FLINT TWP. -- A white frothy substance that works like dish detergent and looks like shaving cream will soon be seen shooting out of fire hoses in Flint Township. Fire trucks on order since September ...

Since 1877, when foam was first introduced as a fire suppression agent, it has been part of the firefighters’ arsenal. Over 100 years later, in the 1980s, foam was popularized as an effective wildland ...

When resources are stretched thin, as they are in many rural areas, compressed air foam systems (CAFS) help firefighters accomplish more in the first few critical minutes of a fire incident. As such, ...

Intelagard, National Foam, and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) have teamed up to support the volunteer fire service. Through a special giveaway program, nine volunteer fire departments will ...

Fire departments have used solutions of water and foam for decades to help snuff out the trickiest and most dangerous infernos, from wind-whipped wildfires to chemically laced industrial blazes. But a ...

Compressed air foam systems (CAFS) are making their way into more and more departments across the United States; one manufacturer estimates that up to 4 percent of new apparatus are coming ...

Outbreaks of avian influenza (AI) and other highly contagious poultry diseases continue to be a concern for those involved in the poultry industry. In the situation of an outbreak, emergency ...

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