The California Highway Patrol (CHP) utilizes over 500 facilities of varying types statewide, which include 8 field division offices, 103 area commands, 8 air operations facilities, 34 resident posts, 54 vehicle inspection/scale facilities, 26 dispatch/communications centers, 278 telecommunication sites, a training academy and various administrative facilities. These facilities comprise approximately 1.4 million gross square feet of state-owned properties and 400,000 gross square feet of leased property and support the Department's mission to provide the highest level of safety, service, and security to the people of California.