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 Structure Fire, Unknown Fire near 1800 LAKEVIEW AVE.
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Public source reports Structure Fire near 1834 LAKEVIEW AVE, RICHMOND, VA.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Activation near 12100 Midlothian Turnpike, Midlothian, VA 23113.
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Public source reports Fire Incident near Ransom Hills Court, Bellwood, VA 23237.
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Public source reports Domestic Assault near 9600 PRINCE JAMES CT.
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Public source reports Fire Standby, Special-Event near 6000 GROVE AVE.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Hazard at Primo Road near 5801 Bremo Road, Richmond, VA 232261907.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Hazard at Wilmer Avenue near 516 Wilmer Avenue, Brook Hill, VA 23227.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Hazard at Airport Square Lane near Comfort Inn - Richmond Airport, 5240 Airport Square Lane, Sandston, VA 23150.
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Public source reports Fire at McDonald'S near Roma Italian Restaurant & Pizza, 406 East Main Street, Louisa, VA 23093.
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Public source reports Fire Incident at Cliffbrook Lane near 1811 Cliffbrook Lane, Lakeside, VA 23228.
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Public source reports Fire Incident at Wilderness Drive near 1408 Wilderness Drive, Richmond, VA 23231.
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Public source reports Fire Incident at Residence Inn near Residence Inn Short Pump at the Notch, 1800 Wilkes Ridge Circle, Richmond, VA 23233.
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Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Investigate near 3300 CAROLINA AVE.
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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 W 31ST ST/FOREST HILL AVE RICH. First reported 19 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near N PARHAM RD / I64 E PARHAM RD EX 181B. First reported 1 min ago.
Public source reports Welfare Check, Investigate near 1000 W GRACE ST.
Public source reports Welfare Check, EMS Response near 2400 HARRODS LN.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 200 STOCKTON ST. First reported 55 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 4116 MEADOWDALE BLVD. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near E PARHAM RD / LYDELL DR. First reported 1 min ago.
Public source reports Funeral Escort near 1000 HUGUENOT RD.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Mental Subject Emergent near 2900 HATHAWAY RD.
Public source reports Domestic near 6300 JACKLINE RUN.
Public source reports Suspicious, Investigate near S BELMONT AVE/W CARY ST RICH.
Public source reports LARCENY, DPR Call - Take A Report near 2100 PARKWOOD AVE.
Public source reports 8:46 AM near 300 Block HUMMINGBIRD RD.
Public source reports 11:11 PM near 7500 Block BROOK RD.
Public source reports 10:51 AM near 11700 Block MILL RD.
Public source reports 10:34 AM near 5800 Block N CRESTWOOD AVE.
Public source reports 6:31 AM near WILLARD RD / W BROAD ST.
Public source reports 10:57 AM near 5800 Block BREMO RD.
Public source reports Standby near 6001 GROVE AVE, RICHMOND, VA.
Public source reports Auto Larceny near 11300 MAGILL TERRACE DR.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 8800 KENNEMER PL. First reported 51 min ago.
Public source reports Medical Event near 209 Elm Avenue, Louisa, VA 23093.
Public source reports Medical Event near 13127 Hill Club Lane, Ashland, VA 23005.
Public source reports Medical Event at Kenway Avenue near 11 Kenway Avenue, Richmond, VA 23223.
Public source reports Medical Event near 20478 Ben Gayle Road, Beaverdam, VA 23015.
Public source reports Medical Event at Blackburn Road East near 1806 Blackburn Road East, Glen Allen, VA 23060.
Public source reports Medical Event near 8806 Spyglass Hill Loop, Chesterfield Court House, VA 23832.
Public source reports Medical Event at Palace Way near 100108 Palace Way, Henrico, VA 11250.
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Two people are dead after a shooting in Richmond Friday night.
A man is dead after a late-night shooting on Friday in Henrico County.
A man is seriously hurt after a shooting in Henrico County late Friday night.
Richmond Police have confirmed that two men were killed in a late‑night shooting inside a Southwood community home.
A fatal crash has shut down a stretch of West Broad Street in Henrico County Saturday morning, according to police.
Light Rain and Fog/Mist | 57F | wind 25 mph
Loved ones are remembering 31-year-old Jazmin Wooten-Mitchell after the mother of two was shot and killed by a Richmond police officer roughly two weeks ago.
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.