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 Residential Structure Fire near 94 Riverview Lane, Bumpass, VA 23024.
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Public source reports in Progress (Assault or Battery By Mob), in Progress- EMS near 1800 INGRAM AVE.
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Public source reports Assault, Just Occurred / in Progress - EMS near 6800 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
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Public source reports Domestic Assault near 600 COLTON CREEK RD.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), ALTERED MENTAL STATUS near 2800 W GRACE ST.
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Public source reports Wires Down (No Fire), Investigate near 2000 IDLEWOOD AVE.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Hazard at Old Main Street near East 51 Capital Trail Building, 5050 Old Main Street, Richmond, VA 23231.
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Public source reports Fire Incident at Mallard Creek near Mallard Creek Circle, Midlothian, VA 23832.
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Public source reports Report Outside Fire Fire at Multiple Locations in Hanover County. near 8493 Atlee Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23116.
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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 3300 W CLAY ST. First reported 20 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near E CLAY ST/N 29TH ST RICH. First reported 38 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 1500 Block N PARHAM RD. First reported 2 min ago.
Public source reports Motor Vehicle Accident, No Injuries near 13400 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
Public source reports Welfare Check, Investigate near 2800 DECATUR ST.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 13410 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near WARBRO RD / DEERHILL RD. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near HULL STREET RD / S OLD HUNDRED RD. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Trespassing, Investigate near 1300 COALTER ST.
Public source reports PD-Hazcon near HULL STREET RD / SOUTH OLD HUNDRED RD.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller near 1700 N 28TH ST.
Public source reports Id Call Only near 5800 BREMO RD.
Public source reports Trouble Unknown, Investigate near YOUNG ST/CAROLINA AVE RICH.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Mental Subject Emergent near 800 E CLAY ST.
Public source reports Disorderly, Investigate near 100 S 12TH ST.
Public source reports Wanted Person, Investigate near 800 OLIVER HILL WAY.
Public source reports Prisoner Transport, Prisoner Transport near MECHANICSVILLE TPKE/MAGNOLIA ST RICH.
Public source reports Break & Enter, Just Occurred / in Progress near 1500 TREEHAVEN DR.
Public source reports Disorderly, Investigate near 700 W FELLS ST.
Public source reports 4:30 PM near FENWICK ST / PARLOW DR.
Public source reports 4:28 PM near DARBYTOWN RD / FERGUS BLVD.
Public source reports 2:58 PM near 7900 Block GALAXIE RD.
Public source reports 3:02 PM near 5200 Block BROOK RD.
Public source reports 11:07 AM near 1000 Block TALL GRASS CT.
Public source reports 4:00 PM near FRANCISTOWN RD / OLDE MILL POND DR.
Public source reports 4:21 PM near 4100 Block S LABURNUM AVE.
Public source reports Assist near 12400 HULL STREET RD.
Public source reports Domestic near 15800 SCARLET COAT DR.
Public source reports Unknown near 3000 LETCHER AVE.
Public source reports EMS Call near 500 MARBLETHORPE RD.
Public source reports EMS Call near 5800 HARBOUR LN.
Public source reports Medical Event near 4103 South Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, VA 23231.
Public source reports Medical Event near 506 Marblethorpe Road, Richmond, VA 23236.
Public source reports EMS Call near 12400 HULL STREET RD.
Public source reports Medical Event near 5800 Harbour Lane, Midlothian, VA 23112.
Public source reports Medical Event near 17000 Dawn Boulevard, Hanover, VA 23069.
Public source reports Medical Event near 6296 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
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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.
A male with a stab wound to the chest was found in Richmond early Sunday morning.
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.