Ketchikan Fires (Updated)

Ketchikan Fires (Updated)
The Many ‘Fires’ of By Dave Henderson Updated 2/11/2023
March 28, 1924 Revilla Hotel Fire (Viewed from Mission Street, looking north west)
Revilla Hotel Fire - 1924 Owned by Charles Ingersoll, and replaced by the Ingersoll Hotel in 1925
Revilla Hotel Fire – 1924 (viewed from Front St. looking east)
April 8, 1943
1943 – The USCG laundry fire destroyed Tatsuda’s 415 Stedman Street Store
August 13, 1945 Fighting the Ketchikan Cold Storage fire on the “waterfront side.” Photographer: Sixten Johanson Donor: Inez Shewbert, Courtesy Tongass Historical Society View looking south along the waterfront, from atop a building just north of the Cold Storage facility.
Fighting the Ketchikan Cold Storage fire on the “street side” of the building, August 13, 1945. View looking south down Front Street from above the Tunnel and over the intersection of Grant and Water Street. KPU Bldg. Ketchikan Cold Storage
Ketchikan Cold Storage Fire - 1945
September 22, 1945 Towed to and grounded in Tongass Narrows, West Channel, on Gravina Island just north of Clam Cove
Smoke billows from the Canadian Steamship Prince George while fighting the fire from the Ketchikan City Dock. Photo courtesy Ketchikan Fire Department September 22, 1945 CSS Prince George being towed away and beached on a Gravina beach in theTongass Narrows West Channel.
Canadian Steamship Prince George Fire - 1945 Ship towed from the dock and allowed to burn when it became clear that the fire was uncontrollable. Donor: Bert Libe, CourtesyTongass Historical Society
Canadian Steamship Fire - 1945 Beached on Gravina Island
Canadian Steamship Fire - 1945
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1947
Tatsuda’s Grocery Store Fire – 1947 415 Stedman Street
July 30, 1952
21 July 30, 1952 Standard Oil Company Fire
22 Standard Oil Company Fire July 30, 1952
Standard Oil Company Fire - 1952
Standard Oil Company Fire July 30,1952 Aftermath of the fire:
Date Unknown
September 1953
Presbyterian Church Fire - 1953 View from behind the Federal Bldg. looking towards Stedman St.
April 1, 1954
April 2, 1955 Fighting the fire in the shop area from the alley way. The shop is located behind the store in the Ingersoll Building on Mission Street.
Smith Electric Fire - 1955 View from Mission Street, looking north into the alley way located between Front and Main Streets, in the block between Mission and Dock Streets.
Smith Electric Fire - 1955 34
May 21, 1956 View from Main Street, looking up Dock Street, towards the east The end of the Peter Pan Café (Redman Bldg. Fire)
Redmen Building Fire - 1956 View from Mission Street at the intersection with Main Street, looking north
Redmen Building Fire - 1956 37 View from Mission & Main Street intersection Coliseum Theater is the gray building on the right
View from Mission St. between Front & Main St., looking east Redmen Bldg./ColiseumTheater Fire May 21, 1956 Donor: Estate of Ralph M. Bartholomew Courtesy Ketchikan Museums 38
Redmen Building / ColiseumTheater Fire -1956
40 View from Dock St. near the intersection with Edmonds St., looking west Redmen Bldg./ColiseumTheater Fire May 21, 1956 Donor: Estate of Ralph M. Bartholomew Courtesy Ketchikan Museums
Redmen Building/ColiseumTheater Fire -1956 View from Dock St. at the Edmonds St. intersection, looking west
Redmen Building / ColiseumTheater Fire -1956 Businesses affected: Redmen Lodge, Ketchikan Meat Co., Ralph’s Liquor Store, Herb’s Sporting Goods, Bamboo Room Lounge, Thunderbird Bowling Alley, Martine’s Dress Shop, Champion Shoe Store, Coon Bros. Portrait Studio, Coliseum Barber Shop, Ann’s Beauty Shop, Coliseum Theater,., Peter Pan Café.
Redmen Building/ColiseumTheater Fire -1956 View from Mission Street, looking northwest over the top of the Music Store Building
Redmen Building/ColiseumTheater Fire -1956
Redmen Building / ColiseumTheater Fire -1956 Photo taken from the roof of the Downtown Commercial Bldg. (M&M Bank) at the corner of Dock and Main Streets.
Redmen Building/ColiseumTheater Fire -1956 Cleanup after the fire
January 1, 1958 Fire gutted the entire block on the southwest side of Front St. from Dock to Mission Sts., wiping out a dozen business in the Ryus and Ferris buildings.
