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1997 Annual Statistics
|
Total Number of Calls
|
Type of Calls
|
|
Technical
|
Regulation
|
Information
|
|
30 127
|
12 194
|
3 306
|
14 627
|
954 CALLS REPRESENTED AN EMERGENCY SITUATION (SEE THE DISTRIBUTION BELOW)
Source Location Class of DG
Source
|
Source
|
Number
|
|
Fire Depts.
|
196
|
|
Police Depts.
|
90
|
|
Carriers
|
428
|
|
Manufacturers
|
39
|
|
Government
|
112
|
|
Private Citizens
|
29
|
|
CHEMTREC (U.S.A.)
|
4
|
|
Poison Control Centres
|
8
|
|
Hospitals
|
14
|
|
Others
|
34
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Location
|
Location
|
Number
|
|
British-Columbia
|
123
|
|
Alberta
|
135
|
|
Saskatchewan
|
26
|
|
Manitoba
|
42
|
|
Ontario
|
323
|
|
Quebec
|
193
|
|
New-Brunswick
|
33
|
|
Nova-Scotia
|
26
|
|
Prince-Edward-Island
|
0
|
|
Newfoundland
|
8
|
|
Northwest Terr.
|
5
|
|
Yukon Terr.
|
0
|
|
U.S.A.
|
37
|
|
International
|
2
|
CLASS OF DG
|
Class
|
Number
|
|
Class 1
|
9
|
|
Class 2
|
230
|
|
Class 3
|
257
|
|
Class 4
|
23
|
|
Class 5
|
42
|
|
Class 6
|
77
|
|
Class 7
|
10
|
|
Class 8
|
196
|
|
Class 9
|
182
|
|
Non-regulated
|
115
|