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 Fire Alarm Activation near 4840 Darlene Street, Richmond, VA 23237.
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Public source reports Domestic Assault near 7200 WINCHESTER FOREST DR.
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Public source reports Assault, Investigate near 300 W GRACE ST.
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Public source reports Domestic Assault near 18500 GENITO RD.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), UNKNOWN PROBLEM/PERSON DOWN near 1900 RAVEN ST.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), ALTERED MENTAL STATUS near 4800 WALMSLEY BLVD.
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Public source reports Fire near 12800 LEWIS RD, CHESTER, VA.
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Public source reports Fire Incident at 201 Early Avenue near 201 Early Avenue, Sandston, VA 23150.
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Public source reports General Fire Alarm at 1205 Duke Outside Fire Gloucester Street near 1205 Duke Outside Fire Gloucester Street, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
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Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Investigate near 2500 ROYALL AVE.
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Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
Public source reports Suspicious Person near 1600 LEAFCREST LN.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near HOMEVIEW DR / N PARHAM RD. First reported 1 min ago.
Public source reports Welfare Check, EMS Response near 300 COWARDIN AVE.
Public source reports Electrical Hazard Incident near 3174 Meadow Road, Sandston, VA 23150.
Public source reports Unknown Odor Incident near 4040 Cox Road, Innsbrook, VA 23060.
Public source reports Electrical Hazard at Residential Property near 4802 Charles City Road, Glendale, VA 23231.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near LEIGHWORTH BLVD / HILLER DR. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 3050 W HUNDRED RD. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Mental Subject Emergent near 800 ORDWAY AVE.
Public source reports Trouble Unknown, Investigate near 1900 RAVEN ST.
Public source reports Reckless Driving near HULL STREET RD / WARBRO RD.
Public source reports Disorderly, Investigate near GERMAN SCHOOL RD/JAHNKE RD RICH.
Public source reports Merchant Check, Officer Initiated near 2900 NORTH AVE.
Public source reports Missing Person near 8700 KINGSLAND PARK TER.
Public source reports Break & Enter, Investigate near 3400 GRANDVIEW DR.
Public source reports Hotspot-Curve, without Flashing Blue Lights near 2800 M ST.
Public source reports Trespassing, Investigate near 800 GREEN RIDGE DR.
Public source reports Disorderly, Investigate near 1000 W GRACE ST.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Mental Subject Emergent near 200 S CHERRY ST.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Other Agency or Department near NINE MILE RD/GORDONS LN HENR.
Public source reports STOLEN VEHICLE, DPR Call - Take A Report near 2400 W CARY ST.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller near 2500 E CARY ST.
Public source reports 4:11 PM near 9100 Block W BROAD ST.
Public source reports 4:43 PM near HARVIE RD / FALLING ARROW RD.
Public source reports 2:18 PM near 5200 Block CHAMBERLAYNE RD.
Public source reports 2:52 PM near 1500 Block HONEY GROVE DR.
Public source reports 6:31 AM near WILLARD RD / W BROAD ST.
Public source reports 2:55 PM near 9000 Block STAPLES MILL RD.
Public source reports 4:37 PM near 10100 Block BROOK RD.
Public source reports 3:15 PM near 1500 Block HONEY GROVE DR.
Public source reports 4:34 PM near 4000 Block BATTERSEA CT.
Public source reports 3:38 PM near NUCKOLS RD / WYNDHAM FOREST DR.
Public source reports Assist near 13000 GENITO RD.
Public source reports Illegal Burn near 12800 Lewis Road, Chesterfield, VA 23831.
Public source reports Public Service near 12800 LEWIS RD.
Public source reports Disturbance near 10600 HULL STREET RD.
Public source reports Medical Event at Residential Property near 1001 Heathville Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060.
Public source reports Medical Event near 500 Folar Trail, Hopewell, VA 23860.
Public source reports Medical Event near 13030 Genito Road, Midlothian, VA 23112.
Public source reports Medical Event near Crump Drive, Lake Land'Or, VA 23546.
Public source reports EMS Call near 13000 GENITO RD.
Public source reports Medical Event near 26271 Temple Lane, Jetersville, VA 23083.
Public source reports Medical Event near 10506 Delray Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060.
Public source reports Medical Event near 2100 Abberly Circle, Midlothian, VA 23114.
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Two people are dead after a shooting in Richmond Friday night.
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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 annual Richmond Anime-Fest returned to the River City on Saturday, celebrating anime, fandoms and pop culture.
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.