A new soybean-based firefighting foam is hitting the market to compete with traditional foams that use harmful “forever chemicals.” Traditional firefighting foams contain per- and polyfluouroalkyl ...
Firefighters sometimes use a special type of foam to put out fires caused by flammable liquids, like gases or solvents. But ...
The Boone County (Missouri) Fire Protection District was the first in the state to adopt PFAS-free SoyFoam TF 1122, a groundbreaking, PFAS-free firefighting foam. This innovative, soy-based foam ...
(WLUK) -- Some departments are starting to fight fires with soybean-based foam as an alternative to chemical-based products. It's also helping Wisconsin farmers. “It's a new concept for firefighting ...
Pasco Fire removed 140 gallons of PFAS-containing AFFF foam from the city. The Washington Department of Ecology runs statewide collection and 90 stations signed up. Pasco replaced the toxic foam with ...
A new soy-based firefighting foam offers a potential alternative for firefighters across the country who have long relied on ...
Crews moved and packed heavy 5-gallon pails of toxic liquid foam Friday from a garage at Pasco Fire Department Station 82 near the Tri-Cities Airport. It was the first step to get rid of firefighting ...
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — Patrick Butler retired from the Kalamazoo Township Fire Department in 2009 after almost 35 years of fighting fires. “I figured, I’m home free,” he said. His next fight was with ...
File - Firefighters spray fire suppressant foam to douse flames on a tanker truck in a simulated oil-spill fire during a drill on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) This ...