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 2000 X ST.
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Public source reports Structure Fire, Apartment Fire near 700 N HARRISON ST.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Activation near 5107 Rock Harbour Road, Woodlake, VA 23112.
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Public source reports in Progress (Assault or Battery By Mob), in Progress near 1400 ST PETER ST.
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Public source reports Domestic Assault near 4000 DURRETTE DR.
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A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 700 N HARRISON ST. First reported 7 min ago.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), STROKE near 3000 DUPONT AVE.
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Public source reports Unconscious Person at Morfwood Road near 7056 Mosswood Road, Richmond, VA 23231.
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Public source reports Assist Fire Department, Non-Emergency near 700 N HARRISON ST.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm, Smoke Detector near 1000 W GRACE ST.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), BACK PAIN near 2200 STOCKTON ST.
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Public source reports Brush or Rubbish Fire near 707 N HARRISON ST, RICHMOND, VA.
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Public source reports Fire Incident near Chesterfield County Jail, Mimms Drive, Chesterfield, VA 23832.
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Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
Public source reports Suspicious Person near 3800 TREELY RD.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near S SHEPPARD ST/W CARY ST RICH. First reported 35 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 567 North Parham Road, Tuckahoe, VA 23229. First reported 16 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 9043 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23294. First reported 21 min ago.
Public source reports Medical Fault at Whiteside Road near 200 Whiteside Road, Sandston, VA 23150.
Public source reports Breathing Problem at Forest Avenue near 7300 Forest Avenue, Tuckahoe, VA 23226.
Public source reports Fuel Spill Assistance near 735 Southpark Boulevard, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
Public source reports Assist near 7400 NEWBYS CROSSING DR.
Public source reports Drunk in Public near 100 WADSWORTH DR.
Public source reports Disorderly, Aggressive near 1600 GUNN ST.
Public source reports Trouble with Juvenil near 2200 MILLCREST TER.
Public source reports Disorderly, Investigate near 1700 E BROAD ST.
Public source reports Reckless Driving, Investigate near RICH: @MAIN STREET STATION.
Public source reports Disorderly, Aggressive near 5300 HULL STREET RD.
Public source reports Assist near 4600 PAINTED POST LN.
Public source reports Suspicious Vehicle near 4100 ALMS LN.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller near 500 W BACON ST.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Citizen near 7300 RIVERSIDE DR.
Public source reports Check the Welfare near 800 COURTHOUSE RD.
Public source reports Wanted Subject near 7100 TIM PRICE WAY.
Public source reports Wanted Person, Investigate near 4000 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
Public source reports 7:42 PM near S LABURNUM AVE / EUBANK RD.
Public source reports 8:47 PM near 9100 Block CLOISTERS EAST.
Public source reports 9:02 PM near 9900 Block INDEPENDENCE PARK DR.
Public source reports 8:46 PM near 2500 Block SKEET ST.
Public source reports 8:29 PM near N LABURNUM AVE / NINE MILE RD.
Public source reports Hotspot-Curve, Officer Initated near : @MARATHON.
Public source reports Animal Control PD On near 11600 WOOD BLUFF LOOP.
Public source reports Smoke Detector Activation near 1025 W GRACE ST, RICHMOND, VA.
Public source reports Domestic near 11400 GREAT WILLOW DR.
Public source reports Disturbance near 19900 PIEDMONT AVE.
Public source reports Suspicious Situation near 12300 BUCKINGHAM ST.
Public source reports EMS Call near 2300 SOUTHLAND DR.
Public source reports EMS Call near 7400 NEWBYS CROSSING DR.
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 Medical Response at Independence Park Drive near 9940 Independence Park Drive, Innsbrook, VA 23233.
Public source reports Medical Response at Mountain Road near Elizabeth Crump Health Center, 3590 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060.
Public source reports Medical Event - Breathing Problem near 16007 Coatesville Road, Coatesville, VA 23015.
Public source reports EMS Call near 15300 FAWNWOOD LN.
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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 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.