About Us

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

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.
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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

System Information

The Digital Trunked Radio system is comprised of:

Sites - 239
Zone Controllers - 5
Radio Identifiers - 100,000+
Total User Agencies - 1000+

Approximate number of monthly transmits on the system: 9 million

The 239 antenna sites are spread across the state and divided between the five zone controllers.

The State of Colorado has been divided into Mutual Aid Channel (MAC) Regions for interoperability in regional areas.