Total Number of Calls: 21 535
Type of Calls:
Technical |
Regulation |
Information |
Other |
9 105 |
3 215 |
7 146 |
2 069 |
966 calls represented an emergency situation (see the distribution below)
Source of Initial Emergency Call
Source |
Number |
Shipper |
27 |
Carrier |
121 |
Consignee |
3 |
Fire Department |
298 |
Police Department |
25 |
Hazmat Contractor |
12 |
Poison Control Centre |
31 |
Mutual Aid Group |
1 |
Emergency Call Centre |
27 |
Ambulance Service |
6 |
Medical Facility |
29 |
Laboratory |
0 |
Government |
92 |
Private Citizen |
205 |
Manufacturing Facility |
19 |
Distributor/Retail |
4 |
End User |
49 |
Others |
16 |
Emergencies by Location
Location |
Number |
British Columbia |
98 |
Alberta |
118 |
Saskatchewan |
28 |
Manitoba |
43 |
Ontario |
345 |
Quebec |
225 |
New Brunswick |
19 |
Nova Scotia |
12 |
Prince Edward Island |
4 |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
13 |
Yukon |
4 |
Northwest Territories |
7 |
Nunavut |
0 |
United States |
47 |
International |
3 |
Emergencies by Class of Dangerous Goods*
Class |
Number |
Class 1 |
21 |
Class 2 |
179 |
Class 3 |
180 |
Class 4 |
11 |
Class 5 |
58 |
Class 6 |
50 |
Class 7 |
11 |
Class 8 |
315 |
Class 9 |
23 |
Non-regulated |
238 |
Mixed Load |
1 |
Unknown |
50 |
*includes primary and subsidiary classes, and possibly multiple DG's per emergency.
Emergencies by Transport Mode
Transport Mode |
Number |
Road |
192 |
Rail |
85 |
Air |
12 |
Marine |
5 |
Pipeline |
0 |
Non transport |
661 |
Multimodal |
2 |