Average Response Times by Town

Volume 31, No. 132, Winter 2002, Page 7

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Foster's Daily Democrat recently published the average time from a call to the time of arrival of an ambulance in several NH towns. These average response times are based on data from the NH Bureau of Emergency Medical Services for the years 2000 and 2001. The statewide average was 8 minutes and 12 seconds.

Town	Responses (min/sec)	# of calls
Dover	5.05	3,995
Durham	5.06	1,135
Exeter	5.56	2,415
Hampton	4.02	2,105
Madbury	8.51	113
Newington	4.11	514
Newmarket	8.23	1,134
Portsmouth	11.11	465
Rochester	7.37	4,121
Rollinsford	7.50	296
Rye	6.13	604
Seabrook	3.42	1,186
Somersworth	4.43	1,917
Stratham	8.51	537

Entered 4/8/03 by Jamie and Scott (Newington Foxes 4-H)