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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 Police3600000036100100
Bartlett Police Backup10000001100100
Collierville Police2800000028100100
Germantown Police3000000030100100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)3931261275443989.5292.26
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B1592402974344623183886.6288.79
Millington Police1200000012100100
Shelby County Fire Department4800000048100100
Shelby County Sheriffs Office119202630015079.3392.67
Total2259723792445127258287.4990.28

Answer Times - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point0-10s11-15s16-20s21-40s41-60s61-120s120s+TotalNENA (%)NFPA (%)
Bartlett Police1127400000113199.65100
Collierville Police723224400075396.0298.94
Germantown Police75630000075999.6100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)10032187581356182271058294.896.57
Memphis PD Primary Site A270010002896.4396.43
Memphis PD Primary Site B410666813726723393382274369593.9895.54
Millington Police38742300039697.7398.74
Shelby County Fire Department92911000093199.7999.89
Shelby County Sheriffs Office29851354328800319993.3197.53
Total5803210374808434084202546147494.496.09

Class Of Service - Last full day

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2TOTAL
Bartlett Police1432836
Bartlett Police Backup11
Collierville Police2611928
Germantown Police522330
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)653538355439
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B104689828714251838
Millington Police11112
Shelby County Fire Department514248
Shelby County Sheriffs Office293136150
TOTAL18661416333520402582

Class Of Service - Last full month

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNMOBLNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police13418131838641131
Collierville Police1423157730612753
Germantown Police20291211836562759
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)1209212131879472895710582
Memphis PD Primary Site A11512028
Memphis PD Primary Site B3142469882402127606234767443695
Millington Police2105216316396
Shelby County Fire Department1415211013786931
Shelby County Sheriffs Office45104520715227763199
TOTAL475481441094823697685549660461474
  • 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.