False residential CO alarm due to insect in detector, Keswick VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/9/2025 06:17 PM

Near Gordonsville Rd, Keswick, VA 22947

A residential carbon monoxide alarm was triggered near Gordonsville Road. It was determined to be a false alarm caused by a ladybug inside the detector. There was no danger confirmed at the location.

Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue

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00:00

Okay,

00:01

you can go ahead and redispatch engine 61 to that and hold Chief 20 and Chief 21 here with the accident.

00:07

Correct.

00:17

Engine 161, and Station 2.

00:21

Residential fire alarm, no patience.

00:24

near Gordonsville Rd.

00:26

Responding Alpha Tech 2.

00:28

Engine 161, and Station 2.

00:31

Residential fire alarm, no patience.

00:35

near Gordonville Rd.

00:37

Respond on Alpha Tech 2.

00:40

Command of the 61, redirect on that dispatch?

00:44

Negative. What's the dispatch?

00:46

You guys are being redispatched to, I think, near Gordonsville Rd for a CO alarm.

00:51

Looks like it might be a false alarm, but we don't have confirmation yet.

00:54

Chief 20 and Chief 21 will handle this.

00:57

Okay, we're direct.

00:58

We'll leave our cones here and take care of the CO alarm.

01:01

Understood.

01:07

Engine 61, Residential fire alarm, no patience.

01:12

near Gordonsville Rd.

01:15

Respond on Alpha Tech 2.

01:17

Engine 61, Residential fire alarm, no patience.

01:22

near Gordonsville Rd.

01:24

Respond on Alpha Tech 2.

01:27

Can you show Engine 61 and ramped with a steel alarm?

01:34

Attention all station 16 personnel, the response to near Gordonsville Rd, has been canceled.

01:43

And in 51, you're responding to 16-on-attack Lensil Road, crossing wind of lane form,

01:48

C-o alarm,

01:50

Limecrow, Limee's advising,

01:52

keyholder stated it was a ladybug in the detector and it was false,

01:57

but they couldn't verify a proper passcode.

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2119.

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Near Gordonsville Rd, Keswick, VA 22947

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