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 – Kim Zimmerman 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@Jeffcom911co.gov
John Kyler; Arapahoe Cty. SO – jkyler@arapahoegov.com
Jeff Vaughn; Douglas Cty. SO – jvaughn@dcsheriff.neto.org
Ryan Hull; RTD – Ryan.Hull@rtd-denver.com
Paul Kleinhans; Douglas County Schools –

pfkleinhans@dcsdk12.orgpfkleinhans@dcsdk12.org

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
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 Dept. – mailto:dcole@montrosecounty.net
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
Maria Mitchell; Park County  Maria.Mitchell@parkcountyco.gov
Matt Wallace; Rocky Ford Police Department – mwallace@rockyfordpd.com
June Ferraro; City of Rocky Ford – jferraro@rockyford-co.gov

State User Region

Jack Cobb; CDOT – jack.cobb@state.co.us
Kim Zimmerman; CDPS – kim.zimmerman@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

The CCNC Technical & Operations Committee’s, Board of Directors, and Executive Board meet once a month.  These meetings are typically (subject to change) held on the 2nd Friday of each month and the locations vary.  CCNC members are encouraged to attend the meetings either in person of via Google Meets.  Please see the CALENDAR page.

Meeting agenda and minutes are distributed monthly via CCNC’s list serve to members.  To request a copy of these minutes please contact CCNC Administration.Meeting Minutes on YouTube
(We are working to add this years meeting minutes to this page.  When the minutes are converted to a YouTube Video, they will be added.)

January 2025

 

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.