Emergency Incident Statistics 2010-2011 - New Zealand Fire Service
Emergency Incident Statistics 2010-2011 - New Zealand Fire Service
Emergency Incident Statistics 2010-2011 - New Zealand Fire Service
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TABLE 33: NON-FIRE HAZARDOUS EMERGENCIES - CAUSE OF LEAK OR SPILL<br />
<strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Incident</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong>/11 2009/10 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07<br />
Natural Conditions<br />
High wind 1 2 2 - 3<br />
Earthquake 32 - 1 4 -<br />
High water, flood 2 - - - 1<br />
Low humidity - - - 2 1<br />
High humidity - 3 3 2 2<br />
Low temperature - 1 3 2 3<br />
High temperature 10 5 17 23 26<br />
Natural Conditions - not classified above 5 11 10 14 10<br />
Natural Conditions Total 50 22 36 47 46<br />
Other Factors<br />
Animal - - 1 - -<br />
Secondary leakage following previous leakage 4 5 8 10 9<br />
Reaction with other chemical(s) 2 7 3 2 2<br />
Explosion and fire - 2 - - -<br />
Explosion only - - - 2 -<br />
<strong>Fire</strong> only - 2 - - 1<br />
Unknown 33 34 61 74 60<br />
Other - not classified above 70 53 90 67 75<br />
Other Factors Total 109 103 163 155 147<br />
Unable to classify 201 165 242 269 268<br />
Not Recorded * 3,674 2,635 3,750 3,878 3,273<br />
GRAND TOTAL 4,992 3,604 5,291 5,515 4,988<br />
* Not all hazardous emergencies involve spills of hazardous substances, specifically:<br />
Electrical hazards<br />
Explosive hazards<br />
Mobile property accidents, no hazardous substance spill<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Service</strong> ....Table 33