations (716, 719) encrypted |
| County volunteer fire | Clear | November 2026 | Dispatch talkgroup 736, conventional 154.355 and 155.040 |
| Autaugaville Police | Clear | November 2026 | Conventional channel 153.7625 |
| Millbrook Police | Fully encrypted | February 2023 | All traffic |
For a listener in Autauga County, that means you can follow when and where Prattville police and fire are sent, and you can follow the sheriff, but you will not hear Prattville units talking on scene. Fire traffic in the county’s rural districts stays open on both VHF and the trunked system.
Radio systems and frequencies
Autauga County does not run its own radio network. Most of its traffic rides the Montgomery Metro Communications Cooperative District, an eight-county Harris P25 Phase II network. P25 Phase II is a digital, time-division format: a single channel carries two simultaneous conversations, so a scanner must decode P25 Phase II to follow it. A trunked system shares a pool of channels among many talkgroups. A conventional system gives each agency a fixed frequency, which is how the sheriff, county fire and Autaugaville police still operate.
The county has its own site on that network, the Prattville site (site 023, network access code 6EB):
| Control channels (700 MHz band) |
|---|
| 769.78125, 770.25625, 770.78125, 771.43125, 771.95625 |
The same network also lists a site called Pine Level, but that site is placed in Montgomery County. It is not the Pine Level community in Autauga County.
Trunked talkgroups, Autauga County
| Talkgroup | Agency and use | Mode | Source type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 706 | Prattville Police: Dispatch | P25 Phase II, clear | Trunked talkgroup listing |
| 712 | Prattville Police: Operations | P25 Phase II, encrypted | Trunked talkgroup listing |
| 713 | Prattville Police: Special Events | P25 Phase II, encrypted | Trunked talkgroup listing |
| 715 | Prattville Fire: Dispatch | P25 Phase II, clear | Trunked talkgroup listing |
| 716 | Prattville Fire: Operations | P25 Phase II, encrypted | Trunked talkgroup listing |
| 719 | Prattville Fire: Operations | P25 Phase II, encrypted | Trunked talkgroup listing |
| 728 | Sheriff: Dispatch, linked to 155.070 MHz | P25 digital, clear | Trunked talkgroup listing |
| 736 | County fire: Dispatch | P25 digital, clear | Trunked talkgroup listing |
Conventional channels, Autauga County
| Frequency (MHz) | Band | Agency and use | Tone | Mode | Licence as listed | Source type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155.070 | VHF | Sheriff dispatch | PL 127.3 | FM narrow | KNEF723 | FCC-licensed channel listing |
| 154.755 | VHF | Sheriff tactical, Metro Jail | PL 127.3 | FM narrow | KNEF723 | FCC-licensed channel listing |
| 154.355 | VHF | County fire dispatch, east and west | PL 100.0 | FM narrow | KA93445 | FCC-licensed channel listing |
| 154.355 | VHF | Outdoor warning sirens (DTMF) | None | FM narrow | KA93445 | FCC-licensed channel listing |
| 155.040 | VHF | County fireground; Prattville Police Channel 4 | PL 100.0 | FM | KCY202 | FCC-licensed channel listing |
| 465.6125 | UHF | County fire mobile extenders | CSQ | FM narrow | KA93445 | FCC-licensed channel listing |
| 155.565 | VHF | Prattville police dispatch | PL 203.5 | FM narrow | KIH567 | FCC-licensed channel listing |
| 155.6325 | VHF | Prattville fire dispatch output | PL 110.9 | FM narrow | KCY202 | FCC-licensed channel listing |
| 159.150 | VHF | Prattville fire backup (old simplex) | PL 210.7 | FM narrow | KIH567 | FCC-licensed channel listing |
| 154.340 | VHF | Prattville Fire channel D | None | FM narrow | KXJ255 | FCC-licensed channel listing |
| 155.895 | VHF | Prattville Fire channel E | None | FM narrow | KXJ255 | FCC-licensed channel listing |
| 458.9625 | UHF | Prattville Fire mobile extender | CSQ | FM narrow | KXJ255 | FCC-licensed channel listing |
| 153.7625 | VHF | Autaugaville Police dispatch | None | FM narrow | WQDW767 | FCC-licensed channel listing |
| 151.130 | VHF | Alabama DOT Division 6 (Montgomery), covers Autauga | PL 210.7 | FM narrow | KTE352 | FCC-licensed channel listing |
Statewide, 155.010 MHz is the Alabama State Net, an inter-agency talk-around channel that the Montgomery network’s coverage list includes.
