Federal Emergency Management Agency
Statewide, Connecticut
How we verified this
As of August 2026 CLMRN's Federal category lists "2034 FEMA Secure | Emergency Management Operations - Secure" as T Enc while "2038 FEMA | Emergency Management Operations" is listed in the clear.
Encryption Details
What This Means
A subset of this department's talkgroups are encrypted rather than the whole system. Everything outside that subset may still be audible.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Federal Emergency Management Agency radio encrypted?
Yes. Federal Emergency Management Agency uses P25 AES-256 encryption. A subset of this department's talkgroups are encrypted rather than the whole system. Everything outside that subset may still be audible.
Can I listen to Federal Emergency Management Agency on a police scanner?
Partially. Federal Emergency Management Agency encrypts specific talkgroups rather than the whole system, so some channels may still be accessible. Check RadioReference for specific talkgroup status.
Why did Federal Emergency Management Agency encrypt their radio?
Agencies cite officer safety and operational security. Those are assertions rather than findings — no local evidence is typically produced — while the effects are concrete and land straight away on anyone who relied on hearing Federal Emergency Management Agency to know what was happening nearby.
Can Statewide County reverse the encryption decision?
It can. The radios support open and encrypted operation equally well, so this is a configuration and a policy, not a constraint — and policies set by Statewide County officials are policies those officials can revisit when constituents press for it.
What can I do about Federal Emergency Management Agency encryption?
Three things carry weight, in this order: a public-records request for Federal Emergency Management Agency's encryption policy and radio recordings, a turn at the microphone during Statewide County budget discussions, and finding the other people locally already asking the same question. Individually these are easy to deflect; together they are not.