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 Shooting Reported near 6200 FOREST WOOD CT.
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Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Violent - EMS near 6400 HOLLIDAY RD.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Activation near 400 Katrina Court, Midlothian, VA 23113.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Activation at the Jane Apartments Building 3 near 12310 Moores Lake Road, Chester, VA 23831.
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Public source reports Assault, Investigate near 1500 N 28TH ST.
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Public source reports in Progress (Assault or Battery By Mob), in Progress near 1700 E MAIN ST.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), BREATHING PROBLEM near 200 GREEN COVE DR.
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Public source reports DESTRUCTION Outside Fire PROPERTY, JUST OCCURRED / in Progress near 1400 DREWRY ST.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm at Ivy Hollow Court near 12000 Ivy Hollow Court, Short Pump, VA 23059.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm at Darjoy Lane near 1100 Darjoy Lane, Richmond, VA 23231.
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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 12371 Howards Mill Road, Rockville, VA 23146. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 2000 CHAMBERLAYNE PKWY. First reported 9 min ago.
Public source reports Public Service near 2800 AVALON HEIGHTS RD.
Public source reports Suspicious, Investigate near 6000 GLENWAY CT.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Mental Subject Emergent near 500 W BROAD ST.
Public source reports MISSING PERSON, TAKE A REPORT (Field Unit Required near N 8TH ST/E LEIGH ST RICH.
Public source reports Larceny, Just Occurred / in Progress near 1300 RICHMOND HWY.
Public source reports Burglar Alarm, Investigate near 4000 WALMSLEY BLVD.
Public source reports Arrived 3:50 Am near 1900 Block BAYLEAF CT.
Public source reports Arrived 4:04 Am near 7300 Block FOREST AVE.
Public source reports Enroute 4:10 Am near 5500 Block PERCHERON CT.
Public source reports Assigned 4:23 Am near 6600 Block W BROAD ST.
Public source reports Public Service near 2808 AVALON HEIGHTS RD, NORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 8319 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23116. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports EMS Call near 7900 CLOVERTREE CT.
Public source reports EMS Call near 7500 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
Public source reports EMS Call near 2100 WILLIS RD.
Public source reports Medical Event near 7500 Midlothian Turnpike, Manchester, VA 23225.
Public source reports Medical Event near Americas Best Value Inn Richmond South, 2126 Willis Road, Richmond, VA 23237.
Public source reports Medical Event near 410 Shannon Forest Lane, Shannon Hill Farms, VA 23038.
Public source reports Medical Event near 5310 Gillespie Avenue, Lakeside, VA 23228.
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A patient sick with measles spent days at a Richmond hospital, creating an exposure risk for those who visited around the same time.
A Florida man assaulted several employees at a Short Pump Publix earlier this week, according to Henrico Police.
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.
Southside Speedway in Chesterfield hosted its first car event in five years Friday night. Hot rods roared into the area for the "Back at the Track" cruise-in.
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.