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ABOUT
ESS
FACTS AND
FIGURES
Historical
Summary of ESS Responses
| Year |
#
of people assisted |
#
of incidents |
| 2009 |
28,670 |
417 |
| 2008 |
5,101 |
414 |
| 2007 |
4,100 |
381 |
| 2006 |
6,858 |
372 |
| 2005 |
5,063 |
310 |
| 2004 |
2,581 |
339 |
| 2003 |
40,035 |
297 |

2009 Summary of ESS Incidents
Month |
# of people assisted |
# of incidents |
| January |
262 |
39 |
| February |
432 |
41 |
| March |
314 |
40 |
| April |
180 |
27 |
| May |
222 |
42 |
| June |
150 |
21 |
| July |
25,178 |
31 |
| August |
638 |
30 |
| September |
129 |
25 |
| October |
183 |
33 |
| November |
415 |
38 |
| December |
567 |
50 |
| Total |
28,670 |
417 |

2009 ESS Incidents by Type
| Incident |
# of people assisted |
People assisted by Incident type |
| House Fire |
1,319 |
4.60% |
| Apartment Fire |
1,259 |
4.39% |
| Forest Fire |
25,024 |
87.28% |
| Flood |
319 |
1.11% |
| Apartment Flood |
105 |
0.37% |
| Sewer Backup |
6 |
0.02% |
| Industrial Fire |
160 |
0.56% |
| Boat fire |
2 |
0.01% |
| Burst Water Pipes |
37 |
0.13% |
| Police Incident |
6 |
0.02% |
| Meth Lab |
36 |
0.13% |
| Gas Leak |
20 |
0.07% |
| Explosion potential |
156 |
0.54% |
| Explosion |
12 |
0.04% |
| Power Outage |
200 |
0.70% |
| Roof Collapse |
2 |
0.01% |
| Landslide |
7 |
0.02% |
| Total |
28,670 |
100.00% |

2008 Summary of ESS Incidents
Month |
# of people assisted |
# of incidents |
| January |
215 |
37 |
| February |
659 |
32 |
| March |
174 |
27 |
| April |
2,391 |
29 |
| May |
168 |
36 |
| June |
360 |
38 |
| July |
329 |
32 |
| August |
116 |
26 |
| September |
126 |
39 |
| October |
230 |
38 |
| November |
173 |
26 |
| December |
160 |
54 |
| Total |
5,101 |
414 |

2008 ESS Incidents by Type
| Incident |
# of people assisted |
People assisted by Incident type |
| House Fire |
1,071 |
21.00% |
| Apartment Fire |
600 |
11.75% |
| Forest Fire |
8 |
0.16% |
| Flood |
50 |
0.98% |
| Airport Evacuation |
35 |
0.68% |
| Hazardous Materials |
1 |
0.02% |
| Bomb scare |
9 |
0.18% |
| Boat fire |
1 |
0.02% |
| Burst Sprinkler System |
59 |
1.16% |
| Burst Water Pipes |
9 |
0.18% |
| Bus crash |
45 |
0.88% |
| Police Incident |
78 |
1.52% |
| Meth Lab |
53 |
1.04% |
| Gas Leak |
686 |
13.45% |
| Warehouse Fire |
153 |
3.00% |
| Hotel Fire |
30 |
0.59% |
| Power Outage |
7 |
0.14% |
| Roof Collapse |
4 |
0.08% |
| School Lock Down |
2,200 |
43.13% |
| Vehicle Fire |
2 |
0.04% |
| Total |
5,101 |
100.00% |

2007 Summary of ESS Incidents
Month |
# of people assisted |
# of incidents |
| January |
225 |
39 |
| February |
156 |
21 |
| March |
248 |
36 |
| April |
216 |
24 |
| May |
247 |
27 |
| June |
654 |
29 |
| July |
437 |
36 |
| August |
166 |
27 |
| September |
242 |
28 |
| October |
1,017 |
39 |
| November |
140 |
35 |
| December |
352 |
40 |
| Total |
4,100 |
381 |

2007 ESS Incidents by Type
| Incident |
# of people assisted |
People assisted by Incident type |
| House Fire |
1,058 |
25.80% |
| Apartment Fire |
777 |
18.95% |
| Apartment Plane Crash |
158 |
3.86% |
| Forest Fire |
8 |
0.20% |
| Flood |
832 |
20.29% |
| Stranded Travellers |
45 |
1.10% |
| Hazardous Materials |
17 |
0.41% |
| House Destroyed by car |
7 |
0.17% |
| Landslide |
54 |
1.32% |
| Oil Spill |
136 |
3.32% |
| Severe Storm |
20 |
0.49% |
| Hydrate Firefighters |
35 |
0.85% |
| Ice Jam |
25 |
0.61% |
| Police Incident |
725 |
17.68% |
| Meth Lab |
46 |
1.12% |
| Gas Leak |
157 |
3.83% |
| Total |
4,100 |
100.00% |

