Ketchikan issues disaster declaration after landslide

Ketchikan Public Utility’s Fair Street Substation, pictured in 2024. (Photo by KRBD)
Ketchikan’s city and borough mayors have issued a joint disaster declaration after a landslide north of town severely damaged an electric substation on Thursday. There were no injuries in the slide.
The declaration calls for coordinated efforts between the city and the borough, as well as state and federal assistance, to restore Ketchikan Public Utility’s Ward Cove Electric Substation. Severe w