Kent County Emergency Services Team
Kent, Michigan
Encryption Details
Verified Talkgroup Data
View 105 talkgroups
| DEC | Alpha Tag | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | 33SRT1 | Special Response Team 1 | Encrypted |
| 142 | 33SRT2 | Special Response Team 2 | Encrypted |
| 1048 | CSRT2 | Crime Scene Response Team 2 | Mixed |
| 1080 | MAGNET1 | Mid-Michigan Area Group Narcotics Enforcement Team 1 | Mixed |
| 1088 | BAYANET 2 | Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team 2 | Encrypted |
| 1089 | BAYANET 3 | Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team 3 Saginaw, Bay, Midland Counties | Encrypted |
| 1090 | STING1 | STING1 - Strike Team Investigative Narcotics Group | Encrypted |
| 1165 | 23DRUG | Countywide Drug Team Operations | Mixed |
| 1240 | BAYANET 4 | Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team 4 | Encrypted |
| 1485 | SWFAT | Fugitive Apprehension Team: Statewide | Encrypted |
| 1523 | D1HST | District 1 - Hometown Security Team | Encrypted |
| 1553 | JNET-1 | Jackson Narcotics Enforcement Team 1 | Encrypted |
| 1554 | JNET-2 | Jackson Narcotics Enforcement Team 2 | Encrypted |
| 1565 | DOCSEFAT1 | Southeast Fugitive Apprehension Team | Encrypted |
| 1569 | HST3 | Hometown Security Team 3 | Encrypted |
| 2033 | COMETN1 | County of Macomb Enforcement Team Narc 1 | Encrypted |
| 2034 | COMETN2 | County of Macomb Enforcement Team Narc 2 | Encrypted |
| 2036 | COMETS1 | County of Macomb Enforcement Team Surveillance 1 | Encrypted |
| 2037 | COMETS2 | County of Macomb Enforcement Team Surveillance 2 | Encrypted |
| 2038 | COMETS3 | County of Macomb Enforcement Team Surveillance 3 | Encrypted |
| 2039 | COMETS4 | County of Macomb Enforcement Team Surveillance 4 | Encrypted |
| 2058 | DRATT1 | Downriver Auto Theft Team 1 | Encrypted |
| 2061 | LAWNET 1 | Livingston And Washtenaw Narcotics Enforcement Team 1 | Encrypted |
| 2062 | LAWNET 2 | Livingston And Washtenaw Narcotics Enforcement Team 2 | Encrypted |
| 2063 | LAWNET 3 | Livingston And Washtenaw Narcotics Enforcement Team 3 | Mixed |
| 2064 | LAWNET A | Livingston And Washtenaw Narcotics Enforcement Team 4 | Encrypted |
| 2069 | 58 MANTIS 1 | Monroe Area Narcotics Team Investigation Services 1 | Encrypted |
| 2070 | 58 MANTIS 2 | Monroe Area Narcotics Team Investigation Services 2 | Encrypted |
| 2071 | 58 MANTIS 3 | Monroe Area Narcotics Team Investigation Services 3 | Encrypted |
| 2072 | 58 MANTIS 4 | Monroe Area Narcotics Team Investigation Services 4 | Encrypted |
| 2073 | 58 MANTIS 5 | Monroe Area Narcotics Team Investigation Services 5 | Encrypted |
| 2075 | D2FAT2 | Fugitive Apprehension Team 2 | Encrypted |
| 2099 | D2FAT3 | Fugitive Apprehension Team 3 | Mixed |
| 2105 | DOCFAT | Fugitive Apprehension Team | Mixed |
| 2342 | 58SRT1 | Sheriff Department Special Response Team 1 | Encrypted |
| 2608 | D2FAT1 | Fugitive Apprehension Team 1 | Encrypted |
| 2818 | 239TAC1 - VIPER1 | Vital Innovative Partnerships Ensuring Reclamation (VIPER) Team | Mixed |
| 2819 | 239TAC2 - VIPER2 | Vital Innovative Partnerships Ensuring Reclamation (VIPER 2) Team | Encrypted |
| 3034 | CMET1 | Central Michigan Enforcement Team 1 | Encrypted |
| 3035 | CMET2 | Central Michigan Enforcement Team 2 | Encrypted |
| 3037 | 237NARC | Police - Narcotics Enforcement Team | Encrypted |
| 3038 | B.C. NARC | Battle Creek Narcotics Enforcement Team | Encrypted |
| 3042 | WEMET1 | Western Metropolitan Enforcement Team 1 | Encrypted |
| 3043 | WEMET2 | Western Metropolitan Enforcement Team 2 | Encrypted |
