Ketchikan declares emergency after Ward Cove landslide

Ketchikan has declared a state of emergency after a landslide knocked out the Ward Cove substation.

What happened

The landslide damaged or disabled the Ward Cove substation, an electrical facility serving the Ketchikan area. The declaration identifies the outage as an emergency for the community.

What the declaration means

A state-of-emergency declaration is an official action by Ketchikan in response to the landslide and the resulting substation outage. The declaration’s duration, any emergency measures, and the areas affected beyond Ward Cove have not been stated.

What residents should watch

Residents should look for updates from Ketchikan officials and the local electric utility about service, safety conditions and restoration work. The timing of repairs and the cause or extent of the landslide have not been stated.

The development was reported by Alaska’s News Source. The linked report is the source for the emergency declaration and the Ward Cove substation outage.