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Douglas County is located between Denver and Colorado Springs.

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Communications

A majority of public safety communications located within Douglas County can be found on the APCO Project 25 Phase I State of Colorado Digital Trunked Radio System (DTRS). Exceptions exist in areas such as the Roxborough Park area of northwest Douglas County which is covered by the Metro Area Radio Cooperative (MARC) and City of Aurora area in northeast Douglas County which is served by the Aurora EDACS which serve agencies that cover those locations. Occasional traffic can also be found on VHF/UHF/800 conventional frequencies, especially in the more rural and mountainous parts of western Douglas County where DTRS coverage is insufficient or not used as the primary means of communications.

DTRS Sites to Monitor

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North

Arapahoe Admin (Denver Metro) (1-001)

Smoky Hill (Denver Metro) (1-007)

Lookout Mountain (Denver Metro) (1-008)

Chevron Plaza Tower (Denver Metro) (1-064)

South

West Creek (1-004)

East

Franktown (1-010)

West

Riley Peak (Denver Metro) (1-002)

Central

Silver Heights (Denver Metro) (1-003)

DTRS Talkgroups

DEC HEX Mode Alpha Tag Description
507  1fb  Douglas HRLETF  Sheriff - Highlands Ranch Law Enforcement Training Facility 
1001  3e9  DouglasCo SAR Ad  SAR Admin 
1003  3eb  DouglasCo SAR Op  SAR Ops 
1005  3ed  DouglasCo MedCnt  County Medical Control 
1007  3ef  Douglas SO 1007  Sheriff (1007) 
1009  3f1  Douglas SO SIS  Special Investigations 
1011  3f3  Douglas SO 1011  Sheriff (1011) 
1013  3f5  DouglasCo DEC  County Emergency Communications  
1015  3f7  Douglas SO Adm  Sheriff Administration 
1017  3f9  Douglas Co Cornr  County Coroner 
1019  3fb  DouglasCo Buildn  Building Department 
1021  3fd  DouglasCo R&B  Road & Bridge 
1023  3ff  Douglas SO Trng2  Sheriff Training 2 
1025  401  DouglasCo R&B 1  Road & Bridge 1 
1027  403  DouglasCo R&B 2  Road & Bridge 2 
1029  405  DouglasCo R&B 3  Road & Bridge 3 
1031  407  Douglas SO Supv  Sheriff Supervisors 
1033  409  Douglas SO1  Sheriff 1 Dispatch 
1035  40b  Douglas SO2  Sheriff 2 
1037  40d  Douglas SO3  Sheriff 3 
1039  40f  Douglas SO4  Sheriff 4 
1041  411  DouglasCo Water  Water Department 
1042  412  Douglas OEM  Office of Emergency Management 
1043  413  DouglasCo MAC1  County Mutual Aid 1 
1045  415  DouglasCo MAC2  County Mutual Aid 2 
1051  41b  DouglasCo FD RIT  Fire RIT Emergency  
1053  41d  DouglasCo FD 1  Fire 1 Dispatch 
1055  41f  DouglasCo FD 2  Fire 2 Administrative 
1057  421  DouglasCo FD 3  Fire 3 OPS-3 
1059  423  DouglasCo FD 5  Fire 5 OPS-5 
1061  425  DouglasCo FD 7  Fire 7 OPS-7 
1063  427  DouglasCo FD 9  Fire 9 OPS-9  
1065  429  DouglasCo FD 11  Fire 11 OPS-11  
1067  42b  Douglas SO Inv  Sheriff Investigations 
1069  42d  Douglas SO Jail  Sheriff Jail 
1071  42f  Douglas SO JailT  Sheriff Jail Transport 
1073  431  Douglas SO SA1  Sheriff Special Assignment 1 
1075  433  Douglas SO SA2  Sheriff Special Assignment 2 
1077  435  Douglas SO SA3  Sheriff Special Assignment 3 
1079  437  Douglas SO SWAT  Sheriff SWAT 
1081  439  Douglas SO 1081  Sheriff (1081) 
1083  43b  Douglas SO SWATa  Sheriff SWAT Administration 
1085  43d  Douglas SO 1085  Sheriff (1085) 
1087  43f  Douglas SO 1087  Sheriff (1087) 
1089  441  Douglas SO Trng1  Sheriff Training 1 
1091  443  DouglasCo Wx  County Weather 
1093  445  Douglas SO DTF  Sheriff Drug Task Force 
1791  6ff  West Douglas FPD  West Douglas County Fire Protection District 
1853  73d  DouglasCo FD T1  Fire Training 1 
1855  73f  DouglasCo FD SA2  Fire Special Assignment (1855) 
1861  745  DouglasCo FD 13  Fire 13 OPS-13 
1863  747  DouglasCo Med 9  County Medical Control 9 
1867  74b  DouglasCo FD T2  Fire Training 2 

