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Lamar County Multi- jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Chapter Three <br />4. Previous Occurrences <br />Between 1982 and 1991 there was an annual average of 6,774 hazardous materials transportation <br />incidents nationally. In 1991, there were 9,069 transportation incidents that resulted in 10 deaths and 436 <br />injuries. <br />Lamar County emergency officials respond to numerous small hazardous material incidents and <br />continuously prepare for larger once. <br />Chart 4: Incidents Reported to the National Response Center (NRC) from 1991 -2003 <br />Railroad Non -R <br />3% <br />Pipe <br />70 <br />Mobile <br />11% <br />Unki <br />Source: NRC <br />Discharges Reported in U.S. (1991 -2003) <br />Drill /Exercise <br />% <br />Continuous Airrrnft Unknown <br />153 <br />Fixed <br />52% <br />