Satellite city view for Richmond, Virginia, Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover, and the RVA metro with live police, fire, EMS, traffic, camera, medevac or police helicopter, and detailed incident markers.
Active public incidents with the clearest urgency, multi-source confirmation, or public safety impact.
Public source reports Vehicle Fire at Chamberlain Road near 5327 Chamberlayne Road, Richmond, VA 23227.
Use another route if possible and follow official road instructions.
Public source reports DESTRUCTION Outside Fire PROPERTY, JUST OCCURRED / in Progress near 1900 RICHMOND HWY.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official fire or emergency instructions.
Public source reports DESTRUCTION Outside Fire PROPERTY, JUST OCCURRED / in Progress near 700 N LOMBARDY ST.
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Public source reports Destruction Outside Fire Property, Investigate near 2200 FAIRMOUNT AVE.
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Public source reports Fire Incident at Long Air Crossings Drive near 9101 Bon Air Crossings Drive, Richmond, VA 23235.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official fire or emergency instructions.
Public source reports Small Wildland Fire near 17192 Rocky Ford Road, Beaverdam, VA 23015.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official fire or emergency instructions.
Public source reports Fire Event near 9101 Bon Air Crossings Drive, Richmond, VA 23235.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official fire or emergency instructions.
Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
Public source reports Suspicious Person near 12700 MILL LOCK TER.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near I295 N I64 W EX 28D / I295 N EX 28X. First reported 1 min ago.
Public source reports Police Service near 6800 WOODLAKE COMMONS LOOP.
Public source reports Animal Control PD On near 3800 TOTTY ST.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Citizen near 1700 FAIRFIELD WAY.
Public source reports Suspicious, Person near 100 S BELVIDERE ST.
Public source reports Trouble Unknown, Investigate near 900 TERMINAL PL.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Investigate EMS near 300 N TREDEGAR ST.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Other Agency or Department near BROOK RD/RENNIE AVE RICH.
Public source reports LARCENY, TAKE A REPORT (Field Unit Required) near 100 W CLAY ST.
Public source reports Disorderly, Investigate near 2000 E GRACE ST.
Public source reports Disturbance near 6700 GATELINE DR.
Public source reports Recovered Vehicle, Take A Report near 2200 GROVE AVE.
Public source reports Fraud near 6800 WOODLAKE COMMONS LOOP.
Public source reports Suspicious, Dpr/Advice near 3100 W LEIGH ST.
Public source reports Larceny near 100 CHARTER COLONY PKWY.
Public source reports Assigned 11:42 Am near 500 Block STEADMAN AVE.
Public source reports Assigned 12:06 Pm near 5800 Block CHARLES CITY RD.
Public source reports Trnsprt 12:04 Pm near 4000 Block COX RD.
Public source reports Enroute 11:31 Am near 7500 Block S PINEHILL DR.
Public source reports Unknown near 900 TERMINAL PL.
Public source reports Check the Welfare near 12300 ROUTE 1.
Public source reports Standby near 4301 WOOLRIDGE RD, MOSELEY, VA.
Public source reports Disturbance near 10100 KRAUSE RD.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 4700 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230. First reported 17 min ago.
Public source reports EMS Call near 6600 BRYANBELL DR.
Public source reports EMS Call near 9100 BON AIR CROSSINGS DR.
Public source reports EMS Call near 6800 LUCY CORR BLVD.
Public source reports EMS Call near 5600 ROHAN PL.
Public source reports Medical Event near 7122 Brandy Hill Terrace, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
Public source reports Medical Event near 10318 Little Page Bridge Road, Caroline County, VA 23069.
Public source reports Medical Event at Meadow Road near 1920 Meadow Road, Highland Springs, VA 23150.
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A Massachusetts family of four heading to a wedding was killed when a charter bus struck their car on I-95 in Stafford County, Virginia.
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A heated exchange during the opening night of CarMax Park last month has escalated into a federal defamation lawsuit, with the managing partner of the Richmond Flying Squirrels suing the head of the Diamond District's real estate developer.
As Pride Month approaches, Richmond raised the Pride flag above City Hall on Friday to launch its annual "Endless Summer of Pride" tradition and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community across the Richmond region.
Signal RVA is a public Richmond metro live police, fire, traffic, and emergency incident map that turns active calls and public signal into clear public updates. It is built for residents who want fast context without raw private feeds or operator mechanics.
The best police scanner depends on the radio system in your city or county. For many metro areas, shoppers should research scanners that support the local trunked system, P25 digital voice, simulcast performance, and any fire or EMS channels they care about. Encrypted channels cannot be decoded by a consumer scanner, so check a radio database and local agency policy before buying hardware.
The public can often listen to lawfully available, unencrypted public-safety radio traffic or official/public feeds. Access varies by agency, state, feed host, and radio system. Signal RVA uses public summaries and official listen links or embeds only when they are allowed, and it does not publish private playback URLs, captured cookies, or restricted streams.
You can listen to some police, fire, EMS, rail, and aviation feeds on a phone through official agency pages, public feed directories, or scanner apps. Availability is uneven. Feeds may be delayed, offline, removed, or limited, and encrypted traffic will not be available through an app. Signal RVA is designed to provide Richmond context even when audio is unavailable.
In the United States, listening to lawfully available unencrypted radio is generally different from misusing a scanner, using it while committing a crime, intercepting restricted communications, or rebroadcasting restricted audio. State laws vary. In Virginia, for example, the law specifically addresses possession or use of a police-radio receiving device while committing certain crimes. This is not legal advice, check current law and local rules before relying on a scanner.
To find police activity near your neighborhood, start with official active-call pages, city or county police alerts, fire and EMS public incident pages, local news, traffic cameras, and agency social channels. In Richmond, Signal RVA combines public active-call context, map precision labels, source counts, nearby cameras, and update times so residents can see what is happening without needing raw scanner traffic.
Raw 911 call audio is usually not a live public search product. Some jurisdictions publish call-for-service summaries, incident logs, active calls, or public records, and some 911 audio may be available later through a lawful records request with redactions. Signal RVA focuses on public summaries and does not publish private tactical notes, personal details, or restricted audio.
Richmond's crime rate should be read from official annual or weekly crime-stat sources, not from a live incident map alone. The FBI Crime Data Explorer is useful for standardized annual comparisons, while Richmond Police publish local crime-stat and incident information for more current city context. Signal RVA shows live public-safety activity, which is not the same thing as an official crime-rate report.