Fire Departments

Douglas County is protected by 11 different fire departments which include the Aurora Fire Department, Castle Rock Fire Department, Franktown Fire Protection District, Jackson 105 Fire Protection District, Larkspur Fire Protection District, Littleton Fire Rescue, Mountain Communities Fire Protection District, North Fork Volunteer Fire Department, South Metro Fire Rescue Authority, West Douglas Fire Protection District, and West Metro Fire Rescue. A detailed map of these fire district boundaries can be found here (PDF).

Dispatch

Multiple dispatching agencies provide fire dispatching services for fire departments located both within and outside of the county. The two primary agencies that provide fire dispatching services in Douglas County are Douglas Regional 911 Communication’s Center and Metropolitan Area Communications Center (MetCom). Douglas Regional 911 dispatches for Castle Rock, Franktown, Jackson 105, Larkspur, and fire departments located within Elbert County. MetCom dispatches for South Metro and West Douglas.

Remaining agencies not listed are generally dispatched by their own centers located outside of the county. Aurora is dispatched by their own Aurora Public Safety Communications Department, Littleton is dispatched by Littleton Fire Rescue Communications Center, Mountain Communities is dispatched by Teller County, North Folk is dispatched by Evergreen Fire Rescue, and West Metro is dispatched by West Metro Fire Rescue's 911 Emergency Dispatch Center

All above dispatch agencies work on DTRS with exception of Aurora, Evergreen, Teller, and West Metro. Most agencies utilize radio operation channels as assigned by their communications center unless they are responding to aid another agency.

Fire Tone Out

Douglas Regional 911 provides fire paging on 151.115 MHz mostly using Motorola Quick Call 2 tones. These pages are a simulcast of their dispatch talkgroup located on DTRS. Any scanner with the Fire Tone Out feature can be use the following tones to provide specific department notifications of calls dispatched within the county.

Department First Tone Second Tone
Castle Rock Fire Department 349.0 410.8
Franktown Fire Protection District 368.5 433.7
Jackson 105 Fire Protection District 368.5 539.0
Larkspur Fire Protection District 349.0 368.5

MetCom provides fire paging for the West Douglas Fire Protection District on 151.025 MHz and is patched to the West Douglas Fire Protection District talkgroup on DTRS.

Littleton provides call alerting using a single tone department wide on 154.34 MHz and is a simulcast of their DTRS channel.

Other Talkgroup and Frequencies

As not all fire departments that operate within Douglas County uses DTRS, and those that do may not operate on talkgroups listed within the county. Some departments have additional conventional frequencies in addition to resources located on DTRS. The following includes information for different system and talkgroup information for those departments.

Douglas County on Conventional

Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
151.11500  159.00000   WPCS277   RM  127.3 PL  Douglas Fire A Fire Dispatch (Simulcast of Dispatches on DTRS TG 1053)  FMN  Fire Dispatch 
856.26250      KNHK850   293 NAC  DougCoFD FG4 Fireground Channel-4  P25  Fire-Tac 
858.26250      KNHK850   293 NAC  DougCoFD FG6 Fireground Channel-6  P25  Fire-Tac 
857.26250      KNHK850   293 NAC  DougCoFD FG8 Fireground Channel-8  P25  Fire-Tac 
151.13000  156.16500   KDW721   BM  146.2 PL  Douglas Roads Roads and Bridge Simplex  FMN  Public Works 
858.26250      KNHK850   296 NAC  DougCoFDFG14 Fireground Channel-14  P25  Fire-Talk 
857.26250      KNHK850   296 NAC  DougCoFDFG10 Fireground Channel-10  P25  Fire-Tac 
856.26250      KNHK850   296 NAC  DougCoFDFG12 Fireground Channel-12  P25  Fire-Tac 
151.11500  159.00000   WPCS277   RM  146.2 PL  Douglas Fire B Fire Dispatch (Simulcast of Dispatches on DTRS TG 1053)  FMN  Fire Dispatch 


