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 Seizure at South LaVernon Avenue near 4700 South Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, VA 23231.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Activation near 4840 Darlene Street, Richmond, VA 23237.
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Public source reports Fire Incident at Wingfield Lane near 13476 Wingfield Lane, Ruther Glen, VA 22546.
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Public source reports Chest Pain at Azalea Avenue near 110 Azalea Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222.
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Public source reports Diabetic Emergency at South Airport Drive near Wawa, 500 South Airport Drive, Sandston, VA 23231.
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Public source reports Assault, Just Occurred / in Progress near IDLEWOOD AVE/LADY ST RICH.
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Public source reports Assault, Investigate near 600 N 16TH ST.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), OVERDOSE - POISONING - INGESTION near 2200 VENABLE ST.
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Public source reports OVERDOSE/POISONING, ALS Unconscious near 2200 VENABLE ST.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), CHOKING near 4700 FOREST HILL AVE.
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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 Fire Public Service near 621 Mt Hermon Road, Midlothian, VA 23112.
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Public source reports Fire Incident at Sanny Hook Road near 2838 Sandy Hook Road, Sandy Hook, VA 23153.
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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 HULL ST/E 7TH ST RICH. First reported 17 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 1400BLK OVERBROOK RD. First reported 41 min ago.
Public source reports HIT & RUN Motor Vehicle Accident near 3000 WEST HUNDRED RD.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near HOMEVIEW DR / N PARHAM RD. First reported 1 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 1300 E CARY ST. First reported 33 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 3050 W HUNDRED RD. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near LEIGHWORTH BLVD / HILLER DR. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Check the Welfare near 7700 BREAKER POINT CT.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Mental Subject Emergent near 1900 CHAMBERLAYNE PKWY.
Public source reports Disturbance near 9700 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
Public source reports Larceny near 9900 HULL STREET RD.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Other Agency or Department near 1500 TREEHAVEN DR.
Public source reports Road Rage Incident near HULL STREET RD / PRICE CLUB BLVD.
Public source reports STOLEN VEHICLE, DPR Call - Take A Report near 900 N LOMBARDY ST.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Other Agency or Department near 3100 STONY POINT RD.
Public source reports Suspicious, Investigate near 3200 3RD AVE.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller near 400 BAINBRIDGE ST.
Public source reports Fraud /Forgery Incident, Dpr Call - Take A Report near 1400 GAVESTONE CT.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Other Agency or Department near 2200 HULL ST.
Public source reports MISSING PERSON, TAKE A REPORT (Field Unit Required near 500 W BACON ST.
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 2:54 PM near 5600 Block CRENSHAW RD.
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 3:03 PM near 11400 Block W BROAD ST.
Public source reports 3:15 PM near 1500 Block HONEY GROVE DR.
Public source reports 2:32 PM near 4200 Block TOM LEONARD DR.
Public source reports 12:39 PM near 6200 Block WEST CLUB LN.
Public source reports 2:09 PM near WESTWOOD AVE / DABNEY RD.
Public source reports 2:30 PM near E WILLIAMSBURG RD / DRY BRIDGE RD.
Public source reports 3:00 PM near 4000 Block CLARENDON RD.
Public source reports Unattended Package at Collins Road near 304 Collins Road, East Highland Park, VA 23223.
Public source reports Animal Fight Reported near 202 West 2nd Street, Mineral, VA 23117.
Public source reports EMS Call near 5700 HOPKINS RD.
Public source reports EMS Call near 300 TWINRIDGE LN.
Public source reports Medical Event near 500 Folar Trail, Hopewell, VA 23860.
Public source reports Medical Event near Creekside Drive, Prince George County, VA 23881.
Public source reports Medical Event near 5750 Hopkins Road, Meadowbrook, VA 23234.
Public source reports Medical Event near 300 Twinridge Lane, Manchester, VA 23235.
Public source reports Medical Event near 8203 Meadowbridge Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
Public source reports Medical Event near 4366 East Old Mountain Road, Louisa, VA 23093.
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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.