CCNC Board of Directors
Officers
PRESIDENT - Justin Kirkland, Gypsum Fire - Jkirkland@ccncinc.org
VICE PRESIDENT - Kevin Garcia, JeffCom 911 - kevin.garcia@jeffcom911.org
SECRETARY - Jeramy Garfield, PPRCN - Jeramy.Garfield@coloradosprings.gov
TREASURER - Jeff Vaughn, Douglas County Sheriff's Office - treasurer@ccncinc.org
STATE REPRESENTATIVE - Pam Monsees, State of Colorado - pam.monsees@state.co.us
PPRCN REPRESENTATIVE - Stephen Leander - stephen.leander@coloradosprings.gov
Regional Board Directors
Metro Region
Kevin Garcia; Jeffco 911 - Kevin.Garcia@Jeffcom911.org
John Kyler; Arapahoe Cty. SO - jkyler@arapahoegov.com
Jeff Vaughn; Douglas Cty. SO - jvaughn@dcsheriff.net
Chris Carnahan; South Metro Fire - chris.carnahan@southmetro.org
Ryan Hull; RTD - Ryan.Hull@rtd-denver.com
Jim White - Elbert Cty. Comm. - jim@coloradosatellite.com
Northwest Region
John Hildebrand; Mesa Cty. SO - john.hildebrand@mesacounty.us
Pat Smith; Garfield Cty. Emergency Comm. - smithp@garco911.com
Justin Kirkland: Gypsum Fire; president@ccncinc.org
Mick McQuilton; Eagle County - Mick.McQuilton@eaglecounty.us
Todd Holzwarth; East Grand FPD; toddh@eastgrandfire.com
Ed Corriveau; Routt Cty. Comm - ecorriveau@co.routt.co.us
Northeast Region
Ian Stewart, Estes Park Police Department - istewart@estes.org
Amy Huff; City of Fort Collins - ahuff@fcgov.com
Travis Freeman; Morgan Cty. Ambulance - tfreeman@co.morgan.co.us
Charles Baker - Larimer County SO - bakerch@co.larimer.co.us
Vacant -
Mark Lyons; Loveland Fire Rescue Authority - mark.lyons@lfra.org
Southwest Region
Kris Stewart; Delta County - kstewart@deltacounty.com
Jon Cryer; Montrose Cty. - jon.cryer@montrosefire.com
Drea Cole; Montrose Police Department - dcole@ci.montrose.co.us
Jodie Chinn; Gunnison Regional Comm. Center - jchinn@gunnisonco.gov
Blake Kinser; Delta County Ambulance - blakekinser@gmail.com
Jim Spratlen; Montezuma County - jspratlen@montezuma.co.us
Southeast Region
Jeff Reynolds; Pueblo County -reynoldsr@pueblocounty.us
Ed Bretag; City of Colorado Springs - ed.bretag@coloradosprings.gov
Jeramy Garfield; Pikes Peak Regional Comm Network - jeramy.garfield@coloradosprings.gov
Milan Horak; Platte Canyon Fire - Milan.Horak@plattecanyonfire.com
Matt Wallace; Otero Cty. Sheriff's Office - mwallace@oterogov.org
June Ferraro; City of Rocky Ford - jferraro@rockyford-co.gov
State User Region
Jack Cobb; CDOT - jack.cobb@state.co.us
Cameron Decker; CDPS - cameron.decker@state.co.us
Dennis Phillips; CDPS - dennis.phillips@state.co.us
Brent Lounsbury; CDPW - brent.lounsbury@state.co.us
Robert Sanchez; CDOT - robert.sanchez@state.co.us
Pam Monsees; CDPS - pam.monsees@state.co.us
Administration
Michelle Alcott
720-900-1835
malcott21@ccncinc.org
1992
Colorado Division of Telecommunications hosted a statewide radio project forum exploring the needs of a statewide trunked radio system.
1995
A detailed project plan was published outlining the standards and user needs.
1996
Arapahoe, Jefferson, and Douglas Counties along with the City of Aurora and the State of Colorado created a CCS (Combined Communications System) M.O.U. for interconnecting their systems.
1997–1999
Douglas and Jefferson Counties install an APCO 16 combined digital trunked radio system with over 3,000 users on 8 sites.
1999
- State of Colorado initiates a pilot test of Metro Denver radio users for State of Colorado using the Douglas - Jefferson Counties system.
- State of Colorado completes the pilot and a multi-year and multi-phase effort is initiated based on Douglas - Jefferson Counties system.
2001
- State of Colorado purchases APCO 25 project system using two zones for statewide radio capability. Statewide user meetings begin.
- State of Colorado zones, site equipment, and subscriber units delivered for initial phases.
2002
- CCNC WAS INCORPORATED August 8th.
- Eastern Colorado zone installed and existing users on APCO 16 system converted to APCO 25 system.
- Arapahoe County, Adams County, and Weld County radio systems integrate into the DTRS.
- Northern Colorado Regional Communications (NCRCN) radio system integrates into the system.
2003
- Western Colorado subscribers added in Montrose.
2005
- Third zone controller added through multiagency Homeland Security Grant funding for increased capacity for eastern Colorado radio sites and wire-line dispatch center connectivity.
- Network First IP interoperability gateway integrated into DTRS for interoperability with the Denver, Denver International Airport, Aurora, Lakewood, and Arvada EDACS radio systems.
2007
- First to implement a 700 MHz and 800 MHz combined system in the US.
2008
- First to successfully complete a statewide 800 MHz rebanding of sites and subscriber equipment.
2009
- Pikes Peak Regional Communications Network integrates into the system as the fourth zone.
2010
- Successful test pilot of ISSI with the state of Wyoming’s VHF WYOLINK radio system.
- Official discussions begin to explore the use of ISSI interface to allow interoperability and possible coverage extension with the State of Kansas Mutual Aid System and the Denver radio system.
2013- Present
- Upgrades to system version 7.x
- ISSI Implementation between Motorola and Harris cores; Cassidian core in the development stage
- ISSI replaces the NetworkFirst interface
- Replacement of aging backhaul equipment