Heckman Wharf/Front St. Fire - 1958 IrelandTransfer on Heckman Wharf on fire Donor: Estate of Ralph M. Bartholomew Courtesy Ketchikan Museums 48
Heckman Wharf/Front St. Fire - 1958 View before the fire, as seen from Front Street just north of Dock Street, looking south towards the West Coast Grocery Building on Mill Street View during the fire, as seen from Front Street looking south towards the Dock Street intersection, the Ryus Drugstore and the Sourdough Bar
Heckman Wharf/Front St. Fire - 1958 View from Front Street at the intersection with Mission Street looking towards the northwest. The city wharf is to the left.
Heckman Wharf/Front St. Fire – 1958 View in the middle of Front Street, between Mission and Dock Streets.
Heckman Wharf/Front St. Fire - 1958
55 Heckman Wharf/Front St. Fire - 1958
January 12 & 26, 1960 No Photo Currently Available On the 12th the Fire Dept. was able to put out the fire with minimum damage. 13-days later broke out again and destroyed the building and it neighbors. Businesses affected: Pools Shoe Store, Wells Book Store & part of Ketchikan Cold Storage.
May 10, 1960 View from the intersection of Front and Mission Streets
Marine Hotel Fire - 1960 View from Mission Street between Main & Front Streets, looking towards the southwest. The fire truck is in front of the building housing Howards Café, the Alaska Bar and the State Apartments.
January 25, 1961 This fire destroyed the Ketchikan Mortuary on Main St. and part of the 108 Bar next door, as well as a part of the Bon Marche building behind it. No Photo Currently Available
July 4, 1961 View from Bawden & Dock Street intersection, looking towards the southeast.
Federal Apartments Fire – July 4, 1961 View looking northwest on Mission Street
Federal Apartments Fire – July 4, 1961 View looking west from a building on Barney Way
Federal Apartment Building Fire - 1961 View looking south down Bawden Street, looking towards Dock & Mission Streets
Federal Apartment Building Fire - 1961 View from Dock St., looking towards Bawden St. and Barney Way
Federal Apartment Building Fire - 1961 Close-up view of fire, from Dock St. looking towards Bawden St.
Federal Apartments Fire July 4, 1961 @ 3:24 p.m. Arsonist strikes again - with simultaneous fires set at: TongassTrading Co. UpstairsApartments @ 3:20 p.m. Stedman Hotel Above Downtown Drug @ 4:40 p.m. 66 and
Date Unknown
Early 1960’s
April 10, 1965 New England Fish Co, viewed from Tongass Narrows
New England Fish Company Cannery Fire - 1965
1968
July 1968
Date Unknown
?? ??, 1975 ~ No Photos Currently Available ~
September 14, 1975
Main School Fire - 1975 View from above Dock St. looking over 1st National Bank, Main St. & the Redman Hall. 1st National Bank Redman Hall Elks Fire Station
80 Main School Fire – 1975
Main School Fire – 1975
Fire Lt. Billy Mitchell A MAN WHO CHANGED THE FACE OF A CITY: The Firebug Bill Mitchell By June Allen
William (Bill) Mitchell Bill Mitchell's K.V.F.D. portrait, 1960 Donor: Ketchikan Volunteer Fire Department Courtesy Ketchikan Museums Bill Mitchell's F.B.I. Mug Shots, July 4, 1961 Donor: Ketchikan Volunteer Fire Department Photo Courtesy Ketchikan Museums 83
KetchikanVolunteer Fire Department, circa 1905
KVFD “Fire Drill” – Front & Market (Mission) St., Ketchikan, Alaska - 1913
Main Street, between Mill & Mission Streets Ketchikan Volunteer Fire Dept., Circa 1920’s
KetchikanVolunteer Fire Department, circa 1932 Main Street, between Mill & Mission Streets Photo courtesy of Art Bryant
Ketchikan Volunteer Fire Dept., New Station, Late 1930’s Main Street, between Dock and Grant Streets
Water Street, looking north (City Float is on the left)
KFD Main Station ~ 1940’s
West End Fire Station ~ 1958 Tongass Avenue at Austin Street
New Ambulance, 1966
The Ambulance at the west end fire station (Station #2)
Ketchikan Firemen, Practice Drill, Early 1960’s
Ketchikan Volunteer Fire Department Station #1 – Through the years KVFD Cook Book
The first KVFD Fire Boat
The second KVFD Fire Boat: MV H.B. Newell
The third KFD Fire Boat MV Harry Newell
The NEW Ketchikan Fire Station No. 1 March 2012 105
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