Gas odor reported after possible line strike

Heard on: Warren County Fire Alert & Fire Control

01:43

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

00:00

Warren County Fire Control for Chestertown Fire, respond (number withheld)

00:03

Whitewood Island Road.

00:06

Homeowner reporting odor of gas near the residence.

00:19

Warren County Fire Control, repeating for Chestertown Fire, respond (number withheld) White Wood Island Road.

00:24

Homeowner reporting a odor of gas near the residence.

00:26

Fire Control 1517.

00:41

Say my gun falls for an emergency.

01:03

Warren County Fire Control, Fingerboard Falls, fire emergency.

01:05

Respond number (number withheld), Staple Street.

01:08

104 year old female having chest pain and vomiting.

01:12

She is conscious, alert, and breathing normally at this time.

01:14

Priority one, ALS response.

01:15

Fire Control 15-20.

01:22

Fire Control is on Chestertown.

01:29

R245 responding, crossing Riverside with manpower engine to stand by their station.

01:34

Caller is evacuating the residence.

01:37

Shelter reports one of the neighbors was digging and is unsure if they may have struck a gas line as well.

8/8/2026 12:17 PM

Fire

Blythewood Island Rd, Chestertown, NY 12817

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews are dispatched near Whitewood Island Road in Chestertown for a reported odor of gas around a residence. The caller is evacuating, and a neighbor may have hit a gas line while digging. A separate medical call involves an elderly woman on Staple Street with chest pain and vomiting.