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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 Police5300000053100100
Collierville Police300010003196.7796.77
Germantown Police1000000010100100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)37671240739794.7196.47
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B13416238855965104175476.4579.99
Millington Police1900000019100100
Shelby County Fire Department3300000033100100
Shelby County Sheriffs Office12513100013096.1596.92
Total19877042896365111242781.8784.75

Answer Times - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point0-10s11-15s16-20s21-40s41-60s61-120s120s+TotalNENA (%)NFPA (%)
Bartlett Police1195640000120599.1799.67
Bartlett Police Backup3700000037100100
Collierville Police832261100086096.7499.77
Germantown Police81420000081699.75100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)1126217195166108139441198593.9795.39
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B445398443996102843272234722694.3196.1
Millington Police38120000038399.48100
Shelby County Fire Department1094011000109699.8299.82
Shelby County Sheriffs Office349018939391000376792.6597.66
Total6364412405398174024662676737594.4696.3

Class Of Service - Last full day

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNMOBLPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2TOTAL
Bartlett Police2143753
Collierville Police11432231
Germantown Police3710
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)1103217337397
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B812167522914231754
Millington Police31619
Shelby County Fire Department152733
Shelby County Sheriffs Office1386112130
TOTAL9323113226919812427

Class Of Service - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point$2WYBUSNMOBLNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police83281371019281205
Bartlett Police Backup2512937
Collierville Police121697949704860
Germantown Police311411413352580816
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)128546251728424741029311985
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B2334132531123302253592238001647226
Millington Police14459324383
Shelby County Fire Department3141512179451096
Shelby County Sheriffs Office55233932712832403767
TOTAL2522263431386093942674355044667375
  • 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.