WCN System Overview & Background

Mission-critical Communications Systems are an essential service necessary for normal and emergency Radio Operations that cannot be interrupted under any circumstance. The WCN Trunked Radio System is designed as mission critical and serves all public safety and emergency response agencies in Clackamas, Washington, and portions of Yamhill Counties.

• The population served is over 1 million citizens
• The Land Area covered by the system is over 2700 Square Miles.
• The system incorporates 4 (four) 9-1-1 Call and Emergency Dispatch Centers (PSAPs)
  • Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency (WCCCA)
  • Clackamas County Department of Communications (CCOM)
  • Lake Oswego Communications (LOCOM)
  • Newberg-Dundee 9-1-1 (NEWCOM)
• The system consists of 48 Communications Sites (Radio Sites) located in Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill Counties
  • WCCCA –22 communications Sites
  • C800 Group –24 communications Sites
  • City of Newberg –1 communication Site
  • Site On Wheels (SOW) –1 Site (trailer/mobile)
• The System is interconnected by 55 MPLS Routed Digital Microwave Links configured for optimal resilience and regional interconnectivity.
• The System supports over 27,000 P25 Radios
  • WCN System Radios –over 7,400
  • WCN Adjacent Systems and Partner Agencies –approx. 20,000
• WCN has 14 dedicated Radio, Facilities, and IT Technicians that support the Radio System Infrastructure, Communications Sites, Emergency power systems, Microwave Backhaul, and programming, maintenance and repairs for over 7400 mobile and portable radios.