Interagency Channels

An additional tool available to COTAK agency administrators, called interagency channels, allows them to invite other agencies to join on a common channel for interoperability. This option is in addition to traditional mutual aid channels that are permanently created by the COTAK program team for use by agencies within a county or region.

Interagency channels in COTAK works similarly to the patching of voice radio channels, but differs in that COTAK creates a new interagency channel for the patch using the membership of multiple ‘normal’ channels. To learn more about this feature watch our training video here. For assistance setting up interagency channels contact the COTAK program team at cotak.gov/support