Coastal Air Strike Crews Ready in Minnesota
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…
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Texas A&M Forest Service Prepares for Wildfire Season in Central Texas
As temperatures increase, Coastal Air Strike stands ready to respond to the wildfire threat in Texas.
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Spotlight on FireBoss Aircraft
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.
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Coastal Fireboss Team assists on the Tunnel 5 Fire
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.
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Minnesota Sends Firefighting Help
‘Canada’s worst wildfire season of the 21st century’ - KSTP reports on Canada's firefighting effort and partnership with Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources that sent two of Coastal Air Strike's Fireboss aircraft to Ontario.
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Osage Nation Congress commends Wildland Fire Management
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.
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New Jersey Wildfires
Coastal Air Strike Pilot, Dan Phillips, talks with NBC's Ted Greenberg about New Jersey's 2023 wildfires.
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Aerial Team Helps Extinguish New Jersey 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
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Fletcher Flying Service Rebrands to Coastal Air Strike
After a year of new ownership, under owner Michael Hutchins, Labelle, Florida-based Fletcher Flying Service has rebranded their operation under the new name Coastal Air Strike. “We decided to change our name and logo to better reflect our true Coast-to-Coast operations.
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Feature: Coastal Air Strike The New Kid in Town
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.
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