124 / 260
103
TABLE 8-18: Cumulative Distribution of Response Time – First Arriving Unit –
Structure and Outside Fires
Response Time
(minute)
MHFD
SSCCFD
Frequency
Cumulative
Percentage Frequency
Cumulative
Percentage
0 - 1
0
0.0
0
0.0
1 - 2
0
0.0
0
0.0
2 - 3
1
2.0
0
0.0
3 - 4
0
2.0
2
2.1
4 - 5
6
14.0
2
4.2
5 - 6
16
46.0
3
7.4
6 - 7
13
72.0
10
17.9
7 - 8
8
88.0
5
23.2
8 - 9
2
92.0
14
37.9
9 - 10
1
94.0
3
41.1
10 - 11
0
94.0
12
53.7
11+
3
100.0
44
100.0
Observations:
MHFD
■
For 89 percent of EMS calls, the response time of the first arriving unit was less than
8 minutes.
■
For 46 percent of structure and outside fire calls, the response time of the first arriving unit was
less than 6 minutes.
SSCCFD
■
For 55 percent of EMS calls, the response time of the first arriving unit was less than
8 minutes.
■
For 7 percent of structure and outside fire calls, the response time of the first arriving unit was
less than 6 minutes.