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 at Cove Drive near 12801 Cove Drive, Chester, VA 23836.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official fire or emergency instructions.
Public source reports DESTRUCTION Outside Fire PROPERTY, DPR Call - Take A Report near 1800 N 23RD ST.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official fire or emergency instructions.
Public source reports Fire Alarm Activation with Smoke Report near 12465 Maple Street, Ashland, VA 23005.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official fire or emergency instructions.
Public source reports Fire Alarm at Glencoe Road near 10505 Glencoe Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060.
Use another route if possible and follow official road instructions.
Public source reports Fire Emergency at Residence near 6543 Sexton Drive, Chesterfield Court House, VA 23832.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official fire or emergency instructions.
Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near GRESHAMWOOD PL/MIDLOTHIAN TPKE RICH. First reported 17 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near BROAD ROCK BLVD/CRANFORD AVE RICH. First reported 18 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 3000 WEST HUNDRED RD. First reported 26 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near BELMONT RD / PIPPIN LN. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 3011 W HUNDRED RD. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 76 MM 4 NB, NORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA. First reported 13 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 12800 COVE DR. First reported 10 min ago.
Public source reports Animal Control PD On near 2500 WATERFORD LAKE DR.
Public source reports Suspicious, Investigate near 1000 WELTON AVE.
Public source reports Prisoner Transport, Prisoner Transport near MECHANICSVILLE TPKE/MAGNOLIA ST RICH.
Public source reports Domestic near 8700 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
Public source reports Check the Welfare near 2400 WEST HUNDRED RD.
Public source reports Larceny, Take A Report near 1600 ACCOMAC ST.
Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near 8000 Block COSTIN DR.
Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near 5600 Block CRENSHAW RD.
Public source reports Arrived 8:04 Am near 9100 Block CLOISTERS EAST.
Public source reports Arrived 7:42 Am near PILOTS LN / E LABURNUM AVE.
Public source reports Assigned 7:54 Am near 6000 Block BROOK RD.
Public source reports Arrived 8:08 Am near 600 Block PLEASANT ST.
Public source reports Assigned 8:04 Am near 1600 Block WILLOW LAWN DR.
Public source reports Public Service near 13924 SPYGLASS HILL CIR, CHESTERFIELD, VA.
Public source reports Public Service near 13900 SPYGLASS HILL CIR.
Public source reports HC near 12801 COVE DR, CHESTER, VA.
Public source reports Public Service near 12800 COVE DR.
Public source reports EMS Call near XX MM 4 NB.
Public source reports Medical Event near 831 East Ellerslie Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
Public source reports Medical Event at Dogwood Springs Lane near 4601 Dogwood Springs Lane, Short Pump, VA 23059.
Public source reports Medical Event near Elizabeth Crump Health Center, 3590 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060.
Public source reports Medical Event - Chest Pain/Heart Attack near Hampton, 705 England Street, Ashland, VA 23005.
Public source reports Medical Event at Megan Way near 8001 Megan Way, Glen Allen, VA 23060.
Public source reports Medical Event at Eastwood Harbor Court near 4139 East Wood Harbor Court, Richmond, VA 23231.
Public source reports Medical Event near 18886 Edwards Farm Lane, Beaverdam, VA 23015.
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Witnesses describe watching a gold SUV cross the I-95 median into oncoming traffic in Caroline County — and say a missing guardrail may have saved lives.
Two police officers were hurt and a police dog is dead following a shooting in Chesterfield County on Sunday.
A teenager is dead after a shooting Saturday night in Henrico County.
The man wanted in connection with the deadly shooting of a Carroll County deputy was captured in Surry County, N.C.
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Hang will debut June 2 and be open daily from 3 to 10 p.m. Lunch and Supper will continue to operate, and the three restaurants will share the beer garden that’s between them.
A gradual warming trend is on the way for the rest of the week. Highs will be in the mid and upper 70s Wednesday, but rise into the low 80s Thursday and the upper 80s to near 90 on Friday.
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.