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PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - It’s only the first week of July, and fire season is already well underway in the Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) held its annual fire boss training on Tuesday with local employees and firefighters to make sure…

With recent elevated wildfire risk in Minnesota, aerial firefighting crews from Coastal Air Strike have been stationed at the Brainerd Air Tanker base. Coastal Air Strike Pilots Aaron Vince and Colby Smith discuss their Single Engine Scooper (SES) aircraft's capabilities to protect Minnesota during…

As temperatures increase, Coastal Air Strike stands ready to respond to the wildfire threat in Texas.

Columbia Gorge News interviews Coastal Air Strike Pilots, Aaron Vince and Colby Smith, to better understand the FireBoss's capabilities and how it's helping curb Oregon's wildfires. Click HERE to read the full article.

The Tunnel 5 fire is prompting evacuations on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge.  Coastal Air Strike's two Firebosses, on contract with the Oregon Department of Forestry, assists firefighting efforts.

Chief Pilot Aaron Vince was in attendance when the Eighth Osage Nation Congress commended the Nation’s Wildland Fire Management Department during the 2023 Hun-Kah Session for the crew’s hard and sometimes dangerous work efforts to protect the Nation, its people and its structures.

Coastal Air Strike Pilot, Dan Phillips, talks with NBC's Ted Greenberg about New Jersey's 2023 wildfires.

ABC7 New York talks with Coastal Air Strike Pilot, Dan Phillips, regarding the team effort towards aerial firefighting in New Jersey. Watch the full video

Michael Hutchins began his aviation career in the vast and complex world of aerial application, initially loading aircraft and eventually, through hard work and determination, working his way to flying for the company that he now owns, Custom Air.