Announcing the Launch of COTAK.gov

The Colorado Team Awareness Kit (COTAK) has launched at cotak.gov and is in beta for testing and use by first responders. COTAK is freely available to all public safety agencies in Colorado, and provides up-to-the-second location services to first responders using the Team Awareness Kit or TAK apps. The United States Department of Defense originally developed TAK […]

Colorado Releases Life-Saving Technology Free to All Public Safety Agencies

RIFLE, COLO. — (October 1, 2024) — The Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting (CoE), a section of Colorado’s Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC), announces the launch of its new real-time location-based service, the Colorado Team Awareness Kit (COTAK™). COTAK™ offers Colorado public safety agencies a free of charge solution that […]

State Public Safety Tech Center, US Forest Service Partner to Fight Fire with Technology Advancements

Rifle, CO, October 6, 2022-The Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting (CoE), the research and development organization within the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, has entered into a 5-year, $1.6 million agreement with the USDA Forest Service to develop innovative technologies for wildland fire management. “Wildland fire management is increasingly relying […]