Aerial Fire News

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.

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.