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.
Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near BELMONT RD / PIPPIN LN. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near W BROAD ST & N HARRISON ST, RICHMOND, VA. First reported 3 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near N HARRISON ST & W BROAD ST, RICHMOND, VA. First reported 4 min ago.
Public source reports Larceny, Take A Report near 2400 FLINT ST.
Public source reports Burglar Alarm, Investigate near 3000 BELLS RD.
Public source reports Trouble Unknown, Investigate near 2400 E CARY ST.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Citizen near 4400 FOREST HILL AVE.
Public source reports Larceny, Take A Report near 1400 JENNIE SCHER RD.
Public source reports Burglar Alarm, Investigate near 2000 MECHANICSVILLE TPKE.
Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near 8000 Block COSTIN DR.
Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near 500 Block E LABURNUM AVE.
Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near 5600 Block CRENSHAW RD.
Public source reports Arrived 7:02 Am near 2400 Block VOLLMER RD.
Public source reports Arrived 6:50 Am near 6000 Block BROOK RD.
Public source reports Larceny from Auto near 14500 ROLLING FIELDS LN.
Public source reports EMS Call near 6500 SEXTON DR.
Public source reports Medical Event near 831 East Ellerslie Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
Public source reports Medical Event near 4432 Hollywood Drive, Meadowbrook, VA 23234.
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Witnesses describe watching a gold SUV cross the I-95 median into oncoming traffic in Caroline County — and say a missing guardrail may have saved lives.
Two police officers were hurt and a police dog is dead following a shooting in Chesterfield County on Sunday.
A teenager is dead after a shooting Saturday night in Henrico County.
A vehicle fire on Interstate 95 has caused significant delays for those traveling north in Chesterfield County on Sunday evening.
A person and a firefighter were hospitalized due to a house fire in Prince George County on Sunday afternoon.
Clear | 61F | wind 17 mph
N145NG | VCU Health / Med-Trans | Airbus EC145 | 2,075 ft | 68 mph | Medevac helicopter visible
Hang will debut June 2 and be open daily from 3 to 10 p.m. Lunch and Supper will continue to operate, and the three restaurants will share the beer garden that’s between them.
A gradual warming trend is on the way for the rest of the week. Highs will be in the mid and upper 70s Wednesday, but rise into the low 80s Thursday and the upper 80s to near 90 on Friday.
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.