Total Number of Calls: 15 809
Type of Calls:
Technical |
Regulation |
Information |
Other |
4 991 |
2 593 |
6 046 |
2 179 |
995 calls represented an emergency situation (see the distribution below)
Source of Initial Emergency Call
Source |
Number |
Shipper |
18 |
Carrier |
158 |
Consignee |
11 |
Fire Department |
272 |
Police Department |
24 |
Hazmat Contractor |
18 |
Poison Control Centre |
18 |
Mutual Aid Group |
1 |
Emergency Call Centre |
65 |
Ambulance Service |
7 |
Medical Facility |
24 |
Laboratory |
5 |
Government |
52 |
Private Citizen |
230 |
Manufacturing Facility |
24 |
Distributor/Retail |
21 |
End User |
31 |
Others |
16 |
Emergencies by Location
Location |
Number |
British Columbia |
147 |
Alberta |
139 |
Saskatchewan |
47 |
Manitoba |
44 |
Ontario |
348 |
Quebec |
178 |
New Brunswick |
31 |
Nova Scotia |
15 |
Prince Edward Island |
1 |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
11 |
Yukon |
1 |
Northwest Territories |
0 |
Nunavut |
1 |
United States |
30 |
International |
2 |
Emergencies by Class of Dangerous Goods *
Class |
Number |
Class 1 |
9 |
Class 2 |
183 |
Class 3 |
232 |
Class 4 |
21 |
Class 5 |
60 |
Class 6 |
54 |
Class 7 |
13 |
Class 8 |
302 |
Class 9 |
33 |
Non-regulated |
204 |
Mixed Load |
8 |
Unknown |
64 |
*includes primary and subsidiary classes, and possibly multiple DG's per emergency.
Emergencies by Transport Mode
Transport Mode |
Number |
Road |
196 |
Rail |
133 |
Air |
12 |
Marine |
9 |
Pipeline |
1 |
Non transport |
622 |
Multimodal |
7 |