Excavator strikes gas line on English Street

Heard on: Sonoma County Fire-EMS and Sheriff Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Petaluma Station One, gas outside of a structure, English Street.

00:09

Hello?

00:22

Battalion 9, Engine 101,

00:25

gas leak outside of a structure.

00:27

Multiple callers, (number withheld) English Street, (number withheld) English Street, Petaluma, Baker Street, Fair Street.

00:36

Control Four Nine Zero Three.

00:43

George Six Three, Sheriff on video alarm on Noble Road.

00:47

Nine

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Nine Control Four.

00:59

This is Sonoma.

01:01

Responding with Engine 101 for a gas leak.

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(number withheld) English Street, (number withheld) English Street, Petaluma, across from Baker or Fair.

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Box 3952, Bravo 1.

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The caller stated there was an excavator that was digging for a retaining wall and hit a gas line with the bucket.

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There's a 911 caller in the area reporting a strong odor of gas.

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PG&E has been started.

7/30/2026 08:58 AM

Fire

English St, Petaluma, CA 94952

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews and utility workers responded to a reported gas line leak outside a structure near English Street in Petaluma after an excavator apparently struck a gas line while digging. Multiple callers reported a strong odor of gas in the area.