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Charleston and Lowcountry Public Safety – Police, Fire, EMS, Marine SAR

24/7 live public safety scanner covering police, fire, EMS, marine rescue, and search & rescue operations across the Charleston and Lowcountry regions of South Carolina, including local agencies and U.S. Coast Guard activity.

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Feed Details

Feed ID42560
GenrePublic Safety
StatusOnline (7d 3h)
Listeners7
Listeners — Last 24 Hours Min 8 Max 476 Now 7
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Feed Notes

Equipment

Server: On-premise bare metal server (24/7)

WAN: AT&T Fiber (1 GIG)

ALT WAN: Starlink

Software: SDRTrunk

SDR: SDRplay RSPduo

Power Redundancy 1: UPS Battery Backup (Instant)

Power Redundancy 2: Kohler 30RCL Generator (<10 Seconds)

Feed Details

Site: Charleston Simulcast (County)

System Name: Palmetto 800

County Location: Charleston (Charleston, SC)

System Type: Project 25 Phase II

RadioReference: https://www.radioreference.com/db/site/8629

Site Frequencies

851.350              852.350c           852.900               853.5375           856.2375            856.4875

856.7375            856.9375           857.2375            857.4875c         857.7375            857.9375c

858.2375            858.4875c         858.7375            858.9375            859.2375            859.4875

859.7375            859.9375           860.2375            860.4875            860.7375            860.9375

Agencies Covered

Police, Fire, EMS/Rescue, and Marine SAR in the following South Carolina areas: Mount Pleasant, City of Charleston, North Charleston, James Island, Kiawah Island, Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island, Awendaw, Lincolnville, and Seabrook Island. 

Note: Effective April 2026, the majority of Charleston County and Lowcountry area Fire, EMS, and Law Enforcement communications are now encrypted on statewide Palmetto 800 preventing lifesaving broadcast.

Agencies Not Covered

Local Government, Education, Utilities (Power/Gas), Transportation (Medivan, Port Authority)

Additional Coverage

Operator also maintains a public situational monitoring channel on YouTube under the name: Lowcountry Public Safety Live, providing extended regional and multi-county coverage.