Recent radio changes
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| February 2023 | Millbrook Police shut off public access to its radio traffic. |
| April 19, 2026 | In neighboring Elmore County, an EMS talkgroup on the same Montgomery network became encrypted. Elmore County law enforcement dispatch talkgroups on that network are encrypted as well. |
Because Prattville and Millbrook both straddle the Elmore line, the Elmore changes are the ones most likely to affect what you hear on the county’s eastern side.
Agencies
Autauga County Sheriff’s Office
Patrols everywhere outside city limits and runs the Autauga County Metro Jail. Dispatch is on 155.070 MHz with PL tone 127.3, and the same dispatch audio is linked to talkgroup 728 on the Montgomery network. The tactical and jail channel is 154.755 MHz. Both are clear as of November 2026. The sheriff’s office uses A-series unit IDs, such as A2 for the Sheriff’s Office and A3 for the Chief Deputy.
Prattville Police Department
Municipal police for the county seat. Dispatch is talkgroup 706, clear, with operations (712) and special events (713) encrypted. The department also lists conventional dispatch on 155.565 MHz with PL 203.5. Non-emergency and administrative calls: 334-595-0208; non-emergency dispatch: 334-361-9911.
Autaugaville Police Department
Municipal police for the town on State Route 14. Dispatch is the conventional channel 153.7625 MHz, with no tone.
Prattville Fire Department
Fire, medical and rescue response for the city’s 36 square miles. Dispatch is talkgroup 715, clear; operations on 716 and 719 are encrypted. Conventional channels include the direct dispatch output on 155.6325 MHz and the old simplex backup on 159.150 MHz. Administration: 334-595-0300.
County volunteer fire departments
Ten departments serve the county’s rural districts: Marbury, Pentecost, Booth, Jones, Autaugaville, Billingsley, Pine Level, White City, Independence and Old Kingston. The Autauga County Rescue Squad works alongside them. County fire dispatch is talkgroup 736 and conventional 154.355 MHz (PL 100.0), with fireground work on 155.040 MHz. All clear as of November 2026. The 154.355 channel also triggers the county’s outdoor warning sirens by DTMF tones, which is why you can hear tone bursts on a fire dispatch channel.
Other agencies
- Autauga County 911: the Emergency Communication District’s center handles county dispatch, including Prattville, and appears on the Montgomery network as the county 911 dispatcher. Non-emergency line: 334-361-9911.
- Emergency management: Autauga County Emergency Management Agency, 334-361-3758.
- Alabama Department of Youth Services: the Autauga campus in Prattville has its own conventional channels.
- Alabama DOT Division 6: 151.130 MHz, serving Autauga along with the other Montgomery-area counties.
Coverage across the county
Autauga County has three incorporated places: Prattville, the county seat; the town of Autaugaville; and the town of Billingsley. Marbury and Pine Level are census-designated places. Booth, Jones, Pentecost, White City, Independence and Old Kingston are unincorporated communities, each with its own volunteer fire department, and Kingston and Mulberry are older community names across the western and southern county.
Scanner coverage differs from the county boundary in two places. Prattville extends into Elmore County, and Millbrook is mostly in Elmore County with a portion in Autauga. Police calls in the Millbrook portion are not heard because Millbrook PD is fully encrypted. Autauga 911 dispatches Prattville units, so Prattville dispatch audio is not tied to the county line the way a sheriff’s patrol area is.
County neighbors are Chilton, Elmore, Montgomery, Lowndes and Dallas.
Local radio codes and unit identifiers
Prattville Police unit numbers
| Identifier | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 01 | Chief of Police |
| 02 | Deputy Chief of Police |
| 03 | Captain of Patrol Division |
| 1xx | First-shift patrol (0600 to 1400) |
| 2xx | Second-shift patrol (1400 to 2000) |
| 3xx | Third-shift patrol (2000 to 0600) |
| 4xx | Investigators |
| 6xx | Motorcycle officers |
| 7xx | Animal control |
| 900 | Desk sergeant |
Alabama law enforcement 10-codes (Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center)
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 00 | Officer needs all possible assistance |
| 10-0 | Use caution |
| 10-1 | Unable to copy, change location |
| 10-2 | Signal is good |
| 10-3 | Stop transmitting |
| 10-4 | Acknowledgement |
| 10-30 | Illegal use of radio |
| 10-31 | Hit and run |
| 10-33 | Emergency, maximum priority, all other units maintain radio silence |
| 10-34 | Tower lights |
| 10-35 | Major crime alert |
| 10-36 | Urgent, use lights and siren |
| 10-37 | Urgent, silent run |
| 10-91 | Unnecessary use of radio |
Prattville and county fire response codes
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Code 1 | Non-emergency |
| Code 2 | Proceed with lights |
| Code 3 | Proceed with lights and sirens |
| Code 4A | Minor injuries |
| Code 4B | Moderate injuries |
Is it legal to listen to a police scanner in Alabama?
