FILE - This undated file photo provided in 2005 by Naval Air Station Brunswick shows the now-closed military air base in Brunswick, Maine. (Naval Air Station Brunswick via AP, File) BRUNSWICK, Maine ...

Air Force firefighters are transitioning to a new PFAS-free foam to combat fuel fires, eliminating what had been a key source of chemical contamination in water systems near military installations.

Jul. 16—GRANVILLE — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is continuing to investigate a spill of firefighting foam from the Saint-Gobain facility in Granville. A power outage ...

Firefighters sometimes use a special type of foam to put out fires caused by flammable liquids, like gases or solvents. But ...

Aug. 18—It sounds simple: remove harmful chemicals from firefighting foam to both keep public water supplies pure and protect the health of firefighters. But finding an effective substitute, figuring ...

Soybeans could soon have a promising new market as a safer firefighting solution, replacing traditional foam that relies on ...

A new soy-based firefighting foam offers a potential alternative for firefighters across the country who have long relied on ...

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(TNS) — New Hampshire hopes to collect 10,000 gallons of firefighting foam containing hazardous "forever chemicals" or PFAS and ship them to Ohio to be annihilated. Yes, annihilated. The state's ...

Toxic AFFF firefighting foam endangers Ohio’s firefighters and citizens, but “safe” alternatives are not always safer Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) is a class-B type of firefighting foam used by ...

The San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport Fire Station demonstrated what was a new technology Jan. 8, 1988: a $200,000 foam spraying fire truck. At the time it was called the Department of ...