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DHS Region Totals by Year

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Region1 Year2 Number of Events3 Number of Victims4 Number of Evacuees5
Northeastern Region 1993 71 18 718
Northern Region 1993 41 3 227
Southeastern Region 1993 123 31 385
Southern Region 1993 65 6 295
Western Region 1993 50 3 15
1 Region: grouping of counties for DHS purposes
2 Year: the year an event occurred
3 HSEES Event: an uncontrolled or illegal spill or release of a hazardous substance
4 HSEES Victim: a person suffering a verifiable injury resulting from exposure to a hazardous substance
5 HSEES Evacuee: a person ordered to evacuate or self-evacuated following the release (or threatened release) of a hazardous substance

Last Revised:  April 14, 2011