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1996 Annual Statistics
|
Total Number of Calls
|
Type of Calls
|
|
Technical
|
Regulation
|
Information
|
|
31 284
|
13 158
|
3 763
|
14 363
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997 CALLS REPRESENTED AN EMERGENCY SITUATION (SEE THE DISTRIBUTION BELOW)
Source Location Class of DG
Source
|
Source
|
Number
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Fire Depts.
|
233
|
|
Police Depts.
|
79
|
|
Carriers
|
447
|
|
Manufacturers
|
14
|
|
Government
|
121
|
|
Private Citizens
|
30
|
|
CHEMTREC (U.S.A.)
|
2
|
|
Poison Control Centres
|
11
|
|
Hospitals
|
16
|
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Others
|
44
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Location
|
Location
|
Number
|
|
British-Columbia
|
172
|
|
Alberta
|
101
|
|
Saskatchewan
|
29
|
|
Manitoba
|
38
|
|
Ontario
|
377
|
|
Quebec
|
183
|
|
New-Brunswick
|
28
|
|
Nova-Scotia
|
28
|
|
Prince-Edward-Island
|
2
|
|
Newfoundland
|
8
|
|
Northwest Terr.
|
1
|
|
Yukon Terr.
|
3
|
|
U.S.A.
|
23
|
|
International
|
4
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CLASS OF DG
|
Class
|
Number
|
|
Class 1
|
4
|
|
Class 2
|
260
|
|
Class 3
|
252
|
|
Class 4
|
21
|
|
Class 5
|
46
|
|
Class 6
|
92
|
|
Class 7
|
10
|
|
Class 8
|
180
|
|
Class 9
|
192
|
|
Non-regulated
|
107
|