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 Domestic Trouble, Violent near 3200 HAZELHURST AVE.
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Public source reports Medical Emergency - Overdose near 8226 Windsor Drive, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Activation at Bermuda-Hunter Road near 2101 Bermuda Hundred Road, Chester, VA 23836.
Use another route if possible and follow official road instructions.
Public source reports Medical Pendant Alarm at Clay Springs Drive near 9019 Clay Springs Drive, Ashland, VA 23005.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), HEART PROBLEM near 1700 EDWARDS AVE.
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Public source reports Destruction Outside Fire Property, Investigate near 2500 E MAIN ST.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm near 6921 LAKE HARBOUR DR, MIDLOTHIAN, VA.
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Public source reports Destruction Outside Fire Property, Investigate near 400 N ALLEN AVE.
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Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Investigate near 3900 CHAMBERLAYNE 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 1200 E LEIGH ST. First reported 42 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 12371 Howards Mill Road, Rockville, VA 23146. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 4300 Block E PARHAM RD. First reported 1 min ago.
Public source reports Medical Assistance - Breathing Problem near 7093 Sunset Drive, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
Public source reports Medical Assistance - Patient with Pain and Withdrawal Symptoms near Ashland Convalescent Center, 906 Thompson Street, Ashland, VA 23005.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near WOODLAKE VILLAGE PKWY / VILLAGE SQUARE PL. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Reckless Driving near BELCOURSE RD / TURNER RD.
Public source reports Burglar Alarm, Investigate near 2100 N HAMILTON ST.
Public source reports Hotspot-Curve, Officer Initated near 5400 HULL STREET RD.
Public source reports Break & Enter, Investigate near 3000 BELLS RD.
Public source reports Domestic near 5600 OAKDELL PL.
Public source reports Unnecessary Noise, Investigate near 200 N 6TH ST.
Public source reports Disorderly, Investigate near 4TH AVE/SPRUCE ST RICH.
Public source reports Domestic near 2500 LANCRAFT RD.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Other Agency or Department near 3000 MECHANICSVILLE TPKE.
Public source reports Reckless Driving, Investigate near 5000 BRYCE LN.
Public source reports Suspicious Vehicle near 5500 BELMONT RD.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Citizen near 2300 BETHEL ST.
Public source reports Break & Enter, Just Occurred / in Progress near 300 W BROAD ST.
Public source reports Wanted Subject near 600 EAST HUNDRED RD.
Public source reports Trespassing, Investigate near 100 W BAKER ST.
Public source reports Breaking & Entering near 7400 WOODPECKER RD.
Public source reports Arrived 8:33 Pm near 5800 Block GATE HOUSE DR.
Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near 1800 Block DEBBIE LN.
Public source reports Arrived 11:26 Pm near 6000 Block NINE MILE RD.
Public source reports Assigned 11:21 Pm near 9800 Block RIDGE MEADOW PL.
Public source reports Trnsprt 11:41 Pm near 8700 Block W BROAD ST.
Public source reports Arrived 11:58 Pm near 300 Block CASEY ST.
Public source reports Arrived 11:58 Pm near 400 Block INTERNATIONAL CENTRE DR.
Public source reports Assigned 11:55 Pm near 200 Block WHITESIDE RD.
Public source reports Elf near 8937 RUSTIC RD, RICHMOND, VA.
Public source reports Unknown near 2200 STOCKTON ST.
Public source reports Person Down, Investigate near 00 E 2ND ST.
Public source reports Suspicious, Investigate near 6300 STONYBROOK DR.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 4317 East Parham Road, Laurel, VA 23228. First reported 4 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 8716 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23294. First reported 35 min ago.
Public source reports EMS Call near 6700 COURT YARD RD.
Public source reports EMS Call near 2000 ARROW POINT TRL.
Public source reports Medical Event near 7300 Forest Avenue, Tuckahoe, VA 23226.
Public source reports Medical Event near 2041 Arrow Point Trail, Chestnut Hill, VA 23236.
Public source reports Medical Event near 14624 Sailboat Circle, Midlothian, VA 23112.
Public source reports Medical Event near 3001 Quarter Creek Lane, Richmond, VA 23294.
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A patient sick with measles spent days at a Richmond hospital, creating an exposure risk for those who visited around the same time.
A Florida man assaulted several employees at a Short Pump Publix earlier this week, according to Henrico Police.
A heated exchange during the opening night of CarMax Park last month has escalated into a federal defamation lawsuit, with the managing partner of the Richmond Flying Squirrels suing the head of the Diamond District's real estate developer.
Southside Speedway in Chesterfield hosted its first car event in five years Friday night. Hot rods roared into the area for the "Back at the Track" cruise-in.
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.