The Sheriff's Department Dispatch monitors Channel 123.1 on the aircraft radio band. The Wise Eyes in the Sky program enlists area pilots and airfields to assist in the Crime Watch effort.
Members are available to assist in areas such as missing children or manhunts if necessary.
Members with e-mail accounts receive Special Alert Bulletins from the Sheriff's Department. The purpose of the Wise Eyes in the Sky program is to extend Wise County s neighborhood and industry Wise Eyes crime watch program to the area pilots, and to establish a working relationship with the pilots so that they will be informed and aware of area problems. The goal of Wise Eyes in the Sky is to solicit pilot s help to improve the quality of life in Wise County by becoming an active partner in the fight against crime and other public safety issues. To increase the awareness of pilots in the area of public safety as it relates to suspicious criminal activity, fires, accidents, disasters, law enforcement pursuits or other emergencies the pilot or aircraft passengers may observe. To put in place a method of communication between the Sheriff s Department and pilots so that timely information can be exchanged.