Aurora on Aurora EDACS

DEC AFS Mode Alpha Tag Description
529  04-021  AFD Dispatch  AFD Dispatch 
530  04-022  AFD Tac-2  AFD TAC-2 
531  04-023  AFD Tac-3  AFD TAC-3 
532  04-024  AFD Tac-4  AFD TAC-4 
533  04-025  AFD Tac-5  AFD TAC-5 
534  04-026  AFD Tac-6  AFD TAC-6 
535  04-027  AFD Arson  AFD Arson 
545  04-041  AFD EMS-1  AFD EMS-1 
546  04-042  AFD EMS-2  AFD EMS-2 
547  04-043  AFD EMS Admn  AFD EMS Administration 
564  04-064  AFD Admin  AFD Administration 
609  04-121  AFD Traing-1  AFD Traning-1 
610  04-122  AFD Traing-2  AFD Traning-2 
611  04-123  AFD Paging  Fire Station Paging 
612  04-124  AFD Paging  Fire Station Paging 
625  04-141  RMA-1  EMS Dispatch 
626  04-142  RMA-2  EMS Channel-2 

Franktown on Conventional

Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
151.20500  159.46500   WNIL229   BM  127.3 PL  Frnktwn Fire 5 Fire (Ch 5)  FMN  Fire-Tac 


Littleton on DTRS and Conventional

Decimal Alpha Tag Description
1851 LittletonFD1 Littleton Fire Channel-1 (Control/Dispatch)
1857 LittletonFD2 Littleton Fire Channel-2 (Operations)
1859 LittletonFD4 Littleton Fire Channel-4 (Operations)
1853 LittletonFD5 Littleton Fire Channel-5 (Special Assignment)
1049 LittletonFD6 Littleton Fire Channel-6 (Administrative)
1855 LittletonFD7 Littleton Fire Channel-7 (Special Assignment)
1046 LitletnFDOp4 Littleton Fire Channel- OPS-4 A7 (Mutual Aid W/West Metro FD)
1047 LitletnFDOp9 Littleton Fire Channel OPS-9 (Training)
1048 LitltnFDOp10 Littleton Fire Channel OPS-10 (Training)
1863 LitletnFDMed Littleton Fire Medical Control
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
154.34000  153.90500   WNZM430   RM  151.4 PL  Littleton Fire D Fire Dispatch (DTRS 1851)  FM  Fire Dispatch 
857.26250      WPRJ250   29A NAC  Littleton Fire 3 Fireground 3  P25  Fire-Tac 
857.26250      WPRJ250   296 NAC  Littleton Fire 5 Fireground 5  P25  Fire-Tac 


North Fork on Conventional

Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
153.87500  155.59500   WPUB215   BM  123.0 PL  N Fork VFD Dispatch & Operations  FMN  Fire Dispatch 


South Metro on DTRS and Conventional

Decimal Alpha Tag Description
1786 Metcom 1 South Metro Fire METCOM-1 (Dispatch)
1792 Metcom Ops 2 South Metro Fire METCOM-2 (Ops-2)
1787 Metcom Ops 3 South Metro Fire METCOM-3 (Ops-3)
1788 Metcom Ops 5 South Metro Fire METCOM-5 (Ops-5)
1789 Metcom Ops 7 South Metro Fire METCOM-7 (Ops-7)
1790 Metcom Ops 9 South Metro Fire METCOM-9 (Ops-9) Training
1793 Metcom Ops15 South Metro Fire METCOM-15 (Ops-15)
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
856.26250      WPRJ250   29A NAC  SMFR FG 4 Fire Ground 4  P25  Fire-Tac 
858.26250      WPRJ250   29A NAC  SMFR FG 6 Fire Ground 6  P25  Fire-Tac 
858.26250      WPRJ250   296 NAC  SMFR FG 8 Fire Ground 8  P25  Fire-Tac 
857.26250      WPRJ250   29A NAC  SMFR FG 10 Fire Ground 10  P25  Fire-Tac 
151.30250  156.12750   WRAB311   RM  156.7 PL  SMFR Wildland Wildland/Backup (Chopstix)  FMN  Fire-Talk 


