2018 Annual Statistics

Total Number of Calls: 18,601

Type of Calls:

Technical

Regulation

Information

Other

7,979

2,249

5,781

2,592

1,806 calls represented an emergency situation (see the distribution below)

Source of Initial Emergency Call

Source

Number

Shipper

61

Carrier

536

Consignee

18

Fire Department

330

Police Department

41

Hazmat Contractor

20

Poison Control Centre

59

Mutual Aid Group

12

Emergency Call Centre

100

Ambulance Service

7

Medical Facility

28

Laboratory

3

Government

279

Private Citizen

188

Manufacturing Facility

18

Distributor/Retail

28

End User

66

Others

12

Emergencies by Location

Location

Number

British Columbia

248

Alberta

522

Saskatchewan

120

Manitoba

54

Ontario

403

Quebec

335

New Brunswick

26

Nova Scotia

26

Prince Edward Island

3

Newfoundland and Labrador

10

Yukon

5

Northwest Territories

6

Nunavut

0

United States

47

International

1

Emergencies by Class of Dangerous Goods *

Class

Number

Class 1

14

Class 2

276

Class 3

624

Class 4

42

Class 5

100

Class 6

75

Class 7

5

Class 8

457

Class 9

69

Non-regulated

254

Mixed Load

12

Unknown

141

*includes primary and subsidiary classes, and possibly multiple DG's per emergency.

Emergencies by Transport Mode

Transport Mode

Number

Road

787

Rail

281

Air

29

Marine

21

Non transport

688