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Average Answer Time by Department

Shelby County TN: Answer Times and Class of Service

The Current National Emergency Number Association (NENA) Call Answering Standard/Model Recommendation:

3.1 Standard for answering 9-1-1 Calls. Ninety percent (90%) of all 9-1-1 calls arriving at the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) shall be answered within ten (10) seconds during the busy hour (the hour each day with the greatest call volume, as defined in the NENA Master Glossary). Ninety-five (95%) of all 9-1-1 calls should be answered within twenty (20) seconds.

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards:

7.4.1* Ninety-five percent of alarms received on emergency lines shall be answered within 15 seconds, and 99 percent of alarms shall be answered within 40 seconds. (For documentation requirements, see 12.5.2.)

7.4.1.1 Compliance with 7.4.1 shall be evaluated monthly using data from the previous month.

12.5.2  Statistical analysis for call and dispatch performance measurement shall be done monthly and compiled over a 1-year period.

Public Safety Answering Point Name and Average Answer Time (in Seconds)

Answer Times - Last full day

Public Safety Answering Point0-10s11-15s16-20s21-40s41-60s61-120s120s+TotalNENA (%)NFPA (%)
Bartlett Police332100003691.6797.22
Collierville Police2100000021100100
Germantown Police2700000027100100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)37473343239694.4496.21
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B148119516451153196.7397.98
Millington Police1900000019100100
Shelby County Fire Department4000000040100100
Shelby County Sheriffs Office10273340011985.7191.6
Total20973512221283218995.897.4

Answer Times - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point0-10s11-15s16-20s21-40s41-60s61-120s120s+TotalNENA (%)NFPA (%)
Bartlett Police73024000073699.1899.46
Bartlett Police Backup1000000010100100
Collierville Police852213200087897.0499.43
Germantown Police81221000081599.6399.88
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)103081908714281137741101993.5595.27
Memphis PD Primary Site A10000001100100
Memphis PD Primary Site B44700610273310124111164614496.8798.19
Millington Police40931200041598.5599.28
Shelby County Fire Department98030000098399.69100
Shelby County Sheriffs Office1469573330300159292.2795.85
Total60271888402486208248906259396.2997.71

Class Of Service - Last full day

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police2151936
Collierville Police1121721
Germantown Police21411927
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)724023324396
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B15284100226117511531
Millington Police211619
Shelby County Fire Department1413440
Shelby County Sheriffs Office1113104119
TOTAL252107164272170812189

Class Of Service - Last full month

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNMOBLNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police52159044580736
Bartlett Police Backup1910
Collierville Police611117785697878
Germantown Police26231513464571815
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)13432231658374699385111019
Memphis PD Primary Site A11
Memphis PD Primary Site B383159210832621186827362601546144
Millington Police4519351415
Shelby County Fire Department111349111844983
Shelby County Sheriffs Office311331327213501592
TOTAL558259813460035247591500471662593
  • BUSN = Business
  • COIN = Pay phone
  • NONE = No data
  • PBXB = Business PBX
  • RESD = Residential
  • VOIP = Voice over IP
  • WPH2 = Wireless Phase 2
  • WRLS = Wireless Phase 1

Non-Emergency Numbers

For situations that require assistance but are not life-threatening, contact the public safety agency listed below that serves your location.

Police

    • Bartlett Police
    • 901-385-5555

    • Collierville Police
    • 901-853-3207

    • Germantown Police
    • 901-754-7222

    • Memphis Police
    • 901-545-2677

    • Millington Police
    • 901-872-3333

Fire

    • Memphis Fire
    • 901-458-8281

    • Shelby County Fire
    • 901-222-8000

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office

    • Shelby County Sheriff
    • 901-379-7625

You may also call 2-1-1 for information on how to contact resources to help you with a wide variety of non-emergency situations, or visit the 2-1-1 website for additional information.

For information on road and traffic conditions in the area, call 5-1-1 or visit the 5-1-1 website.