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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 Police390100004097.597.5
Collierville Police5200000052100100
Germantown Police5400000054100100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)4471031176649091.2293.27
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B16511911211782172995.4996.59
Millington Police150001001693.7593.75
Shelby County Fire Department3900000039100100
Shelby County Sheriffs Office11871000012693.6599.21
Total241536163225148254694.8596.27

Answer Times - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point0-10s11-15s16-20s21-40s41-60s61-120s120s+TotalNENA (%)NFPA (%)
Bartlett Police1320490000133399.0299.32
Bartlett Police Backup10000001100100
Collierville Police9752732000100796.8299.5
Germantown Police98810000098999.9100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)117723151624052374142501355586.8589.17
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B53853106062811935916335105846892.1193.92
Millington Police55153632857895.3396.19
Shelby County Fire Department1175320000118099.5899.83
Shelby County Sheriffs Office365223964642502404690.2696.17
Total742871654871167085610497708115791.5393.57

Class Of Service - Last full day

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNMOBLNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police932840
Collierville Police434552
Germantown Police1434654
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)414415426490
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B724291180144211729
Millington Police1616
Shelby County Fire Department313539
Shelby County Sheriffs Office1114110126
TOTAL1211942166209213212546

Class Of Service - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point$2WYBUSNMOBLNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police11321418411011333
Bartlett Police Backup11
Collierville Police312578528661007
Germantown Police14226615872729989
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)997492611516011165813555
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B21831559726129577229478652558468
Millington Police578578
Shelby County Fire Department38116710461180
Shelby County Sheriffs Office5114225414336274046
TOTAL2308276708710248558188668932581157
  • 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.