The Wyoming Highway Patrol operates a centralized communications center based in Cheyenne. In this center, WHP dispatchers make a difference every day to communicate and coordinate the efforts of WHP troopers statewide as well as many other agencies and emergency responders. WHP dispatchers are highly skilled and proficient in the operation of a statewide multi-tower computerized two-way radio network and a multi-faceted, computer-aided dispatch system. WHP dispatchers use these and a variety of other resources to:

• Provide a communications link between the public & emergency services

• Ensure officers receive necessary assistance and backup with an emphasis on officer safety

• Process trooper-initiated traffic stops and any other situations requiring trooper response

• Direct emergency response to motor vehicle crashes and other emergencies

• Send medical assistance to the injured

• Direct aid to disabled motorists

• Document officer activities and event details

• Provide officers with information from computerized law enforcement files

• Furnish information to other law enforcement, the public, and numerous other agencies

In addition to WHP Troopers, the Wyoming Highway Patrol Communications Center is responsible for providing dispatch services to other agencies via a radio system called the State Agency Law Enforcement Communications System or SALECS. SALECS enables dispatchers to communicate with and dispatch calls to:

• Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation

• Wyoming Game and Fish Department

• Wyoming Outfitter Board

• Wyoming Livestock Agents

• U.S. Bureau of Land Management Law Enforcement

• U.S. Forest Service Rangers

• State Brand Inspectors

• State Park Rangers