Oregon firefighters receive aviation wildfire training
OREGON, USA — Oregon is on track to see some of the warmest weather seen since last summer, and that means fire danger is going to be extremely high as well. Fire crews from around the Portland metro area spent the day on Tuesday getting trained…
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There are only 2 Fire Bosses -- a single engine scooper -- in Oregon
HENRY HAGG LAKE, Ore. (KOIN) — As another wildfire season ramps up in Oregon, firefighters continue to practice their responses from the ground and from the air. On Tuesday, 60 Oregon firefighters trained on how to coordinate a water drop from the air to…
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Firefighters train with 'fire boss' pilots ahead of fire season
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — As wildfire season amps up, the Oregon Department of Forestry is making sure all of its resources are fire-ready. On Tuesday, ODF held a firefighter training with pilots of its water-scooping aircrafts. Also known as fire bosses, the planes scoop water…
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Oregon Dept. of Forestry holds annual Burn Boss training for fire season preps
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…
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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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