Big Horn County Wyoming Sheriff's Office

09/04/2026

Red Flag Warning continues for today, 9/4/2026. No open or controlled burning from 9AM to 10PM.

Stay Safe BHC!

***9/4/2026 RED FLAG WARNING: NO OPEN OR CONTROLLED BURNING FROM 9AM TO 10PM***

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for elevated temperatures, low relative humidty and gusty winds.

09/03/2026

The Big Horn County Fire Warden has issued burn restrictions as a Red Flag Warning has been issued. Please no open or controlled burning in the county today 9/3/2026.

***9/3/2026 RED FLAG WARNING: NO OPEN OR CONTROLLED BURNING FROM 8AM TO 10PM***

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for elevated temperatures and low relative humidity.

You guessed it, conditions are still extremely dry. Please recreate responsibly and safely!

09/02/2026

The Big Horn County Sheriffs Office, in direct conjunction with Big Horn County Emergency Management and the Wyoming Department of Homeland Security have implemented RAVE/Smart 911 Mass Emergency Notification Software.

To sign up, please follow this link to our Website https://www.bighorncountywy.gov/departments/sheriff , scroll down briefly and look for the steps to create your Smart911 account to receive mobile emergency alert notifications for Big Horn County, Wyoming.

08/31/2026

***JOB ANNOUNCEMENT***

Please call 307-568-2324 or email [email protected] if you or anyone you know are interested and have questions!

08/31/2026

The Big Horn County Sheriff's Office is attempting to identify this subject. If you know who he may be, please contact Deputy Justin Powell, or Sergeant Jeff Angell at 307-568-2324.

Please note, the black and white photo is an actual surveillance image. The color photo has been ran through a program to help better identify the subject.

This image was captured in the Town of Byron area, however, keep in mind this subject could be from anywhere in Big Horn County, or a neighboring county.

08/23/2026

***PHONE SERVICES RESTORED 8/22/2026 10:00PM***

All administrative lines and 911 lines have been successfully restored.

The issue was found to be a damaged fiber line in between Cody and Powell. Lumen technicians diagnosed and re-spliced the fiber.

All services restored. Thank you all for your patience.

Please utilize 911 for any emergency and the Sheriffs Office Phone Number 307-568-2324 for any non-emergency law enforcement requests.

08/22/2026

***Update 8/22/2026 10:30am***

Our phone lines, both administrative and 911 are still impacted and down.

Its important to note that our voice 911 calls are forwarded to Washakie County Sheriffs Office. We couldnt be more thankful for the Washakie County Dispatchers!

We ARE still able to receive Text to 911.

Lumen, a provider of telecommunications to the Big Horn Basin, is experiencing faults in a fiber line. They have had crews testing and diagnosing and testing all night and are still trying to pinpoint the affected strands.

If you need emergency services please dial 911. If you need non-emergency services, please dial 307-272-4826

08/22/2026

***UPDATE 8/21/2026, 6:00PM***

BHCSO phone lines are still down. All 911 and asministrative phone lines are still not currently working.

We have been told from our phone provider TCT West, that there provider, LUMEN has identified a fault within the transmission path.

We were provided no current estimated time of restoration.

Our 911 phone lines are currently being answered by the Washakie County Sheriffs Office Communications Center. Please dial 911 for any emergency and dispatchers will route the call to the appropriate agency.

For non emergency needs please call 307-272-4826.

We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.

08/21/2026

The Big Horn County Sheriffs Office phone lines, administrative and 911 services are currently down for unknown reasons.

911 services will be forwarded to the Washakie County Sheriffs Office.

Our dispatch center can be reached via cell phone at 307-272-4826 until services are restored for any emergent or non emergent needs.

We are working with our providers to determine the issue and get it resolved as soon as possible.

07/31/2026

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