Master Plan Nashua Fire Rescue, NH
Travel Time Performance
The third component of the response continuum is travel time. It is important to understand that travel time
is not specifically a factor of speed as much as it is the result of proper placement of fire stations from which
emergency response begins. Travel time is the amount of time between when the apparatus departs for the
call and when it arrives on the scene, measured at the goth percentile. NFPA 1710 requires that the first due
fire or EMS unit arrives on the scene within a 4-minute, or 240-second, travel time. The following figure
provides the travel time performance for Nashua Fire Rescue.
Figure 87. Travel Time, goth Percentile, 2017-2019
Fire 04:54
OverPress (i i:y
EMS
Haz Cond
Alarms
Total [eZ 8.5)
00:00 0100-0200 +~«=«a300~=«K00 «SCO =S=«H 0
Although above NFPA standards, Nashua’s travel time performance is strong at 4 minutes, 48 seconds
overall. While travel times could be improved by the addition of resources in areas remote from current fire
station locations, the City must balance community expectations with its ability to financially support public
services, including the fire department.
In Figure 88, Nashua’s travel performance is illustrated as 10-acre hexagons, with each providing the average
travel time to that area. Not surprisingly, travel performance is best in areas immediately adjacent to fire
stations.
Emergency Services
ESC) Consulting International 127
