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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 Police481000004997.96100
Collierville Police291000003096.67100
Germantown Police2700000027100100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)29311023230297.0297.35
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B12921545750132897.2998.42
Millington Police1300000013100100
Shelby County Fire Department3000000030100100
Shelby County Sheriffs Office11381210012590.496.8
Total184526671082190496.998.27

Answer Times - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point0-10s11-15s16-20s21-40s41-60s61-120s120s+TotalNENA (%)NFPA (%)
Bartlett Police1238950000125298.8899.6
Bartlett Police Backup10000001100100
Collierville Police916261300094696.8399.58
Germantown Police94222810095598.6498.85
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)1089124491255142226801192991.393.34
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B5179410074397593473061425479494.5296.36
Millington Police48641020049398.5899.39
Shelby County Fire Department1102110000110499.8299.91
Shelby County Sheriffs Office348219854401801379391.897.02
Total70852149159410655105322237526794.1396.12

Class Of Service - Last full day

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2TOTAL
Bartlett Police224549
Collierville Police1132530
Germantown Police122427
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)421811267302
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B795213911211328
Millington Police21113
Shelby County Fire Department142530
Shelby County Sheriffs Office169109125
TOTAL13128616616271904

Class Of Service - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point$2WYBUSNMOBLNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police62211151339751252
Bartlett Police Backup11
Collierville Police191107074772946
Germantown Police40122414970669955
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)1611125146100555810030211929
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B141598216633024757719435851254794
Millington Police15719416493
Shelby County Fire Department1114114129621104
Shelby County Sheriffs Office4213123215633673793
TOTAL1645158819357642178741607771475267
  • 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.