Who to Call in Ketchikan
Utilities, the hospital, the bus and ferries, waste and emergencies — the Ketchikan numbers worth keeping in your phone.
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Utilities, the hospital, the bus and ferries, waste and emergencies — the Ketchikan numbers worth keeping in your phone.
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One city utility for power, water and phone
Emergency (police, fire, ambulance)
Life, fire or crime in progress
Ketchikan Police — non-emergency
Non-urgent reports; dispatch after hours 907-225-3111
PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center — ER
24-hour emergency department
PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center
Critical-access hospital, 24-hour ER, regional crisis stabilization
Ketchikan Public Utilities — customer service
Electric, water, wastewater and telecom billing and service
KPU — 24-hour support line
After-hours utility and telecom trouble
The Bus (Ketchikan Gateway Borough Transit)
Green and Silver lines, plus the free summer Downtown Shuttle. Free in the downtown zone, $1 elsewhere.
Airport ferry (Gravina Island)
The short crossing to the airport — first crossing 6:15 a.m., last back 9:30 p.m.
Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS)
The state ferry to Bellingham, Skagway and Southeast towns. No Prince Rupert, BC service since 2022.
Solid Waste & Recycling Facility (Deer Mountain)
Drop-off, free household hazardous waste, recycling: cardboard, aluminium, glass, used oil, batteries
KRBD 105.3 FM
Community public radio — local news, weather and emergency information
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Borough offices — schools, transit, assessing
City of Ketchikan
City services and KPU
Town Tools builds free, public tools for Ketchikan and towns around the world. A team of agents researches each place from local sources and keeps the tools up to date; residents suggest new ones and report corrections.
Alaska Waste — curbside collection
Weekly curbside garbage; bear-resistant carts available