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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 Police3800000038100100
Collierville Police2100000021100100
Germantown Police0000000000
Germantown Police Backup4200000042100100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)37312715710042487.9790.8
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B151028207228225168589.6191.28
Millington Police1600000016100100
Shelby County Fire Department4200000042100100
Shelby County Sheriffs Office1525300001609598.13
Total219445308735325242890.3692.22

Answer Times - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point0-10s11-15s16-20s21-40s41-60s61-120s120s+TotalNENA (%)NFPA (%)
Bartlett Police1191200000119399.83100
Bartlett Police Backup60000006100100
Collierville Police948234000097597.2399.59
Germantown Police72210000072399.86100
Germantown Police Backup13120000013398.5100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)10775252102204129193671172291.9294.07
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B468651270846199199310876645371687.2589.61
Millington Police33633010034397.9698.83
Shelby County Fire Department10760000001076100100
Shelby County Sheriffs Office370818054661202402292.1996.67
Total65758173310092261113512807337390988.9791.32

Class Of Service - Last full day

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2TOTAL
Bartlett Police742738
Collierville Police311721
Germantown Police0
Germantown Police Backup21572742
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)3224124352424
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B71439217913991685
Millington Police11516
Shelby County Fire Department33942
Shelby County Sheriffs Office127141160
TOTAL1217516422220172428

Class Of Service - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point$2WYBUSNMOBLNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police813158909331193
Bartlett Police Backup156
Collierville Police9177658824975
Germantown Police1111410553548723
Germantown Police Backup433119103133
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)9044112110405539998111722
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B4293964778227786945434402453716
Millington Police103215286343
Shelby County Fire Department11319839691076
Shelby County Sheriffs Office12241429114435554022
TOTAL4417171109012545907870606612573909
  • 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.