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 Domestic Trouble, Violent near 3400 CHAMBERLAYNE AVE.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Activation near 919 Greyledge Boulevard, Chester, VA 23836.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Activation at 4000 Corridor Circle near 4000 Corridor Circle, Chester, VA 23831.
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Public source reports Fire Incident near 160 Piedmont Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Activation at 3801 Old Gun Road West near 3801 Old Gun Road West, Midlothian, VA 23113.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Activation near 4725 Whitehill Boulevard, Prince George, VA 23875.
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A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 2000 MONUMENT AVE. First reported 11 min ago.
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A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 1200 N 26TH ST. First reported 13 min ago.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm, General near 2000 MONUMENT AVE.
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Public source reports 3:03 PM near City Outside Fire Richmond.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm near 2020 MONUMENT AVE, STE APT 3, RICHMOND, VA.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Activation - Moderate Hazard near 11593 Old Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA 23059.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Hazard near 1209 Foxcroft Road, Tuckahoe, VA 23229.
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Public source reports Fire Response near 2780 Meadow Road, Sandston, VA 23150.
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Public source reports Fire Incident at 1314 Dunnwood near 1314 Elmwood Drive, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
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Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
Public source reports Suspicious Person near 7000 HARVETTE CT.
Public source reports Motor Vehicle Accident-WITH INJ near CENTRALIA RD / HOLLY TRACE DR.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 2300 E CARY ST. First reported 30 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 1100 N HAMILTON ST. First reported 43 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near CHAMBERLAYNE PKWY/W LEIGH ST RICH. First reported 45 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 100 Block I64 W. First reported 1 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near CENTRALIA RD / HOLLY TRACE DR, CHESTERFIELD, VA. First reported 10 min ago.
Public source reports Welfare Check, Investigate near 1200 WESTBROOK AVE.
Public source reports Wires Down near 12224 Yowell Road, Ashland, VA 23005.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near RUFFIN MILL RD / WOODS EDGE RD. First reported 16 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near CENTRALIA RD / HOLLY TRACE DR. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near RUFFIN MILL RD / WOODS EDGE RD. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Loud Music, Investigate near 5300 HULL STREET RD.
Public source reports Check the Welfare near 6000 IRON BRIDGE RD.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Mental Subject Emergent near 3000 LAURELBROOK DR.
Public source reports Loud Music, Investigate near 900 BRADLEY LN.
Public source reports Public Service near 6700 SOUTHWALK HTS.
Public source reports Domestic near 6800 HOPKINS RD.
Public source reports Trespassing, Investigate near 1700 E BROAD ST.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Mental Subject Emergent near 1200 HICKORY ST.
Public source reports Trespassing, Investigate near 2700 W BROAD ST.
Public source reports Person Down, Investigate near S 2ND ST/BELVIDERE RICH.
Public source reports 4:39 PM near 11800 Block W BROAD ST.
Public source reports 4:33 PM near 4500 Block S LABURNUM AVE.
Public source reports 2:45 PM near 5300 Block CHAMBERLAYNE RD.
Public source reports 4:01 PM near 12300 Block GAYTON RD.
Public source reports 3:48 PM near JOHN ROLFE PKWY / W BROAD ST.
Public source reports Check the Welfare near 12000 IRON BRIDGE RD.
Public source reports Tree Down On Rogers Clark Boulevard near Rogers Clark Boulevard, Milford, VA 22427.
Public source reports Breaking & Entering near 14400 JUSTICE RD.
Public source reports Medical Transport at 13137 Beach Hill Drive near 13137 Beech Hill Drive, Midlothian, VA 23112.
Public source reports Medical Transport at 14020 Steeperstone Drive near 14020 Steeplestone Drive, Midlothian, VA 23113.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near Discovery Village At The West End, 2422 University Park Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23229. First reported 29 min ago.
Public source reports EMS Call near CENTRALIA RD / HOLLY TRACE DR.
Public source reports EMS Call near 6100 DALESHIRE DR.
Public source reports Medical Event near 1601 Willow Lawn Drive, Richmond, VA 23230.
Public source reports Medical Event near 7508 Bull Hill Road, Prince George, VA 23875.
Public source reports Medical Event near 2841 River Road West, Goochland, VA 23102.
Public source reports Medical Event near 8191 Atlee Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23116.
Public source reports EMS Call near 11600 ROBIOUS RD.
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A 27-year-old man was charged after stabbing a hotel manager and initiating a pursuit after fleeing the scene on Saturday night in Hanover County.
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A Henrico County family is grieving the loss of 16-year-old Joshua Driver, after his family said he was killed in a DUI hit-and-run early Saturday morning on West Broad Street.
A man found with life-threatening injuries in a Chesterfield ditch earlier this month has died, Crime Insider sources tell Jon Burkett.
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.