After one or two beeps, state your message. This is a two-way radio phone patch. Follow the Emergency Call Procedure below. Dial “#” to disconnect.
If there is not an immediate answer, DO NOT HANG UP. 8777 rings a sequence of extensions beginning with the reception desk until a responsible person is reached. Follow the Emergency Call Procedure below. In the event that you are unable to contact anyone on the mountain or if you feel that the emergency requires additional help, Dial 911 and follow the Emergency Call Procedure below.
Emergency Call Procedure: State on the telephone or the radio:
After normal office hours (8:00 AM to 4:00 PM), all calls reporting an emergency are to be directed to Extension 8777 or the radio patch extension 8721 or 911 (if needed).
During the 4M construction phase, the WIYN OA is the contact person at 8760.
(The 4M Observing Assistant (OA) will resume this role when the telescope goes into operation-8620.)
Observatory Personnel:
Lists of speed-dial numbers of observatory personnel home telephone numbers are carried by all Observing Techs as well as being posted in all telescopes.
Local Government:
Tucson Police Department—911
Tucson Police Non-Emergency—(520) 791-4444
Tucson Fire Department—911
U of A Police Department—911
U of A Police Non-Emergency—(520) 621-8273
Bomb Squad—911
Tohono O’Odham Department of Public Safety
All emergencies—911
Fire—(520) 383-8276
Police—(520) 383-3275
Environmental Office—(520) 383-8113
Solid Waste Regulatory Office—(520) 383-8681
Livestock Facilities— (520) 383-6480
Tribal Herd—(520) 383-2459
Federal Agencies:
U.S. Border Patrol—(520) 505-7945
U.S. Customs—(520) 407-2300
Center for Disease Control (CDC)—(404) 639-3311
U.S. Forest Service Supervisors Office—(520) 388-8300
State Agencies:
Dept. of Public Safety-Highway Patrol and Helicopter—(520) 746-4500
Fire Marshal’s Office—(520) 628-6920
AZ Occupational Safety and Health Administration—(520) 628-5478
Road Conditions—511
Department of Environmental Quality, Tucson—(520) 745-4536
Agriculture – Pesticide Hotline—(602) 255-3664
AZ Game and Fish (Tucson)—(520) 628-5376
Poison Control—(800) 222-1222
County Agencies:
Sheriff—(520) 351-4600
Animal Control—(520) 724-5900
Disease Control—(520) 243-7800
Kitt Peak Cell Phones:
Administration (cell phone number)—(dial 1-520) (520) 730-1276
Fire Barn (cell phone number)—(520) 730-1132
Telephone Room (cell phone number)—(520) 730-5739
Chemical Spill, Kitt Peak Emergency Number—8777/8721
Water Main Break—8777/8721
4 meter elevator emergency telephone—(520) 383-3540
Telephones and total power failure at Kitt Peak—Use Cell Phones
Tohono O'odham Utility Authority (Kitt Peak power lines only)
Power Outage–(520) 383-5800
Sells access (power failure line without generator)—(520) 383-2892
Hospitals:
Univ. Physicians Healthcare @ Kino Hospital
2800 East Ajo Way
(520) 874-2000
Northwest Medical Center
6200 North La Cholla Blvd.
(520) 742-9000
St. Joseph's
350 North Wilmot Road
(520) 873-3000
St. Mary's
1601 West St. Mary's Road
(520) 872-3000
Sells Hospital
(520) 383-7200
Tucson Medical Center
5301 East Grant Road
(520) 324-1310
University Medical Center
1501 North Campbell Avenue
(520) 694-0111
Other Tucson Police Contacts:
Auto Theft—(520) 791-4664
Burglary—(520) 791-5171
Fingerprinting—(520) 791-4697
Fraud—(520) 791-4481
Gangs—(520) 351-4460
Homicide—(520) 791-4487
Missing Persons—(520) 791-5159
Traffic—(520) 791-4440
Traffic Investigations—(520) 791-4389
Kitt Peak Mountain Staff:
Larry Reddell, Kitt Peak Facilities Supervisor
(520) 318-8734 (Office)
(520) 318-8611 (Residence)
William Buckingham, Visitor Center Manager
(520) 318-8163 (Office)