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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 Police4800000048100100
Collierville Police2400000024100100
Germantown Police291000003096.67100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)34291545236892.9395.38
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B1626261410220168096.7998.33
Millington Police140201001782.3582.35
Shelby County Fire Department2700000027100100
Shelby County Sheriffs Office897220001008996
Total2199431917772229495.8697.73

Answer Times - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point0-10s11-15s16-20s21-40s41-60s61-120s120s+TotalNENA (%)NFPA (%)
Bartlett Police1200440000120899.3499.67
Bartlett Police Backup20000002100100
Collierville Police901214310093096.8899.14
Germantown Police94921100095399.5899.79
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)11054237932051232051281204591.7793.74
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B51585115063913876577293925653991.2493.27
Millington Police47941000048498.9799.79
Shelby County Fire Department10810000001081100100
Shelby County Sheriffs Office361018238561100389792.6497.31
Total70861160078016527929345207713991.8693.94

Class Of Service - Last full day

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police1344048
Collierville Police1141824
Germantown Police62430
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)5113413314368
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B834187247132911680
Millington Police11617
Shelby County Fire Department2727
Shelby County Sheriffs Office16687100
TOTAL14643131280185512294

Class Of Service - Last full month

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNMOBLNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police814152769581208
Bartlett Police Backup22
Collierville Police1615496577492930
Germantown Police18225416362679953
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)7815138710345881023912045
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B27147010017727667120460151656539
Millington Police114914419484
Shelby County Fire Department43118102149391081
Shelby County Sheriffs Office105121325314534593897
TOTAL4051512611830746158076634591877139
  • 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.