| 3044 | 41MET1 | Metro Enforcement Team Drug Unit 1 | Encrypted |
| 3045 | 41MET2 | Metro Enforcement Team Drug Unit 2 | Encrypted |
| 3234 | 64SERT | Special Emergency Response Team (ERT) | Mixed |
| 3327 | 41SPEV1 | Kent County Special Event 1 | Encrypted |
| 3328 | 41SPEV2 | Kent County Special Event 2 | Encrypted |
| 3409 | 53ERT | Sheriff's Dept. Emergency Response Team | Encrypted |
| 3424 | 39NARC | Sheriff: Narcotics Team | Encrypted |
| 3483 | 499KDPSKVET1 | Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team 1 | Encrypted |
| 3484 | 499KDPSKVET2 | Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team 2 | Encrypted |
| 3645 | D3FAT1 | District 3: Fugitive Apprehension Team | Encrypted |
| 3646 | D5FAT1 | Fugitive Apprehension Team | Encrypted |
| 3647 | D6FAT1 | Fugitive Apprehension Team | Encrypted |
| 3648 | D7FAT1 | Fugitive Apprehension Team | Mixed |
| 4222 | SANE1 | Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement Team | Encrypted |
| 5008 | TNT 1 | Traverse Narcotics Team 1 | Encrypted |
| 5178 | D7HST | District 7: Hometown Security Team | Encrypted |
| 5234 | NMERT | Northern Michigan Mutual Aid Emergency Response Team | Mixed |
| 6257 | 22CIRT | Sheriff Critical Incident Response Team | Mixed |
| 7060 | 22KIND | Narcotics Enforcement Team | Encrypted |
| 11204 | 38SRT | County Special Response Team Tactical | Encrypted |
| 11899 | D6FAT2 | Fugitive Apprehension Team 2 | Encrypted |
| 12136 | 82SRT01 | Special Response Team 1 | Encrypted |
| 12137 | 82SRT02 | Special Response Team 2 | Encrypted |
| 12175 | WEMET3 | Western Metropolitan Enforcement Team 3 | Encrypted |
| 12222 | D2HST | District 2: Hometown Security Team | Encrypted |
| 12359 | 81EST1 | Emergency Services Team 1 | Encrypted |
| 12360 | 81EST2 | Emergency Services Team 2 | Encrypted |
| 12361 | 81EST3 | Emergency Services Team 3 | Encrypted |
| 12624 | 81CNT1 | Crisis Negotiation Team 1 | Encrypted |
| 12625 | 81CNT2 | Crisis Negotiation Team 2 | Encrypted |
| 12753 | 82NEG1 | Negotiation Team 1 | Encrypted |
| 12754 | 82NEG2 | Negotiation Team 2 | Encrypted |
| 13081 | HST3N | District 3: Hometown Security Team, North Zone | Encrypted |
| 13168 | 41AUXCOM | EMCOMM Team | Encrypted |
| 13246 | D3FAT2 | District 3: Fugitive Apprehension Team 2 | Encrypted |
| 13502 | 41OPS1 | Kent Unified Operations 1 | Encrypted |
| 13503 | 41OPS2 | Kent Unified Operations 2 | Encrypted |
| 13604 | 41SPEV3 | Kent County Special Event 3 | Encrypted |
| 13605 | 41SPEV4 | Kent County Special Event 4 | Encrypted |
| 13606 | 41SPEV5 | Kent County Special Event 5 | Encrypted |
| 13607 | 41SPEV6 | Kent County Special Event 6 | Encrypted |
| 13608 | 41SPEV7 | Kent County Special Event 7 | Encrypted |
| 13609 | 41SPEV8 | Kent County Special Event 8 | Encrypted |
| 13610 | 41SPEV9 | Kent County Special Event 9 | Encrypted |
| 13611 | 41SPEV10 | Kent County Special Event 10 | Encrypted |
| 13612 | 41SPEV11 | Kent County Special Event 11 | Encrypted |
| 13613 | 41SPEV12 | Kent County Special Event 12 | Encrypted |
| 13614 | 41SPEV13 | Kent County Special Event 13 | Encrypted |
| 13615 | 41SPEV14 | Kent County Special Event 14 | Encrypted |
| 13616 | 41SPEV15 | Kent County Special Event 15 | Encrypted |
| 14047 | TNT 2 | Traverse Narcotics Team 2 | Encrypted |
| 22293 | USMFAT | U.S. Marshals Fugitive Apprehension Team | Encrypted |
| 22599 | DTE41GAS | Kent County Gas Ops | Encrypted |
| 23000 | 41KCEST1 | Kent County Emergency Service Team 1 | Encrypted |
| 23001 | 41KCEST2 | Kent County Emergency Service Team 2 | Encrypted |
| 23002 | 41KCEST3 | Kent County Emergency Service Team 3 | Encrypted |
