Wrangell has loaned Ketchikan an ambulance after Tuesday's South Tongass blaze, which left at least three vehicles presumed destroyed.
The Ketchikan Fire Department’s South Tongass station after a Tuesday, April 9, 2024 fire destroyed emergency vehicles parked inside.
No one was injured in the fire at the southern region station. South Tongass Fire Captain Mio Rhein said no staff were on site when the fire started. Rhein said the blaze was mostly concentrated in one end of the bay, but there were a few smaller fires as well as heavy smoke damage throughout the building. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough said in a written statement that the fire was started by a piece of equipment, but that the exact source will be confirmed following a State Fire Marshal investigation.
One of the South Tongass fire engines was not in the building at the time. It was stationed in nearby Saxman, so Rhein said that allowed them to respond quickly.
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