West Douglas on Conventional

Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
151.02500  156.07500   WPTN227   RM  151.4 PL  WDCFPD Tac Fire: Tac (patched to DTRS TG 1791)  FMN  Fire-Tac 


West Metro on MARC

DEC HEX Mode Alpha Tag Description
37105  90f1  WMFR Sta 16  West Metro Fire Station 16 
37106  90f2  WMFR Sta 17  West Metro Fire Station 17 
37768  9388  WMFR All Call  West Metro Fire All Call 
37784  9398  WMFR Fleet Call  West Metro Fire Fleetwide Call 
37785  9399  WMFR Dispatch  West Metro Fire Fire Dispatch 
37786  939a  WMFR Tac-2  West Metro Fire Tactical 2 - Minor Incident Responses 
37787  939b  WMFR Tac-3  West Metro Fire Tactical 3 - Structure Fire Responses 
37788  939c  WMFR Tac-4  West Metro Fire Tactical 4 
37789  939d  WMFR Tac-5  West Metro Fire Tactical 5 - Mutual Aid w/Pleasant View Fire (DTRS 1483) 
37790  939e  WMFR Tac-6  West Metro Fire Tactical 6 - West Metro Automated Dispatches 
37791  939f  WMFR Tac-7  West Metro Fire Tactical 7 
37792  93a0  WMFR Tac-8  West Metro Fire Tactical 8 - Red Rocks Concert Operations 
37797  93a5  WMFR Arson  West Metro Fire Arson Investigations 
37801  93a9  WMFR Trng-1  West Metro Fire Training 1 
37802  93aa  WMFR Trng-2  West Metro Fire Training 2 
37803  93ab  WMFR Trng-3  West Metro Fire Training 3 
37804  93ac  WMFRCmTrng  West Metro Fire Communications Training 
37807  93af  WMFR Trng  West Metro Fire Training Channel 
37808  93b0  WMFR Trng-4  West Metro Fire Training 4 
37816  93b8  WMFR Fleet Call  West Metro Fire Fleetwide Call 
37870  93ee  WMFR StaCall  West Metro Fire Station Call 
37871  93ef  WMFR Sta 1  West Metro Fire Station 1 
37872  93f0  WMFR Sta 2  West Metro Fire Station 2 
37873  93f1  WMFR Sta 3  West Metro Fire Station 3 
37874  93f2  WMFR Sta 4  West Metro Fire Station 4 
37875  93f3  WMFR Sta 5  West Metro Fire Station 5 
37876  93f4  WMFR Sta 6  West Metro Fire Station 6 
37877  93f5  WMFR Sta 7  West Metro Fire Station 7 
37878  93f6  WMFR Sta 8  West Metro Fire Station 8 
37879  93f7  WMFR Sta 9  West Metro Fire Station 9 
37880  93f8  WMFR Sta 10  West Metro Fire Station 10 
37881  93f9  WMFR Sta 11  West Metro Fire Station 11 
37882  93fa  WMFR Sta 12  West Metro Fire Station 12 
37883  93fb  WMFR Sta 13  West Metro Fire Station 13 
37884  93fc  WMFR Sta 14  West Metro Fire Station 14 
37885  93fd  WMFR Sta 15  West Metro Fire Station 15 

Douglas County Fire Unit Designators

Douglas County fire units use many numerical designators that can be used to help determine general location and departments responding to an incident. Note that not all departments operate entirely in Douglas County and have station numbers in parenthesis that are physically located in the county. Other notes may apply and are marked with notes.

Identifier Department Staffing
1-15 * ** Aurora Fire Department Career
1-15 (15)* West Metro Fire Protection District Career
11-18 (16-18)* Littleton Fire Rescue Career
31-47 (34, 36, 39, 40-41, 43-47) South Metro Fire Rescue Authority Career
130 West Douglas Fire Protection District Volunteer
140 Jackson 105 Fire Protection District Volunteer
150 Castle Rock Fire Department Combination
160 Larkspur Fire Protection District Combination
180 Franktown Fire Protection District Combination
400 *** Mountain Communities Fire Protection District Volunteer
1200 ** North Fork Volunteer Fire Department Volunteer

* Department operates separate stations and units with the the same designator.

