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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 Police340100003597.1497.14
Collierville Police2900000029100100
Germantown Police3600000036100100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)884115101008892
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B39551022040597.5398.77
Millington Police10000001100100
Shelby County Fire Department2800000028100100
Shelby County Sheriffs Office125113500014486.8194.44
Total736206673077894.697.17

Answer Times - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point0-10s11-15s16-20s21-40s41-60s61-120s120s+TotalNENA (%)NFPA (%)
Bartlett Police12341310000124898.8899.92
Bartlett Police Backup20000002100100
Collierville Police861101100087398.6399.77
Germantown Police74811000075099.7399.87
Germantown Police Backup1200000012100100
Memphis Fire Primary Site A (Poplar)5122132117270.8373.61
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)7108191921388510241775791.6394.1
Memphis PD Primary Site A11110000011299.11100
Memphis PD Primary Site B33855103663911114875292623791989.2892.01
Millington Police49652200050598.2299.21
Shelby County Fire Department81631100182299.2799.64
Shelby County Sheriffs Office382025875641101422990.3396.43
Total49114152081413185866333165430190.4593.25

Class Of Service - Last full day

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police11342635
Collierville Police2420329
Germantown Police3542436
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)127585100
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B7562580282405
Millington Police11
Shelby County Fire Department10211528
Shelby County Sheriffs Office45181071144
TOTAL176261955935233778

Class Of Service - Last full month

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNCNTXMOBLNONEPBXBRESDVOIPW@H2WPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police234291461279191248
Bartlett Police Backup112
Collierville Police196146670860873
Germantown Police27551095105503750
Germantown Police Backup111912
Memphis Fire Primary Site A (Poplar)2131434972
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)14214416157519442643517757
Memphis PD Primary Site A1122583112
Memphis PD Primary Site B52442340140357155017365276191737919
Millington Police2261104615351505
Shelby County Fire Department82348591683822
Shelby County Sheriffs Office377628822930734904229
TOTAL80643572163716271818391408497854301

  • 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.