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1998 Annual Statistics
|
Total Number of Calls
|
Type of Calls
|
|
Technical
|
Regulation
|
Information
|
|
34 587
|
12 329
|
4 401
|
17 857
|
1 004 CALLS REPRESENTED AN EMERGENCY SITUATION (SEE THE DISTRIBUTION BELOW)
Source Location Class of DG
Source
|
Source
|
Number
|
|
Fire Depts.
|
258
|
|
Police Depts.
|
85
|
|
Carriers
|
403
|
|
Manufacturers
|
25
|
|
Government
|
65
|
|
Private Citizens
|
35
|
|
CHEMTREC (U.S.A.)
|
12
|
|
Poison Control Centres
|
22
|
|
Hospitals
|
14
|
|
Others
|
85
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Location
|
Location
|
Number
|
|
British-Columbia
|
127
|
|
Alberta
|
115
|
|
Saskatchewan
|
34
|
|
Manitoba
|
38
|
|
Ontario
|
387
|
|
Quebec
|
188
|
|
New-Brunswick
|
26
|
|
Nova-Scotia
|
28
|
|
Prince-Edward-Island
|
3
|
|
Newfoundland
|
7
|
|
Northwest Terr.
|
0
|
|
Yukon Terr.
|
0
|
|
U.S.A.
|
46
|
|
International
|
5
|
CLASS OF DG
|
Class
|
Number
|
|
Class 1
|
10
|
|
Class 2
|
252
|
|
Class 3
|
245
|
|
Class 4
|
18
|
|
Class 5
|
39
|
|
Class 6
|
61
|
|
Class 7
|
8
|
|
Class 8
|
201
|
|
Class 9
|
25
|
|
Non-regulated
|
142
|
|
Mixed Load
|
17
|
|
Unknown
|
37
|