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 Alarm Activation near 5107 Rock Harbour Road, Woodlake, VA 23112.
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Public source reports Domestic Assault near 4000 DURRETTE DR.
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A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 1200 PARKWOOD AVE. First reported 13 min ago.
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Public source reports Unconscious Person at Morfwood Road near 7056 Mosswood Road, Richmond, VA 23231.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Hazard at Pump Road near 3524 Pump Road, Short Pump, VA 23233.
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Public source reports Fire Incident near Chesterfield County Jail, Mimms Drive, Chesterfield, VA 23832.
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Public source reports Outside Fire On Interstate 295 North near 46 Interstate 295 North, Glen Allen, VA 23059.
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Public source reports General Fire Alarm Incident near 816 Floral Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
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Public source reports Fire Investigation at James Madison Highway near 2800 James Madison Highway, Gordonsville, VA 22942.
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Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Assist or Standby near 400 N DAVIS AVE.
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Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Investigate near 1400 OAKWOOD AVE.
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Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
Public source reports Suspicious Person near 5500 WEST BAY RD.
Public source reports HIT & RUN Motor Vehicle Accident near 6400 CHESTERFIELD MEADOWS DR.
Public source reports Medical Fault at Whiteside Road near 200 Whiteside Road, Sandston, VA 23150.
Public source reports Breathing Problem at Forest Avenue near 7300 Forest Avenue, Tuckahoe, VA 23226.
Public source reports Fuel Spill Assistance near 735 Southpark Boulevard, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
Public source reports Psychiatric Emergency at Williamsburg Road near 4615 Williamsburg Road, Richmond, VA 23231.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 6411 CHESTERFIELD MEADOWS DR. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller near 1400 BARRIEDALE RD.
Public source reports Utility Incident, Gas Leak/Odor (Inside) near 1200 PARKWOOD AVE.
Public source reports Domestic near 6100 HOWELL DR.
Public source reports Domestic near 5300 MEADOWAY RD.
Public source reports Wanted Subject near 7100 TIM PRICE WAY.
Public source reports Suspicious, Investigate near 3800 HERMITAGE RD.
Public source reports Wanted Person, Investigate near 4000 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
Public source reports LARCENY, DPR Call - Take A Report near 7000 FOREST HILL AVE.
Public source reports Missing Person near 7100 DEER RUN LN.
Public source reports 7:42 PM near S LABURNUM AVE / EUBANK RD.
Public source reports Merchant Check, Officer Initiated near 600 W SOUTHSIDE PLZ.
Public source reports Gas Leak near 1244 PARKWOOD AVE, RICHMOND, VA.
Public source reports Check the Welfare near 10900 SUNSET HILLS DR.
Public source reports Domestic near 12200 CHIASSO WAY.
Public source reports Suspicious, Investigate near 2300 AFTON AVE.
Public source reports Disturbance near 19900 PIEDMONT AVE.
Public source reports Suspicious Situation near 12300 BUCKINGHAM ST.
Public source reports Medical Event near 500 Folar Trail, Hopewell, VA 23860.
Public source reports Medical Event near 21800 Perkinson Road, Jetersville, VA 23083.
Public source reports Traumatic Injury Medical Event near 23029 Maracossic Drive, Bowling Green, VA 22427.
Public source reports Medical Event near 8448 Beatties Mill Road, Beaties Mill, VA 23111.
Public source reports Medical Event near 17017 Moores Mill Road, Ruther Glen, VA 22546.
Public source reports Medical Event near 16007 Coatesville Road, Coatesville, VA 23015.
Public source reports Medical Event near 21258 Sparta Road, DeJarnette, VA 22427.
Public source reports Medical Event at Barber Lane near 10601 Barbara Lane, Richmond, VA 23233.
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Two people were killed and one critically injured in separate Henrico County shootings over Memorial Day weekend. A man has been charged with murder in one of the cases.
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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.
Colonial Heights Police arrested five teenagers for trespassing at Southpark Mall Saturday after learning through social media of a possible teen takeover.
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.