Federal law allows interception of radio traffic that is readily accessible to the public (18 U.S.C. § 2511(2)(g)).
Alabama’s statute on this subject is Ala. Code § 13A-10-16, Interference with Public Safety Communication. Subsection (b)(5) makes it a crime to knowingly and intentionally intercept an encrypted public safety transmission to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information. Subsection (b)(3) covers knowingly and intentionally interfering with the transmission or reception of a public safety communication to hinder an agency. Subsection (b)(4) covers operating equipment that can transmit and disrupts public safety communication. Interference with public safety communication is a Class C felony, and equipment used in a violation is seized and, on conviction, destroyed or forfeited.
Listening to a channel that is transmitted in the clear is not among the acts the statute lists. In Autauga County that includes the sheriff, Prattville dispatch, and county fire. Prattville’s operations talkgroups and Millbrook’s channels are encrypted, and the statute applies to intercepting those.
How to listen
Autauga County needs two kinds of receiver capability. The sheriff, county fire, Autaugaville and several Prattville channels are conventional analog VHF, which any scanner covering 151 to 160 MHz can follow, using the PL tone for each channel listed above. Prattville police and fire dispatch, the sheriff’s talkgroup, and county fire talkgroup 736 are on the Montgomery network, which is P25 Phase II. A digital scanner that decodes Phase II (TDMA) can follow them.
When you program the network, add only the Prattville site (site 023, control channels 769.78125, 770.25625, 770.78125, 771.43125 and 771.95625) and keep it in its own scan list. Then add talkgroups 706, 715, 728 and 736. The encrypted talkgroups will stay silent no matter how you program them.
Troubleshooting
If you see a talkgroup light up but hear nothing, it is almost certainly one of the encrypted ones: Prattville police operations (712, 713) or Prattville fire operations (716, 719). That is the system working as configured, not a fault.
If a conventional channel breaks up or goes silent, check the tone setting first. County fire uses PL 100.0, Prattville fire dispatch uses PL 110.9, and the sheriff uses PL 127.3. If digital audio stutters, make sure the scanner decodes P25 Phase II and that you are locked to the Prattville site, not a Montgomery-area site.
If you hear short tone bursts on 154.355 MHz, that is the outdoor warning siren system sharing the fire dispatch channel.
Frequently asked questions
Can I hear Prattville police dispatch? Yes. Prattville Police dispatch is talkgroup 706 and is clear as of November 2026. Operations talkgroups 712 and 713 are encrypted.
What frequency does the Autauga County Sheriff use? Dispatch is 155.070 MHz with PL tone 127.3, linked to talkgroup 728 on the Montgomery network. The tactical and Metro Jail channel is 154.755 MHz.
Does Autauga County use the Montgomery radio system? Yes. The county has its own Prattville site on the Montgomery Metro Communications Cooperative District network, a Harris P25 Phase II system. The sheriff, Prattville police and fire, and county fire all have talkgroups there.
Why do I hear tones but no voice on Prattville fire? You are on an encrypted operations talkgroup, 716 or 719. Prattville Fire dispatch (715) is clear.
Can I listen to Millbrook police? No. Millbrook Police closed public access in February 2023. The city is mostly in Elmore County, with a portion in Autauga County.
What is the non-emergency number for Prattville police and fire dispatch? 334-361-9911.
Which departments cover rural Autauga County? Ten volunteer fire departments: Marbury, Pentecost, Booth, Jones, Autaugaville, Billingsley, Pine Level, White City, Independence and Old Kingston. They dispatch on talkgroup 736 and conventional 154.355 MHz.
Is the Pine Level site on the Montgomery network in Autauga County? No. The network’s Pine Level site is placed in Montgomery County, not at the Pine Level community in Autauga County.
Is it a crime to listen to encrypted police radio in Alabama? Under Ala. Code § 13A-10-16(b)(5), knowingly and intentionally intercepting an encrypted public safety transmission to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information is a Class C felony.
Why do I hear tone bursts on the county fire channel? 154.355 MHz also triggers the county’s outdoor warning sirens by DTMF tones.
Which weather office covers Autauga County? The National Weather Service office in Birmingham.
Official public safety resources
Autauga County 911 (Emergency Communication District), non-emergency 334-361-9911. Autauga County Sheriff’s Office. Prattville Police Department, 334-595-0208. Prattville Fire Department, 334-595-0300. Autauga County Emergency Management Agency, 334-361-3758. Autauga County Commission. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. National Weather Service, Birmingham.
In an emergency, call 911.