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 Structure Fire, Electrical Fire near 3400 HOPKINS RD.
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Public source reports Fall with Injuries at Robius Road near 11581 Robious Road, Richmond, VA 23235.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), CARDIAC/RESPIRATORY ARREST near 4100 DORSET RD.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), CHEST PAIN near 800 LOUISIANA ST.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Hazard at Telegraph Road near 10601 Telegraph Road, Glen Allen, VA 23059.
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Public source reports Outside Fire at Stockholm Drive near 4809 Stockholm Drive, Sandston, VA 23150.
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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 3400 CAROLINA AVE. First reported 12 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near CITY WIDE. First reported 10 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 1930 HUGUENOT RD. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Break & Enter, Investigate near 1700 N 28TH ST.
Public source reports Trouble Unknown, Investigate - EMS near 800 DIXON DR.
Public source reports Check the Welfare near 5100 ROCK HARBOUR RD.
Public source reports Larceny, Take A Report near 3100 W MARSHALL ST.
Public source reports D.O.A., Investigate near 7500 PINEY BRANCH RD.
Public source reports LARCENY, DPR Call - Take A Report near 2300 SUSSEX ST.
Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near 8000 Block COSTIN DR.
Public source reports Enroute 8:46 Am near 1100 Block NORMANDY DR.
Public source reports Assigned 9:10 Am near 600 Block N AIRPORT DR.
Public source reports Arrived 9:59 Am near 1800 Block SHIRLEYDALE AVE.
Public source reports Arrived 9:28 Am near GASKINS RD / W BROAD ST.
Public source reports Arrived 9:46 Am near 8100 Block BROOK RD.
Public source reports Enroute 9:56 Am near 1900 Block MCDONALD RD.
Public source reports Enroute 9:57 Am near 5200 Block GILLESPIE AVE.
Public source reports Elf near 3400 HOPKINS RD, RICHMOND, VA.
Public source reports Missing Person near 12400 SANDBAG RD.
Public source reports Suspicious, Investigate near : EST 524 WESTVIEW AVE RICH.
Public source reports Disturbance near 15100 ELLICOTT DR.
Public source reports Vandalism near 14300 FOX CLUB PKWY.
Public source reports EMS Call near 9400 SNOWBIRD RD.
Public source reports EMS Call near 2100 CRANBECK RD.
Public source reports EMS Call near 10200 CLAYBAR TRL.
Public source reports Medical Event near AMDC Physicians, 110 Dunlop Village, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
Public source reports Medical Event near 509 Myrtle Street, Ashland, VA 23005.
Public source reports Medical Event at Wolverine Drive near 2201 Wolverine Drive, Richmond, VA 23228.
Public source reports Medical Event at North Gaten Road near 14399 North Gayton Road, Glen Allen, VA 23059.
Public source reports Medical Event near 8203 Meadowbridge Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
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A man is facing nine charges after a domestic dispute with his mother led to an officer-involved shooting in Chesterfield County Sunday evening.
The Chesterfield County Police Department is remembering Knight, the police K-9 who was killed in a deadly officer-involved shooting on Sunday.
The sister of a Richmond father killed in a car crash said his death has rocked the family. Thirty-five-year-old Larry Johnson was a passenger when police say the driver crashed into a tree, leaving the scene and Johnson to die.
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Tarun Mehta, the husband of Del. Leslie Mehta (D-Chesterfield), has died, according to the delegate's office.
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.