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 Medical Event - Seizure near 9524 Knightwood Lane, Chesterfield Court House, VA 23832.
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Public source reports Fire Hazard at Apartment Complex near 900 Pump Road, Henrico, VA 23238.
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Public source reports Fire Hazardous Conditions at Summit Acres Drive near 8417 Summit Acres Drive, Manchester, VA 23235.
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Public source reports Domestic Assault near 9500 LOST FOREST DR.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), ALTERED MENTAL STATUS near 3400 CHAMBERLAYNE AVE.
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Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near City Outside Fire Richmond.
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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 N 18TH ST/E GRACE ST RICH. First reported 44 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near HULL STREET RD / WINTERPOCK RD. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near ROUTE 1 / W HUNDRED RD. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 3100 Block E PARHAM RD. First reported 1 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near BROOK RD / E PARHAM RD. First reported 1 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 7700 Block E PARHAM RD. First reported 1 min ago.
Public source reports Welfare Check, Investigate near 100 E 2ND ST.
Public source reports Power Line Down near 3709 Wakema Road, West Point, VA 23181.
Public source reports Breathing Problem at South Center Street near 304 South Center Street, Ashland, VA 23005.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near SALEM CHURCH RD / KINGSLAND RD. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 9420 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 6750 ROUTE 1. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near WOODS EDGE RD / LAWING DR. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near HULL STREET RD / MEMPHIS BLVD. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near BELMONT RD / DREXELBROOK RD. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near COALFIELD RD / N WOOLRIDGE RD. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Lock-Out, Child Locked in Vehicle near 100 W 24TH ST.
Public source reports Larceny near 900 WALMART WAY.
Public source reports Public Service near 8400 SUMMIT ACRES DR.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Investigate near 100 S 5TH ST.
Public source reports PD-Hazcon near BELMONT RD / DREXELBROOK RD.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Other Agency or Department near 2400 EVERETT ST.
Public source reports Check the Welfare near 2800 DELFIN RD.
Public source reports Person Down, Investigate near 300 CALHOUN ST.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller near 1300 COALTER ST.
Public source reports Larceny, Just Occurred / in Progress near 900 CATHERINE ST.
Public source reports Suspicious Situation near 6300 JACKLINE RUN.
Public source reports Disorderly, Investigate near 2700 WILLAMAR ST.
Public source reports Break & Enter, Just Occurred / in Progress near 1500 VINTON ST.
Public source reports Fraud /Forgery Incident, Dpr Call - Take A Report near 1000 W FRANKLIN ST.
Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near 500 Block HOWARD ST.
Public source reports Arrived 2:06 Pm near 2000 Block STAPLES MILL RD.
Public source reports Enroute 2:50 Pm near 1500 Block SKIRMISH RUN CT.
Public source reports Arrived 2:30 Pm near 5000 Block NINE MILE RD.
Public source reports Enroute 3:01 Pm near 00 Block KENWAY AVE.
Public source reports Enroute 3:07 Pm near 6200 Block WALBOROUGH CT.
Public source reports Enroute 3:19 Pm near 2300 Block ROCKY POINT PKWY.
Public source reports Arrived 3:19 Pm near W BROAD ST / STILLMAN PKWY.
Public source reports Arrived 3:14 Pm near 7900 Block BROOK RD.
Public source reports Assigned 3:16 Pm near LAKESIDE AVE / HILLIARD RD.
Public source reports VL near 107 W 24TH ST, RICHMOND, VA.
Public source reports Drunk in Public near 12500 ROUTE 1.
Public source reports Public Service near 11200 WILTSTAFF DR.
Public source reports Suspicious Situation near 15700 TIMBERLINE DR.
Public source reports Trespassing, Investigate near 00 S MULBERRY ST.
Public source reports Service Call at Meadowfield Lane near 1324 Meadowfield Lane, Glen Allen, VA 23060.
Public source reports EMS Call near 9100 NORTH ARCH VILLAGE CT.
Public source reports EMS Call near 1000 TWINRIDGE LN.
Public source reports EMS Call near 2300 CRIPPLE CREEK DR.
Public source reports Medical Event near 14295 Rebel Ridge Road, Milford, VA 22514.
Public source reports EMS Call near 13800 ST FRANCIS BLVD.
Public source reports Medical Event near 7710 Mount Zion Road, Truxillo, VA 23083.
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Police have identified a man killed in a Wednesday afternoon shooting in Henrico County as 26-year-old Kahli Percy Andrews.
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UN climate outlook warns of repeated breaches of 1.5°C limit by 2030, record heat, Arctic warming, Amazon drought, and escalating extreme weather.
A man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder five years after police say his wife was strangled and the scene was then staged to look like a suicide.
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An altercation broke out outside the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Siegel Center following the Richmond High School for the Arts graduation ceremony Thursday morning.
A 27-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after a 26-year-old was shot and killed in Henrico on Wednesday afternoon.
Richmond veterans gather Saturday for a walk to prevent suicide and build community. The event starts at 7:30 a.m. on Tredegar Street.
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.