Master Plan Nashua Fire Rescue, NH
14. Nashua Fire Rescue should work toward compliance with NFPA 1710 4.1.2.1. The Department shall
establish the following performance objectives for the first-due response zones that are identified by
the AHjJ:
(3) *240 seconds or less travel time for the arrival of the first engine company at a fire suppression
incident.
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 101. Travel Time, goth Percentile, 2017-2019
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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 101, 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.
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