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 Vehicle Fire near 5640 West Creek Road, Amelia Court House, VA 23002.
Use another route if possible and follow official road instructions.
Public source reports Utility Incident, Wires Down (No Fire) near 2100 MIMOSA ST.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official fire or emergency instructions.
Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), CHEST PAIN near 3400 W BROAD ST.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official fire or emergency instructions.
Public source reports Fire Response at Lemonwood Drive near 1305 Lemonwood Drive, Hopewell, VA 23860.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official fire or emergency instructions.
Public source reports Multifamily Hazard Class High Fire near 5611 Crenshaw Road, Brook Hill, VA 23227.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official fire or emergency instructions.
Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Investigate near 3200 CHAMBERLAYNE AVE.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official police instructions.
Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 900 N 7TH ST. First reported 18 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 1600 Broad Street Road, Oilville, VA 23129. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near HULL STREET RD / ASTOR RD. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Merchant Check, Officer Initiated near 5200 CHAMBERLAYNE AVE.
Public source reports Hotspot-Curve, without Flashing Blue Lights near 2200 CREIGHTON RD.
Public source reports Trouble Unknown, Investigate near 900 N 31ST ST.
Public source reports Domestic W/Weap near 2700 MARTINGALE RD.
Public source reports Tree Down near 13200 Hines Road, Disputanta, VA 23842.
Public source reports 4:23 AM near 11600 Block HOLMAN RIDGE RD.
Public source reports 5:30 AM near 12300 Block GRAHAM MEADOWS DR.
Public source reports 5:30 AM near 300 Block BEULAH RD.
Public source reports 6:45 AM near 2300 Block MECHANICSVILLE TPKE.
Public source reports WD near 2118 MIMOSA ST, RICHMOND, VA.
Public source reports Medical Event near 7133 Red Sash Drive, Mechanicsville, VA 23116.
Public source reports Medical Event near 7367 Ford Avenue, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
Public source reports Medical Event near 300 Twinridge Lane, Manchester, VA 23235.
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Prince George Fire and EMS and Prince George Police responded to multiple weather-related emergencies Tuesday evening following heavy rainfall and severe weather conditions across the county.
A man is fighting for his life after he was shot multiple times in Richmond on Tuesday.
Multiple Central Virginia localities are under a flash flood warning Tuesday evening.
Wednesday will be a very warm and humid day in Central Virginia with scattered afternoon thunderstorms.
N145NG | VCU Health / Med-Trans | Airbus EC145 | 2,025 ft | 72.1 mph | Medevac helicopter visible
Three coaches are on the move in Chesterfield County, with familiar names landing at new schools ahead of the upcoming seasons.
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.