** Department does not have a station within the county, but provides coverage for parts of the county.

*** Department operates in multiple counties and is unknown if there is a set designator for within the county.

Fire Radio Definitions

Adopted from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Term Definition
Air Unit An apparatus that carries a machine to refill S.C.B.A. container at the fire ground/operation
Battalion Chief Shift Command Officer
Brush A light attack apparatus, typically 4 X 4, with less than 400 gallons of water, a booster pump of less than 500 GPM, and designed to respond to wildland fires.
Chief The Fire Chief of the department or one of the department's executive officers.
Dive A specialize unit that carries water and ice rescue equipment
Division Chief Mid-management officer; Battalion Chief reports to Division Chief
Division Organization level having responsibility for operations within a defined geographic area. This functional level falls between branch and crews, task forces, strike teams, and/or single resources.
Engine An apparatus with a permanently mounted fire pump with a capacity of 500 GPM or greater, a water tank of at least 500 gallons, a hose bed, and contains NFPA minimum equipment for a class A pumper/engine.
Hazmat A specially designed and equipped apparatus that responds to hazardous materials incidents.
Ladder Generic terminology for an aerial apparatus. May be a Quint, Tower or Truck.
Light Unit An apparatus that carries an on board light system used to provide scene illumination.
Medic An apparatus that is staffed by fire fighters and carries basic or advanced life support (BLS/ALS) equipment and personnel; may or may not have transport capability; BLS usually staffed by EMT's; ALS staffed by a minimum of one paramedic and one EMT; most career department rescues are ALS.
Quint An apparatus with a permanently mounted fire pump with a capacity of 500 GPM or greater, a water tank that may be less than 500 gallons, but typically not less than 200 gallons, a hose bed, all NFPA minimum equipment for a class A pumper/engine, carrying a full complement of ground ladders totaling 116 feet, and has a permanently mounted, power operated aerial ladder that may be less than 100 feet in length. Quints may function as either an engine or truck companies.
RED LEADER Airport Crash Rescue apparatus
RIT The Rapid Intervention Team is to be used to provide for the rescue of firefighters operating at emergency incidents if the need arises.
Rescue An apparatus that carries specialized equipment that may include, but is not limited to heavy extrication, trench rescue, urban search and rescue, and confined space, and rapid intervention.
SCAT A light attack apparatus with a booster pump of less than 400 GPM, limited personnel carrying capability equipped with limited structural firefighting equipment. Is usually limited to structural firefighting but may also respond on wildland fires. Scats may also be known as minipumpers.
Squad A specialized apparatus that can carry equipment similar to a rescue, and may include equipment for mass casualty incidents. It may also include a mobile air unit, lighting capabilities, and additional hazmat equipment and supplies.
Squirt Apparatus with a fire pump, a water tank, hose bed, and an aerial device usually less than 75 feet. Normally handles engine type assignments and is similar to a Quint
Tender An apparatus that provides a mobile water supply, has a tank capacity greater than 1000 gallons, has a small capacity pump usually between 500 and 750 GPM and carries a limited supply of hose.
Tower A platform ladder truck with a permanently mounted passenger carrying platform attached to a telescoping aerial ladder and carrying a full complement of ground ladders totaling 116 feet.
Truck A ladder truck with a permanently mounted, power operated aerial ladder and carries a full complement of ground ladders totaling 116 feet.

Law Enforcement

Law enforcement for Douglas County is provided by the Colorado State Patrol, Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Castle Rock Police Department, Lone Tree Police Department, and Parker Police Department. Colorado State Patrol Troop 1C operates in Douglas County on TG2301. Other agencies can be found operating entirely within the county on their own respective channels with exception of Lone Tree which is dispatched by Parker.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO)

DCSO is dispatched by their own in-house communications center. Patrol units are typically identified with three digits followed by a letter. The first digit of a unit's number represents the shift.

