Total Number of Calls: 17 686
Type of Calls:
| Technical |
Regulation |
Information |
Other |
| 7 381 |
2 138 |
5 413 |
2 754 |
1795 calls represented an emergency situation (see the distribution below)
Source of Initial Emergency Call
| Source |
Number |
| Shipper |
43 |
| Carrier |
507 |
| Consignee |
17 |
| Fire Department |
334 |
| Police Department |
36 |
| Hazmat Contractor |
17 |
| Poison Control Centre |
38 |
| Mutual Aid Group |
23 |
| Emergency Call Centre |
198 |
| Ambulance Service |
7 |
| Medical Facility |
32 |
| Laboratory |
5 |
| Government |
180 |
| Private Citizen |
203 |
| Manufacturing Facility |
21 |
| Distributor/Retail |
21 |
| End User |
91 |
| Others |
22 |
Emergencies by Location
| Location |
Number |
| British Columbia |
280 |
| Alberta |
502 |
| Saskatchewan |
66 |
| Manitoba |
67 |
| Ontario |
429 |
| Quebec |
323 |
| New Brunswick |
20 |
| Nova Scotia |
22 |
| Prince Edward Island |
4 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
11 |
| Yukon |
5 |
| Northwest Territories |
8 |
| Nunavut |
2 |
| United States |
55 |
| International |
1 |
Emergencies by Class of Dangerous Goods *
| Class |
Number |
| Class 1 |
15 |
| Class 2 |
265 |
| Class 3 |
668 |
| Class 4 |
43 |
| Class 5 |
84 |
| Class 6 |
92 |
| Class 7 |
8 |
| Class 8 |
385 |
| Class 9 |
51 |
| Non-regulated |
274 |
| Mixed Load |
13 |
| Unknown |
144 |
*includes primary and subsidiary classes, and possibly multiple DG's per emergency.
Emergencies by Transport Mode
| Transport Mode |
Number |
| Road |
778 |
| Rail |
253 |
| Air |
31 |
| Marine |
17 |
| Non transport |
716 |
