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 Medical Event - Unconscious Person near Fairfield Presbyterian Church, 6930 Cold Harbor Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
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Public source reports DESTRUCTION Outside Fire PROPERTY, DPR Call - Take A Report near 3400 CUTSHAW AVE.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm, Smoke Detector near 0 S 17TH ST.
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Public source reports Fire Event near 2807 Skelton Street, Richmond, VA 23223.
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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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Public source reports Fire Alarm Hazard at Chamberlain Road near 5671 Chamberlayne Road, Richmond, VA 23227.
Use another route if possible and follow official road instructions.
Public source reports Residential Fire Alarm near 13626 Blanton Road, Ashland, VA 23005.
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Public source reports Wanted Person, Armed With_____-(Investigate) near 700 E FRANKLIN ST.
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Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Investigate near 700 RICHMOND HWY.
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Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Investigate near 600 WESTOVER HILLS BLVD.
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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 4400 WALMSLEY BLVD. First reported 8 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 4400 WALMSLEY BLVD. First reported 8 min ago.
Public source reports Motor Vehicle Accident, No Injuries near 12200 CHATTANOOGA PLZ.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 4419 WALMSLEY BLVD, RICHMOND, VA. First reported 8 min ago.
Public source reports Welfare Check, Investigate near 6800 FOREST HILL AVE.
Public source reports Welfare Check, Investigate near 600 HENRICO BLVD.
Public source reports Welfare Check, Investigate near 2500 ROBERT MOORE CIR.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller near 1700 N 28TH ST.
Public source reports Trouble Unknown, Investigate near 2500 W BROAD ST.
Public source reports Panic/Duress Alarm, Investigate near 1400 ENFIELD AVE.
Public source reports Wanted Subject near ROUTE 1 / WALMSLEY BLVD.
Public source reports 11:20 AM near 4500 Block S LABURNUM AVE.
Public source reports 2:17 PM near 5200 Block WILLIAMSBURG RD.
Public source reports 12:03 PM near 10600 Block SHERWIN PL.
Public source reports 2:26 PM near 11800 Block W BROAD ST.
Public source reports 2:04 PM near 11400 Block W BROAD ST.
Public source reports 1:57 PM near 4500 Block S LABURNUM AVE.
Public source reports 12:35 PM near 4900 Block MONUMENT AVE.
Public source reports 11:50 AM near 200 Block TOWNE CENTER WEST BLVD.
Public source reports 2:08 PM near 9300 Block DERBYSHIRE RD.
Public source reports 1:21 PM near 3600 Block THOMPSON ST.
Public source reports Public Service near 20830 RIVERTERRACE RD, SOUTH CHESTERFIELD, VA.
Public source reports Public Service near 20800 RIVERTERRACE RD.
Public source reports Smoke Detector Activation near 2 S 17TH ST, RICHMOND, VA.
Public source reports Public Assist near 9916 Honeybee Drive, Mechanicsville, VA 23116.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 7590 East Parham Road, Laurel, VA 23228. First reported 27 min ago.
Public source reports EMS Call near 4600 BONNIE BRAE CT.
Public source reports Medical Event near Patient First, 1260 Temple Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
Public source reports Medical Event near 5301 Plaza Drive, Hopewell, VA 23860.
Public source reports Medical Event near 22530 Genito Road, Lodore, VA 23002.
Public source reports Lift Assist at Residential Address near 10479 Colonial Estates Circle, French Hay, VA 23059.
Public source reports Medical Emergency with Breathing Issue near 7104 Lighthouse Place, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
Public source reports Medical Event at Glasgow Road near 4300 Glasgow Road, Short Pump, VA 23060.
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A man was critically injured in a stabbing on Richmond's Northside early Sunday morning, Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett.
Cloudy | 70F | wind 12 mph
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.