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 Response at Chalkley Elementary School near 134 Turner Road, Manchester, VA 23225.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official fire or emergency instructions.
Public source reports Domestic Assault near 9600 PRINCE JAMES CT.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official police instructions.
Public source reports Fire Service Call at Gaskins Road near 2400 Gaskins Road, Short Pump, VA 23233.
Use another route if possible and follow official road instructions.
Public source reports Fire Incident at Residence Inn near Residence Inn Short Pump at the Notch, 1800 Wilkes Ridge Circle, Richmond, VA 23233.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official fire or emergency instructions.
Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
Public source reports HIT & RUN Motor Vehicle Accident near 4100 MEADOWDALE BLVD.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near N PARHAM RD / FARGO RD. First reported 1 min ago.
Public source reports Police Service near 10700 TIMONIUM DR.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 4116 MEADOWDALE BLVD. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Domestic near 2300 SEMINOLE AVE.
Public source reports Assist near 200 COURTHOUSE RD.
Public source reports Merchant Check, Officer Initiated near 5000 BROOK RD.
Public source reports Sex Offense, Investigate near 100 BELT BLVD.
Public source reports Disorderly, Aggressive near 3400 RICHMOND HWY.
Public source reports 7:35 AM near 5700 Block VIRGINIA PINE CT.
Public source reports 9:30 AM near 800 Block BROOK HILL RD.
Public source reports 8:46 AM near 300 Block HUMMINGBIRD RD.
Public source reports 11:11 PM near 7500 Block BROOK RD.
Public source reports 6:31 AM near WILLARD RD / W BROAD ST.
Public source reports 7:37 AM near 1600 Block OAK PLACE BLVD.
Public source reports 9:26 AM near DARBYTOWN RD / BRADBURY RD.
Public source reports Disable Vehicle - Hazard, Investigate near : EST VA 146 RICH.
Public source reports Standby near 13030 GENITO RD, MIDLOTHIAN, VA.
Public source reports EMS Call near 4800 ORIOLE AVE.
Public source reports EMS Call near 3100 LADY MARIAN PL.
Public source reports Medical Event near 209 Elm Avenue, Louisa, VA 23093.
Public source reports Medical Event near 3106 Lady Marian Place, Midlothian, VA 23113.
Public source reports Medical Event at Chuck Road near 109 Chuck Road, Highland Springs, VA 23223.
Public source reports Medical Event near Courthouse Road, Chestnut Hill, VA 23236.
Public source reports Medical Event at Mountain Road near 3600 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060.
Public source reports Medical Event at Bolian Road near 3838 Bolling Road, Richmond, VA 232231103.
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A man is seriously hurt after a shooting in Henrico County late Friday night.
Two people are dead after a shooting shortly after midnight on the 1500 block of Treehaven Drive in Richmond.
A fatal crash has shut down a stretch of West Broad Street in Henrico County Saturday morning, according to police.
Light Rain and Fog/Mist | 57F | wind 29 mph
Loved ones are remembering 31-year-old Jazmin Wooten-Mitchell after the mother of two was shot and killed by a Richmond police officer roughly two weeks ago.
It's been nearly two decades since police officers found 38-year-old Heidi Cunningham dead in a Chesterfield County apartment, and investigators are still searching for answers.
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.