  • 1 - Day
  • 2 - Swing
  • 3 - Graves

This is followed by two additional numbers that represents the beat which the unit is assigned to, which can be found here (PDF). Beats range from 01 to 10 unless they are a Supervisor which are assigned 00. All patrol units are also assigned an additional letter that designate which car they inside the beat. Some examples are "203 Adam" which is a swing unit in the 03 beat and is the first car of the beat or "300 Boy" which is a graves supervisor and is the second supervisor in service.

Specialized units typically do not follow the above example and differ in letters.

  • King - K9 unit (Usually King ##)

Codes

  • A(Adam) - Dead Body
  • BR stands for "Bulletin Report". The term bulletin comes from the old days when things were typed on a typewriter and then put on a clip board for interested persons to view, whether it be private citizens, the press or whoever. The codes are a quick way of giving the dispatcher the final disposition of the call so it can be closed with a disposition in the report. Here's the codes:
    • BR # 1 - Gone on arrival
    • 2 - No criminal activity
    • 3 - False alarm
    • 4 - No response (used by a supervisor only, they do not have, or do not want to commit a resource)
    • 5 - Handled by other agency (fire department, State Patrol, Police Department, etc.)
    • 6 - Field Interview card made on subject(s)
    • 7 - Citation or ticket issued
    • 8 - Not used
    • 9 - Warning given

Note: DCSO has generally phased out code usage, but certain units may be found to occasionally refer to CRPD codes as they were once commonly used in DCSO.

Castle Rock Police Department (CRPD)

CRPD is dispatched by their own communications division. Patrol units are typically identified with three digits only. The first digit of a unit's number represents the shift. These are followed by an additional two digit identifier.

  • 1 - Day
  • 2 - Swing
  • 3 - Graves

Specialized units do not follow the above numbering system and use a letter followed by a two digit identifier.

  • Charlie - Corporal
  • David - Detective
  • King - K9 unit
  • Sam - Sergeant
  • Tom - Traffic

Codes

  • 1 - Emergency/Situational Radio Traffic Only
  • 2 - Routine Response
  • 3 - Emergency Response
  • 4 - Officer / Situation is okay
  • 5 - Traffic Contact
  • 6 - Warrant
    • M(Mary) - Misdemeanor
    • F(Frank) - Felony
  • 7 - Meal Break
  • 8 - On Scene
  • 9 - Intoxicated
  • 10 - Officer Need Assistance

Lone Tree Police Department (LTPD)

LTPD is dispatched by Parker Police Department's communications section. The first digit of a unit's number represents the shift.

  • 1 - Day
  • 2 - Swing
  • 3 - Graves

The next two digits represent the district. If the second two digits are zeros, it is a supervisor. The third letter is used if there is more than one car in a district. A "Lima Tango" unit is a Lone Tree PD general patrol unit.

  • A "Lima Mike" unit is a Lone Tree/Park Meadows Mall PD unit.
  • A "Lima Delta" unit is a Lone Tree PD detective unit. The second digit of a Lone Tree designator represents the shift.
    • A unit starting with a 6 is a traffic unit.
    • A unit starting with an 8 is an impact unit or school resource officer.
    • Adam is a patrol unit.
    • Boy is a two-man patrol unit.
    • Mary is a motorcycle unit.
    • Paul is no longer patrol, but an off duty unit.
    • King is a K9 Unit
    • Lincoln is a shift supervisor or drug taskforce officer.
    • Ida is investigations Command is sheriff admin. The lower the number, the higher up the unit is. (Command 1 is the sheriff).

Amateur Radio

Colorado ARES Regional Coordination Repeaters

  • 447.525MHz / - / 146.2Hz In / 146.2Hz Out "525 Alpha" Location: Devils Head, Pike National Forest
  • 447.525MHz / - / 203.5Hz In / 146.2Hz Out "525 Bravo" Location: Hess Reservoir, Surrey Ridge

Repeaters are open, but are not "ragchew" machines. Traffic should be limited to ARES or emergency communications related administration, coordination, exercises, training, and incidents. 525 Alpha has wide area coverage from Pueblo County in the south to the Wyoming Border. Coverage due east is limited due to main peak of Devils Head, but there is good coverage of Pike National Forest and back country around North and South Forks of the Platte River.

Contact NØESQ, Section Emergency Coordinator for information.