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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 Police561100005896.5598.28
Collierville Police241000002596100
Germantown Police2800000028100100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)393104721041794.2496.64
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B1750181610630180397.0698.06
Millington Police0000000000
Shelby County Fire Department4100000041100100
Shelby County Sheriffs Office15021100015497.498.7
Total2442322218840252696.6797.94

Answer Times - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point0-10s11-15s16-20s21-40s41-60s61-120s120s+TotalNENA (%)NFPA (%)
Bartlett Police1352460000136299.2799.56
Collierville Police876194000089997.4499.56
Germantown Police936000000936100100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)10755217115183137209891170591.8893.74
Memphis PD Primary Site A10000001100100
Memphis PD Primary Site B48920821443837392371995188394.2995.87
Millington Police30033040031096.7797.74
Shelby County Fire Department1098100000109999.91100
Shelby County Sheriffs Office394418652421203423993.0497.43
Total68182125162310625455801917243494.1395.86

Class Of Service - Last full day

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2TOTAL
Bartlett Police625058
Collierville Police11141825
Germantown Police432128
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)435015345417
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B146511521014531803
Millington Police0
Shelby County Fire Department1122841
Shelby County Sheriffs Office1410130154
TOTAL196920124620452526

Class Of Service - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point$2WYBUSNMOBLNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police611887810891362
Collierville Police12228657740899
Germantown Police2641813072695936
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)99487279546419964111705
Memphis PD Primary Site A11
Memphis PD Primary Site B121823109737324896401424831351883
Millington Police55334263310
Shelby County Fire Department54211659671099
Shelby County Sheriffs Office1049227217437684239
TOTAL1381331428111342687432599691472434
  • 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.