Local family business presents ‘Torched Flag’ to Fire Station 574 (VIDEO)

A local father and son business has been making a splash in local public safety departments.

Torched Flag owners Brian Hussey and his son Carl create handcrafted, personalized American flags using a programmable automatic wood carver to shape the flag and applying a rustic blow-torched finish. Recently, the Husseys made a stop at Maricopa Fire Station 574 to donate a custom piece to the facility.

Originally from Gilbert, Brian and his wife decided to make the move to Maricopa to be closer to Carl and family. As an entrepreneur, Brian saw an opportunity to corner the market with an art form new to the Maricopa community.

“I’ve been in manufacturing for about 42 years, so I am kind of a handy person,” Brian said. “Carl and I wanted to do something together and make things together so we tried a couple of flags out and it just hit.”

While business is booming through online orders, Brian is still finding time to donate more pieces to public safety departments and entities, including Casa Grande Fire, Maricopa Police, U.S. Armed Forces and Border Patrol. Their farthest trek so far will take place in a few weeks when they make the trip up to Anthem, Arizona, to present a torched flag to friends at the Daisy Mountain Fire Department.

Station 574’s Fire Captain Osheah Davis spotted Hussey’s work at the annual Salsa Festival this year and knew he wanted a set.

“We saw the flag display and everything else and the first thought was, hey I want to do that for my brothers,” Davis said. “One just retired from the Marine Corps and unfortunately one died in 2008 from anthrax poisoning in Afghanistan.” After exchanging contact information, Brian soon began working on a custom flag for Station 574. The Husseys presented the finished work on Wednesday.

Hanging up the piece on a station wall just minutes after the presentation, Davis said he believes every station in Maricopa should have one.

“As the union president, we want to support the small companies here in Maricopa and help them get bigger and get more recognition, so this was a no-brainer for us,” he said.

 

 

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