# Houston Emergency Radio > Live emergency radio feeds and incident mapping for Houston and nationwide. (iPhone/iPad app by Lancaster Decisions, LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/houston-emergency-radio/id454086705 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Lancaster Decisions, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/383534379) - Category: News, Entertainment - Price: Free - Rating: 3.40/5 from 5 App Store ratings · 18 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 13.0 · 11 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2011-08-05 - Data updated: 2026-06-01 - Monetization: ad-supported - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/houston-emergency-radio/id454086705/reviews.md ## What is Houston Emergency Radio? Mobile access to the Houston public WebCAD information. Nationwide radio feeds let you listen to all emergency responders in Houston, Texas as well as the rest of the United States. Feeds include Police, Fire, and EMS through emergency dispatchers and between first responders. Houston Emergency Radio geolocates live emergency incident responses for the Houston metropolitan area and other municipalities. Find the location and description of current fire, EMS, and traffic incidents. Live radio stream lets you listen to the events as they unfold. While listening, Houston Emergency Radio shows you where the incident is, describes what is happening, and provides the details of who is involved. Houston Emergency Radio also provides invaluable information while travelling. By knowing the location of potential traffic problems, you can plan your route to avoid the possible delays. Features include: - Access to multiple live radio streams for Police, Fire, and EMS in Houston, Texas - Social network sharing lets you post incident information on facebook, twitter, by text message, and by email. - Map showing current location of all fire, traffic, and other emergency incidents - Popup window showing type of incident and responding units - List view of all current emergency incidents with a list of first responders, their location and the response time - Information is automatically refreshed every five minutes so that you can follow the information as it changes and know when the emergency has cleared. - Map Icons clearly indicate the type of incident. - Detail window describing the nature of the incident, time that it occurred, location, and easily viewed list of responding units. - Zoom from detail screen to individual incident location on map. ## Key features - Live Police, Fire, and EMS radio streams - Real-time incident mapping - Incident details and descriptions - Automatic data refresh - Social network sharing - Incident type map icons ## Recent user reviews (10 of 18) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/houston-emergency-radio/id454086705/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Choice App. Hubba Hubba *2022-07-31* Sure would like to know if the 3 month old update (it’s 07/2022 today) kills off the ability to play in background when a different audio program is also playing. I’d hate to loose that ability that l have with the older version. As it is now l can listen to a police broadscast using a different scanner app but also simultaneously listen to fire on this one, which makes this app so very, very cool. Someone chime in if the update would ruin my dual app listening pleasure. - - - - - Love that it will play in background even if another radio app is playing. Notification of incidents where multiple units, avoiding low level responses, dispatch is nice. Incident listing both EMS and fire calls get sorted by nearest to your current location. It be nice if you could selectively sort by Fire or EMS calls no matter the distance sorted by most recent dispatch on top but this still rocks without sortability. The MAP view is tiny tiny tiny and doesn't route out driving times or directions. I’d pay for the app if it charted a path via a standard map app. This review 20 Feb 18 updates and replaces a 2 star review I left years ago **Developer response:** The notifications were originally done manually, thus the delay. But they have been automated for the last several updates. Have you tried them? Let us know what you think by writing a new review or contacting us at lancaster_decisions@verizon.net ### 1/5 — Don’t Like Ambulance Messing With Police. *2018-07-08* Great App, But Ambulance Keeps Beeping & Can’t Hear Police Talking. If I Wanted An Ambulance I Would Find An App. Get Rid Of Ambulance Beeping, The App Would Be Super Great! ### 1/5 — Doesnt work *2016-04-18* Would not load any incidents whether on wifi or not. **Developer response:** There have been several updates since this issue began. Have you downloaded and tried them? If and when you do let us know what you think. You could write a new review or email us at lancaster_decisions@verizon.net ### 2/5 — Sounds too computerized *2014-04-22* Too computerized... Like the old app better. Also iOS 7 design. Please, Thank-You! ### 1/5 — Just downloaded v1.4 - does not work *2013-10-09* I have an iPhone 5S running iOS 7.02. The app will run only when on WIFI. If you have use cellular data turned on and WIFI turned off, the app shows a gray rectangle in the middle of the screen and is stuck on "Loading". Guess that is no worse than the app before the update because it did not work then either. ### 1/5 — whatwasthat *2013-09-28* you cant understand what is being said and it often start the audio of a transmission late and ends it early. etreamely choppy. I compared it to the online steam of HFDs digital distpatch band and found that the audio laggs behind by around 10-15 seconds and you often miss whole transmissions all together. ### 3/5 — Fix *2013-06-27* Frequently crashes. "File error unable to configure network read stream" Ads seem to work all the time. ### 3/5 — App ads in the App *2013-06-26* The app is good but u can't turn off the moving add that is so distracting I want to uninstall the whole thing!! ### 1/5 — Seems to have stopped working *2013-03-30* It hasn't listed an incident in over two weeks. Says "There are no incidents to report." Right now its 12:46 pm on a Friday night in Houston. No incidents? Really? ### 5/5 — Update *2012-09-19* Please send out an update It does not have HFD on the scanner list anymore ## Frequently asked questions about Houston Emergency Radio ### Does Houston Emergency Radio have ads? Yes, Houston Emergency Radio contains advertisements. This is indicated by the 'hasAds' flag being true in the app's data. ### What devices does Houston Emergency Radio support? Houston Emergency Radio is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It is designed for iOS devices. ### How often is the information in Houston Emergency Radio updated? Information in Houston Emergency Radio is automatically refreshed every five minutes. This ensures you can follow changes and know when an emergency has cleared. ### What is the age rating for Houston Emergency Radio? Houston Emergency Radio has an age rating of 12+. This suggests it may contain content suitable for users aged 12 and older. ### What kind of emergency services can I listen to with Houston Emergency Radio? You can listen to live radio streams for Police, Fire, and EMS in Houston, Texas, as well as nationwide. This includes emergency dispatchers and communications between first responders. ### Can I share incident information from Houston Emergency Radio? Yes, Houston Emergency Radio features social network sharing. You can post incident information on Facebook, Twitter, via text message, and by email. ### What is the user rating for Houston Emergency Radio? Houston Emergency Radio has a rating of 3.4 stars from 5 ratings. This indicates a mixed reception from its current user base. ### When was Houston Emergency Radio last updated? Houston Emergency Radio was last updated on April 30, 2022. The latest version available is 3.5.0. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 3.5.0 — 2022-04-30 New look and new functionality ### 3.4 — 2018-01-16 This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. Bug Fixes ### 3.3 — 2017-12-11 All new look with more intuitive interface. Bug fixes. ### 3.2 — 2017-02-08 Nationwide radio feeds. 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