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.

The FAA ended 2024 by issuing a National Part 139 CertAlert (No. 24-11) concerning Output Based Testing After Completion of Fluorine Free Foam (F3) Transition. The Alert specifies the types of testing ...

A new firefighting foam derived from soybeans could provide a new market for U.S. soybean meal and replace some of the substances that have contaminated underground water supplies with “forever ...

The Pentagon is expected to request an extension to an Oct. 1 deadline set by Congress to stop using firefighting foam that contains hazardous "forever chemicals" at more than 1,500 facilities and in ...

In 2021, Connecticut passed a law banning fluorinated firefighting foams, known as aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), that contains large quantities of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for ...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The U.S. military has destroyed its last supplies of toxic firefighting foam at installations in Japan, according to the Tokyo-based command. The aqueous firefighting foam ...

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 ...

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