City of Morgan Hill Public Safety Master Plan

FIGURE 8-30: Average Response Time Components, by Zone

Note: These averages reflect all calls with valid response times for the study period―a total of 8,209 calls.

TABLE 8-18: Average Response Time Components, by Zone

Area (Sq. Miles)

Zone

Dispatch Travel Response

Calls

Sector 1 Sector 2 Sector 3

10.4 11.6 11.8 11.3 11.3

8.8 9.1 7.8 8.2 8.4

18.5 19.6 18.8 18.7 18.9

1,673 1,947 2,529 2,060 8,210

3.9 5.9 3.0 NA

Other

Weighted Average/ Total

12.9

Observations:

 The average response time varied between 18.5 and 19.6 minutes for all sectors within the city.

 The average response time for calls was shortest in Sector 1 and highest in Sector 2.

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