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 Domestic Trouble, Violent near 3400 CHAMBERLAYNE AVE.
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Public source reports Fire Incident near 160 Piedmont Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Activation at 3801 Old Gun Road West near 3801 Old Gun Road West, Midlothian, VA 23113.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Activation near 4725 Whitehill Boulevard, Prince George, VA 23875.
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Public source reports Assault with Deadly near 15700 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
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A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 900 N LOMBARDY ST. First reported 20 min ago.
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Public source reports 3:03 PM near City Outside Fire Richmond.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Hazard near 1209 Foxcroft Road, Tuckahoe, VA 23229.
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Public source reports Fire Response near 2780 Meadow Road, Sandston, VA 23150.
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Public source reports Fire Incident at 1314 Dunnwood near 1314 Elmwood Drive, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
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Public source reports Fire Public Service near 3907 Treely Road, Chester, VA 23831.
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Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Investigate near 1800 CHICAGO AVE.
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Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near MIDLOTHIAN TPKE/CHIPPENHAM RICH. First reported 16 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 3100 W CARY ST. First reported 22 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near E CANAL ST/S 7TH ST RICH. First reported 28 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 3100 DECATUR ST. First reported 30 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 7700 Block E PARHAM RD. First reported 2 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near THOMPSON & HAMILTON, VA. First reported 3 min ago.
Public source reports Police Service near 1000 HUGUENOT RD.
Public source reports Police Service near 5000 ROUTE 1.
Public source reports Suspicious Situation near 4000 CORRIDOR CIR.
Public source reports Person Down, Investigate near S 2ND ST/BELVIDERE RICH.
Public source reports Drug/Narcotics Offense, Investigate / Outside near 4900 CHAMBERLAYNE AVE.
Public source reports LARCENY, TAKE A REPORT (Field Unit Required) near 2900 RICHMOND HWY.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller near 800 OLIVER HILL WAY.
Public source reports LARCENY, TAKE A REPORT (Field Unit Required) near 2500 E MAIN ST.
Public source reports Missing Person - at Risk, Investigate near 6400 ELKHARDT RD.
Public source reports Break & Enter, Investigate near 1400 COMMERCE RD.
Public source reports 3:29 PM near 4600 Block WILLIAMSBURG RD.
Public source reports 3:32 PM near 5200 Block CHAMBERLAYNE RD.
Public source reports 2:45 PM near 5300 Block CHAMBERLAYNE RD.
Public source reports 3:09 PM near 8300 Block BROOKFIELD RD.
Public source reports 3:11 PM near 9100 Block W BROAD ST.
Public source reports 3:51 PM near 4600 Block WILLIAMSBURG RD.
Public source reports 3:38 PM near 1900 Block COOL LN.
Public source reports 3:15 PM near 10000 Block W BROAD ST.
Public source reports 3:29 PM near 3300 Block CREIGHTON RD.
Public source reports 3:48 PM near JOHN ROLFE PKWY / W BROAD ST.
Public source reports Shoplifting near 12300 ROUTE 1.
Public source reports Medical Transport at 13137 Beach Hill Drive near 13137 Beech Hill Drive, Midlothian, VA 23112.
Public source reports Vandalism near 10300 MELISSA MILL RD.
Public source reports Medical Transport at 14020 Steeperstone Drive near 14020 Steeplestone Drive, Midlothian, VA 23113.
Public source reports EMS Call near 5900 COURTHOUSE RD.
Public source reports Medical Event near 7015 Evergreen Lane, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
Public source reports Medical Event near 1901 Libbie Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226.
Public source reports Medical Event near 8301 Brookfield Road, Chamberlayne, VA 23227.
Public source reports Medical Emergency at 5901 Courthouse Road near 5901 Courthouse Road, Chesterfield Court House, VA 23832.
Public source reports Medical Event near 621 Winnetka Avenue, Brook Hill, VA 23227.
Public source reports Medical Event near 9019 Clay Springs Drive, Ashland, VA 23005.
Public source reports EMS Call near 13100 BEECH HILL DR.
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A 27-year-old man was charged after stabbing a hotel manager and initiating a pursuit after fleeing the scene on Saturday night in Hanover County.
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A Henrico County family is grieving the loss of 16-year-old Joshua Driver, after his family said he was killed in a DUI hit-and-run early Saturday morning on West Broad Street.
A man found with life-threatening injuries in a Chesterfield ditch earlier this month has died, Crime Insider sources tell Jon Burkett.
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.