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 Random Gunfire, Investigate near 1200 E BYRD ST.
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Public source reports Random Gunfire, Investigate near 6300 ELKHARDT LN.
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Public source reports Armed Person with, Investigate near E CARY ST/S 7TH ST RICH.
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Public source reports Excessive Heat Fire Incident near 18520 Chestnut Ridge Road, Petersburg, VA 23803.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Activation near 4817 County Drive, New Bohemia, VA 23842.
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Public source reports Fire Emergency at Charles H. Dimmick Parkway near 435 Charles H Dimmock Parkway, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm at Apartment Complex near 2651 Saint Elias Drive, Tuckahoe, VA 23294.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), BREATHING PROBLEM near 1900 CHAMBERLAYNE PKWY.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm at Apartment Complex near 5801 Bremo Road, Richmond, VA 232261907.
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Public source reports Residential Fire Alarm near 9100 Cardinal Creek Drive, Atlee, VA 23116.
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Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Investigate near 3800 GLENWOOD 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 W LABURNUM AVE/HERMITAGE RD RICH. First reported 52 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near APPROX LOC: 1 S CHIPPENHAM RP STRATHMORE. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 800 Block E PARHAM RD. First reported 1 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 1 S CHIPPENHAM RP STRATHMORE, NORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA. First reported 18 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 1 SOUTH CHIPPENHAM RP STRATHMORE. First reported 19 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near APPROX LOC: 1 SOUTH CHIPPENHAM RP STRATHMORE. First reported 19 min ago.
Public source reports Welfare Check Requested for Elderly Fall Victim near 114 Tudor Road, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near COMMONWEALTH CENTRE PKWY / HULL STREET RD. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Disturbance near 4600 COMMONWEALTH CENTRE PKWY.
Public source reports Disorderly, Nuisance near 200 N 20TH ST.
Public source reports Wanted Person, Investigate near 6600 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
Public source reports Suspicious Situation near 2100 SWIFT BLUFF DR.
Public source reports Check the Welfare near 2500 DWIGHT AVE.
Public source reports Assist near IRON BRIDGE RD / MAGNOLIA SHORE LN.
Public source reports Disable Vehicle - Hazard, Investigate near BROOK RD/SHERWOOD AVE RICH.
Public source reports STOLEN VEHICLE, DPR Call - Take A Report near 3100 N ARTHUR ASHE BLVD.
Public source reports Prisoner Transport, Prisoner Transport near RICHMOND HWY/WALMSLEY BLVD RICH.
Public source reports 10:53 PM near 8200 Block BERRYWINE CT.
Public source reports 10:57 PM near 8000 Block SHRADER RD.
Public source reports 7:42 PM near S LABURNUM AVE / EUBANK RD.
Public source reports 10:44 PM near 1800 Block E NINE MILE RD.
Public source reports 10:32 PM near STRATH RD / YARNELL RD.
Public source reports 10:46 PM near 1600 Block MOUNTAIN RD.
Public source reports HC near 18520 CHESTNUT RIDGE RD, SOUTH CHESTERFIELD, VA.
Public source reports Public Service near 18500 CHESTNUT RIDGE RD.
Public source reports LARCENY, DPR Call - Take A Report near 00 W GRACE ST.
Public source reports Suspicious Situation near 13000 CHIPSTEAD RD.
Public source reports Larceny near 12000 IRON BRIDGE PLZ.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Investigate EMS near 0 N 2ND ST.
Public source reports Medical Event near 15301 Thornwood Lane, Petersburg, VA 23803.
Public source reports Medical Event near 500 Folar Trail, Hopewell, VA 23860.
Public source reports EMS Call near 11600 ROBIOUS RD.
Public source reports Medical Event near 16116 Lakeridge Parkway, Hanover County, VA 23005.
Public source reports Medical Event near 9991 Ridgefield Parkway, Henrico County, VA 23233.
Public source reports Medical Event near 4492 Crown Hill Road, Old Cold Harbor, VA 23111.
Public source reports Medical Event near 5618 Crenshaw Road, Brook Hill, VA 23227.
Public source reports Medical Event near 4913 Burnt Oak Drive, Richmond, VA 23234.
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Police say a woman shot two lawyers outside a Raleigh, NC courthouse after a civil hearing. She faces attempted murder charges.
Two people were killed and one critically injured in separate Henrico County shootings over Memorial Day weekend. A man has been charged with murder in one of the cases.
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A juvenile is dead and a man has been charged after a hit-and-run incident on West Broad Street in Henrico Saturday morning.
One woman is dead and one man is facing several charges after a medical emergency response in Henrico County Friday evening.
The Richmond Police Department (RPD) has launched Operation Safe Summer (OSS) to reduce violent crime and improve public safety throughout Richmond.
The annual Indian and Sri Lankan Food Festival in Glen Allen drew families from across the Richmond area Saturday for free food, live music and community connection.
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden opened a $31 million expansion Saturday, nearly doubling its conservatory and adding 7.5 acres of new gardens in Richmond.
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.