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 2300 CECIL RD.
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Public source reports Armed Person with, Investigate near E CARY ST/S 7TH ST RICH.
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Public source reports Excessive Heat Fire Incident near 18520 Chestnut Ridge Road, Petersburg, VA 23803.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Activation near 4817 County Drive, New Bohemia, VA 23842.
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Public source reports Fire Emergency at Charles H. Dimmick Parkway near 435 Charles H Dimmock Parkway, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
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Public source reports Domestic Assault near 6500 SEXTON DR.
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Public source reports Overdose/Poisoning, Just Occurred near 800 SEMMES AVE.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), FALL near 1600 GUNN ST.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Hazard at 9960 Independence Park Drive near SpringHill Suites Richmond Northwest, 9960 Independence Park Drive, Richmond, VA 23233.
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Public source reports Medical Event near Firestone, 4401 Williamsburg Road, Richmond, VA 23231.
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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 W LEIGH ST/N BELVIDERE ST RICH. First reported 27 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near RICH: @EXIT 69 - I95 NB (BELLS RD). First reported 55 min ago.
Public source reports Welfare Check Requested for Elderly Fall Victim near 114 Tudor Road, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
Public source reports Search Warrant, Investigate near 2000 4TH AVE.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 800 Block E PARHAM RD. First reported 2 min ago.
Public source reports Disorderly, Investigate near 4700 LOVELLS RD.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Investigate EMS near 3900 CHAMBERLAYNE AVE.
Public source reports Person Down, Investigate near E 1ST ST/HULL ST RICH.
Public source reports Gas Leak or Odor at 8 South Grove Avenue near 8 South Grove Avenue, Highland Springs, VA 23075.
Public source reports 12:12 AM near NINE MILE RD / GORDON LN.
Public source reports 11:58 PM near 5400 Block GLENSIDE DR.
Public source reports 12:18 AM near 12000 Block W BROAD ST.
Public source reports 10:32 PM near STRATH RD / YARNELL RD.
Public source reports Suspicious Vehicle near 10200 WEST ALBERTA CT.
Public source reports Suspicious, Investigate near 0 IRIS LN.
Public source reports Medical Service Call at 3911 Pale Moon Place near 3911 Pale Moon Place, Glen Allen, VA 23059.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 7590 East Parham Road, Laurel, VA 23228. First reported 25 min ago.
Public source reports EMS Call near 500 AMERICAN ELM DR.
Public source reports EMS Call near 9100 BON AIR CROSSINGS DR.
Public source reports Medical Event near 15301 Thornwood Lane, Petersburg, VA 23803.
Public source reports Medical Event near 6915 Pimlico Drive, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
Public source reports Medical Event near 524 American Elm Drive, Midlothian, VA 23114.
Public source reports Medical Event near 10483 Colonial Estates Circle, French Hay, VA 23059.
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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.
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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 Richmond Police Department (RPD) has launched Operation Safe Summer (OSS) to reduce violent crime and improve public safety throughout Richmond.
Wounded Warrior Project cyclists passed through Richmond Saturday on a 1,000-mile ride from Jacksonville, Florida to Ground Zero in New York City.
A Henrico family is mourning the loss of 16-year-old Joshua Driver, killed in an alleged DUI hit-and-run on West Broad Street early Saturday morning.
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.
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.