| 23003 | 41KCEST4 | Kent County Emergency Service Team 4 | Encrypted |
| 23557 | 13PHHIT | Calhoun I-94 Corridor Crime Team | Encrypted |
| 32716 | 63OSSSRT | Oakland Sheriff Search and Rescue Team | Encrypted |
| 42147 | 82DMAFH1 | Downriver Mutual Aid Fire Hazardous Materials Team 1 | Encrypted |
| 42148 | 82DMAFH2 | Downriver Mutual Aid Fire Hazardous Materials Team 2 | Encrypted |
Verification Status
We don't yet have per-talkgroup data for Kent County Emergency Services Team from the RadioReference API. The encryption scope and type above come from the RadioReference Wiki, which is community-maintained rather than independently confirmed channel-by-channel. Our automated matching put this at moderate confidence (70%) based on how closely the wiki listing matches this agency's name and county.
If you monitor Kent County Emergency Services Team directly or have more current information, the fastest way to fix this is to update the RadioReference Wiki entry — our data pulls from there and from the RadioReference API on a regular refresh cycle.
Kent County Context
Kent County Emergency Services Team isn't an outlier here: 11 of the 11 public-safety agencies we track in Kent County are fully encrypted (100%), so most departments nearby have made the same move.
See every agency we track in Kent County → County encryption overview →
What This Means
This agency is listed in our database as encrypting all of its radio communications, including routine dispatch. The listing is unverified — confirm current status on the live RadioReference database.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Kent County Emergency Services Team radio encrypted?
Kent County Emergency Services Team is listed in our records with P25 DES-OFB encryption — a listing we haven't yet verified against live talkgroup data. This agency is listed in our database as encrypting all of its radio communications, including routine dispatch. The listing is unverified — confirm current status on the live RadioReference database.
Can I listen to Kent County Emergency Services Team on a police scanner?
Likely not, if the listing is accurate: our database lists Kent County Emergency Services Team as fully encrypted using P25 DES-OFB, which no consumer scanner can decode. The listing is unverified — check the live RadioReference database for current status.
Why do agencies like Kent County Emergency Services Team encrypt their radio?
Ask why, and the answer is usually officer safety, sometimes operational security. What is harder to obtain is any documented case in Kent County where an open channel caused harm. The costs need no such documentation: reporting on sheriff's office response slows down, and mutual-aid coordination gets more awkward, immediately.
Can Kent County reverse the encryption decision?
Yes. Encryption is a policy choice made by department leadership or elected officials, not a technical requirement, so it can be reversed the same way. Public pressure, city council advocacy, and organized local coalitions have reversed encryption decisions elsewhere.
What can I do about Kent County Emergency Services Team encryption?
Start local: show up when Kent County officials discuss the budget for Kent County Emergency Services Team, and ask specifically why full encryption was chosen over a delayed feed or tactical-only approach. File a FOIA request for recordings or policy documents, and connect with others nearby who want the same information — a coordinated ask carries more weight than an individual one.