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You can listen to Tulsa scanners live on your phone, for free. There's a combined police and fire dispatch feed for the city, separate channels if you only want police or only want fire, a countywide feed for the suburbs, and a feed for ambulance calls across northeast Oklahoma. Here's which one to pick and how to start listening.
If you only want one feed, start with the combined city dispatch channel:
Tulsa Police & Fire Dispatch
Tulsa County, Oklahoma
On Tulsa Police you'll hear officers sent to disturbances, alarms, crashes, and traffic stops, with the occasional pursuit that takes over the channel for a few minutes. Plate and name checks go by quickly, and officers lean on short codes, so our guide to police scanner codes is worth keeping open the first few times you listen.
A lot of what goes out on Tulsa Fire Dispatch is medical calls and fire alarms. A reported structure fire is when it gets busy: the first crews on scene describe what they see, and more units get added as the call grows. If you're curious how a call goes from a 911 phone call to a crew on the road, our explainer on how emergency dispatch works walks through it.
The city feeds won't carry most calls in the suburbs. For the rest of the county and the surrounding area, try these:
For a specific town like Broken Arrow, Jenks, Bixby, Sand Springs, or Owasso, search the app for its name to see what's available.
If you commute on I-44, US-75, or the Broken Arrow Expressway, Oklahoma Highway Patrol - Tulsa is a good one to add to your favorites.
When something big breaks in Tulsa, listeners tag the feed in Scanner Radio with the type of incident, like a building fire or a shooting, and it shows up as a headline on the feed. You can tell what's going on from the feed list before you tap play.
You can also get a push alert when a feed's listener count suddenly jumps. When hundreds of people tune in at once, it's often the first sign something major is happening.
Download the Scanner Radio app, search for "Tulsa," and tap play on Tulsa Police & Fire Dispatch. For police calls only, choose Tulsa Police instead.
Start with Tulsa County Police & Fire or Tulsa Regional Public Safety, which cover the area around the city. You can also search the app for the town's name to see what's available.
Yes. Northeast Oklahoma EMS Dispatch carries ambulance dispatch across northeast Oklahoma, and Tulsa Fire Dispatch covers fire crews sent to medical calls in the city.
Yes. Listening is legal in Oklahoma. It's illegal to use what you hear to commit a crime or get in the way of police or firefighters.
Yes. Scanner Radio is free to download on iOS and Android, and every Tulsa feed is free to listen to.
Listening from somewhere close to Tulsa? These guides cover the nearest metro areas. Or browse every city scanner guide.
