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 |