# MontCo Incidents and Radio

> Emergency Responses with Radio

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420250824](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420250824)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id420250824`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Lancaster Decisions, LLC
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 2.50 / 5 (13 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.6.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-04-16
- **First published:** 2011-02-21
- **Size:** 11 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/montco-incidents-and-radio/id420250824)
- **Website:** [https://lancasterdecisions.com](https://lancasterdecisions.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://lancasterdecisions.com/?page\_id=50](https://lancasterdecisions.com/?page_id=50)

## Description

Follow emergency incidents as they happen. Find out what is stopping traffic. Get current updated weather reports.

Follow local emergencies. Keep abreast of hazardous weather with NOAA All Hazard Weather Radio.

Nationwide radio feeds allow you to listen to emergency responders in Montgomery County as well as the surrounding communities including Philadelphia and New Jersey and other areas around the country and now around the world. Feeds include Police, Fire, and EMS through both county dispatch and fireground operations.

MontCo Emergency geolocates live emergency incident responses for Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and other communities. Find the location and description of current fire, EMS, and traffic incidents. 

Radio feature lets you listen to the events as they unfold. While listening, MontCo shows you where the incident is, describes what is happening, and provides the details of who is involved. 

MontCo Emergency 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 Montgomery County, PA and the surrounding communities

- Map showing current location of all fire, ems, and traffic 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 

- Push notifications notify you of important events.

- Information is automatically refreshed every two minutes so that you can follow the information as it changes and know when the emergency has cleared. 

- Incident coded graphics indicate the type and location of incident. 

- Detail window describing the nature of the incident, time that it occurred in the local time for the device, location, and easily viewed list of responding units. 

- Incident notes for traffic events.

- Zoom from detail screen to individual incident location on map.

## Rankings

- #385,884 — Overall

## Review summary

Users generally praise the app for its radio/scanner feature, quick loading, and value for situational awareness. However, widespread issues dominate: the app often shows no incidents, notifications fail to trigger, maps and distance data are inaccurate or delayed, and crashes/updates degrade usability. Ad clutter and UI flaws further harm usability. Overall, it’s seen as a good concept with useful data when it works, but reliability and data-display problems are the primary negatives.

### Pros

- Scanner/radio feature works and provides visibility into ongoing activity
- App loads quickly and provides WebCAD information
- Helps users stay aware of incidents and avoid affected areas

### Cons

- No incidents data displayed or reported to the user across many reviews
- Notifications are not delivered or working
- App stability issues: crashes, broken updates, compatibility problems
- Maps/location data often inaccurate or delayed (distances wrong, wrong area)
- Ads and UI clutter impacting usability

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