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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 Police4100000041100100
Collierville Police2500000025100100
Germantown Police1400000014100100
Germantown Police Backup50000005100100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)110000111384.6284.62
Memphis PD Primary Site A0000000000
Memphis PD Primary Site B551121016190.1691.8
Millington Police2100000021100100
Shelby County Fire Department2400000024100100
Shelby County Sheriffs Office103111200011788.0397.44
Total299122411232193.1596.88

Answer Times - Last full month

Public Safety Answering Point0-10s11-15s16-20s21-40s41-60s61-120s120s+TotalNENA (%)NFPA (%)
Bartlett Police1135410000114099.5699.91
Collierville Police802221100082697.0999.76
Germantown Police85047201086498.3898.84
Germantown Police Backup3600000036100100
Memphis Fire Primary Site A (Poplar)121000001392.31100
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)7161201861398912827783191.4494.01
Memphis PD Primary Site A151330202462.566.67
Memphis PD Primary Site B331767924076101606523521294.2296.47
Millington Police53640200054298.8999.63
Shelby County Fire Department86411000086699.7799.88
Shelby County Sheriffs Office376418152591485408392.1996.62
Total48351121155881626320434514379496.35

Class Of Service - Last full day

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNNONERESDVOIPWPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police1652941
Collierville Police319325
Germantown Police124714
Germantown Police Backup11125
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)211913
Memphis PD Primary Site A0
Memphis PD Primary Site B724839161
Millington Police111921
Shelby County Fire Department12324
Shelby County Sheriffs Office2129103117
TOTAL49621272504321

Class Of Service - Last full month

Public Safety Answering PointBUSNCNTXLECOMOBLNONEPBXBRESDVOIPWDL1WPH1WPH2WRLSTOTAL
Bartlett Police1512301421388121140
Collierville Police1333187765557826
Germantown Police3711518271008356320864
Germantown Police Backup20121336
Memphis Fire Primary Site A (Poplar)11213
Memphis Fire Primary Site B (Flicker)1126332173530261148597831
Memphis PD Primary Site A11218224
Memphis PD Primary Site B4788136015134615322325080752135212
Millington Police2631132349427542
Shelby County Fire Department164142401762866
Shelby County Sheriffs Office353718123426034624083
TOTAL732823411222273126802553237907846151437

  • 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.