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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 Police5000000050100100
Collierville Police292000003193.55100
Germantown Police4100000041100100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)4001159710344589.8992.36
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B17161838221175098.0699.09
Millington Police1500000015100100
Shelby County Fire Department3600000036100100
Shelby County Sheriffs Office1089030001209097.5
Total2395408209124248896.2697.87

Answer Times - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point0-10s11-15s16-20s21-40s41-60s61-120s120s+TotalNENA (%)NFPA (%)
Bartlett Police13571130000137198.9899.78
Bartlett Police Backup30000003100100
Collierville Police10071723000102997.8699.51
Germantown Police89110100089399.7899.89
Germantown Police Backup40000004100100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)116522641013141872691221290990.2692.31
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B51148102764812996587575725610991.1692.99
Millington Police39054162241095.1296.34
Shelby County Fire Department1142400000114699.65100
Shelby County Sheriffs Office4092227749125210452190.5195.53
Total716861556832170987610307067839591.4493.43

Class Of Service - Last full day

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2TOTAL
Bartlett Police923950
Collierville Police1142531
Germantown Police1832941
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)54128371445
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B104429525513801750
Millington Police1515
Shelby County Fire Department23436
Shelby County Sheriffs Office117102120
TOTAL16194417029519802488

Class Of Service - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point$2WYBUSNMOBLNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police2421478611301371
Bartlett Police Backup123
Collierville Police8579508871029
Germantown Police18152512355684893
Germantown Police Backup134
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)914101025105461011103212909
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B121616911109627666564462252456109
Millington Police5166235211410
Shelby County Fire Department24499910281146
Shelby County Sheriffs Office2524825319340364521
TOTAL13373330412214545467572653092678395
  • 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.