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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 Police40000004100100
Bartlett Police Backup2500000025100100
Collierville Police1700000017100100
Germantown Police2900000029100100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)3521131341524008890.75
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B18066765112558423221281.6584.67
Millington Police191000002095100
Shelby County Fire Department3700000037100100
Shelby County Sheriffs Office12965100014191.4995.74
Total24188573126599925288583.8186.76

Answer Times - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point0-10s11-15s16-20s21-40s41-60s61-120s120s+TotalNENA (%)NFPA (%)
Bartlett Police1083500010108999.4599.91
Bartlett Police Backup5700000057100100
Collierville Police856267300089295.9698.88
Germantown Police861000000861100100
Germantown Police Backup2000000020100100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)11326254124251146167591232791.8893.94
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B51360152697819098829353755796588.6191.24
Millington Police51063410052497.3398.47
Shelby County Fire Department1004220000100899.699.8
Shelby County Sheriffs Office360021746551204393491.5197.03
Total70677203611602222104111034387867789.8392.42

Class Of Service - Last full day

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNMOBLNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police1214
Bartlett Police Backup1321925
Collierville Police1221217
Germantown Police1262029
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)7183535314400
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B231221791533154032212
Millington Police1331320
Shelby County Fire Department4622537
Shelby County Sheriffs Office687120141
TOTAL3312337150592206432885

Class Of Service - Last full month

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNMOBLNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police112241481877171089
Bartlett Police Backup854457
Collierville Police11221482145636892
Germantown Police2812214126128560861
Germantown Police Backup2531020
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)1313161272349269239917512327
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B518510141824092618109424178149657965
Millington Police171244638398524
Shelby County Fire Department4111626768571008
Shelby County Sheriffs Office154673208243338413934
TOTAL7371611992118544234126205830450278677
  • 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.