2006 Summary of ESS Incidents
Month |
# of people assisted |
# of incidents |
| January |
98 |
36 |
| February |
211 |
32 |
| March |
227 |
28 |
| April |
115 |
25 |
| May |
280 |
31 |
| June |
291 |
32 |
| July |
4,389 |
30 |
| August |
100 |
25 |
| September |
116 |
26 |
| October |
126 |
32 |
| November |
652 |
39 |
| December |
253 |
36 |
| Total |
6,858 |
372 |

2006 ESS Incidents by Type
| Incident |
# of people assisted |
People assisted by Incident type |
| House Fire |
936 |
13.65% |
| Apartment Fire |
1,121 |
16.35% |
| Apartment Evacuation |
100 |
1.46% |
| Forest Fire |
3,699 |
53.93% |
| Flood |
49 |
0.71% |
| Ferry Sinking |
99 |
1.45% |
| Dangerous Goods |
4 |
0.06% |
| Bus Fire |
63 |
0.92% |
| Landslide |
5 |
0.07% |
| Broken Water Main |
45 |
0.66% |
| Severe Storm |
683 |
9.96% |
| Hydrate Firefighters |
unknown |
0.00% |
| Hotel Fire |
11 |
0.16% |
| Police Incident |
39 |
0.56% |
| Faulty Wiring |
4 |
0.06% |
| Gas Leak |
unknown |
0.00% |
| Total |
6,858 |
100.00% |

2005 Summary
of ESS Incidents
| Month |
#
of people assisted |
#
of incidents |
| January |
934 |
41 |
| February |
209 |
22 |
| March |
99 |
24 |
| April |
137 |
22 |
| May |
78 |
21 |
| June |
185 |
31 |
| July |
74 |
22 |
| August |
758 |
20 |
| September |
2,154 |
24 |
| October |
107 |
25 |
| November |
154 |
25 |
| December |
174
|
33 |
| Total |
5,063 |
310 |

2005 ESS Incidents
by Type
|
Incident |
# of people assisted |
People assisted by Incident type |
| House
Fire |
812 |
16.04% |
| Apartment Fire
|
468 |
9.24% |
Potential Explosion |
20 |
0.40% |
Flooding |
310 |
6.12% |
Gas Leak |
123 |
2.43% |
Police Evacuation |
186 |
3.67% |
Landslide |
431 |
8.50% |
Bus Fire |
12 |
0.24% |
Armed Stand Off |
50 |
0.99% |
Forest Fire |
567 |
11.20% |
Toxic Fumes |
60 |
1.19% |
| Stranded Travelers |
11 |
0.22% |
| Dangerous Goods |
2,000 |
39.50% |
| Roof Collapse |
2 |
0.045% |
| House
Destroyed |
11 |
0.22% |
| Total |
5,063 |
100.00% |

2004 Summary
of ESS Incidents
| Month |
#
of people assisted |
#
of incidents |
| January |
159 |
44 |
| February |
320 |
32 |
| March |
262 |
34 |
| April |
150 |
28 |
| May |
166 |
27 |
| June
|
184 |
27 |
| July |
207 |
15 |
| August |
132 |
25 |
| September |
469 |
15 |
| October |
110 |
19 |
| November |
206
|
29 |
| December
|
216 |
44 |
| Total |
2,581 |
339 |

2004 ESS Incidents
by Type
|
Incident |
# of people assisted |
People assisted by Incident type |
|
House Fire |
945 |
36.61% |
|
Apartment Fire |
826 |
32.00% |
|
Apartment Evacuation |
26 |
1.01% |
|
Flooding |
12 |
0.46% |
|
Gas Leak |
400 |
15.50% |
|
Hostage Taking |
20 |
0.77% |
|
Landslide |
31 |
1.20% |
|
Sewer Backup |
91 |
3.53% |
|
Severe Storm |
23 |
0.89% |
|
Forest Fires |
147 |
5.70% |
|
Hotel Fire |
30 |
1.16% |
|
Stranded Travellers |
3 |
0.12% |
|
Dangerous Goods |
3 |
0.12% |
| Hydrate
Responders |
24 |
0.93% |
| Total |
2,581 |
100.00% |

2003 Summary
of ESS Incidents
| Month |
#
of people assisted |
#
of incidents |
| January |
51 |
18 |
| February |
193 |
25 |
| March |
72 |
20 |
| April |
233 |
30 |
| May |
52 |
19 |
| June |
68 |
13 |
| July |
176 |
26 |
| August |
85 |
27 |
| September |
37,337 |
31 |
| October |
1,427 |
28 |
| November |
232 |
29 |
| December |
109 |
31 |
| Total |
40,035 |
297 |
2003 ESS Incidents
by Type
| Incident |
#
of people assisted |
People
assisted by Incident type |
|
House
Fire |
855 |
2.1% |
|
Apartment
Fire |
443 |
1.1% |
|
Apartment
Evacuation |
60 |
0.1% |
|
Flooding |
1,192 |
3.0% |
|
Gas
Leak |
36 |
0.1% |
|
Hostage
Taking |
21 |
0.1% |
|
Severe
Storm |
36 |
0.1% |
|
Landslide |
89 |
0.2% |
|
Forest
fires |
37,299 |
93.2% |
|
Sewer
Back up |
4 |
0.0% |
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Total |
40,035 |
100.0% |
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