Traditional firefighting foam contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, which some research indicates ...

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 ...

A container of a soybean-based firefighting foam is displayed during a demonstration of the product in West Fargo, North Dakota, on Sept. 10, 2024. (Jeff Beach | North Dakota Monitor) In the search ...

SB 1230 sets a July 1, 2028, deadline to ban the possession and use of the toxic firefighting foam containing PFAS in Florida ...

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — South Metro Fire Rescue has a new tool to help keep firefighters and residents safe while fighting fires. They said they are one of the first fire departments in the country to ...

Firefighters across Colorado protect people from devastating fires, but the materials sometimes used to put out the flames could hurt the very communities they're saving. Those materials we're talking ...

The 2005 test of a fire suppression system at Ellsworth Air Force Base installed by Rapid Fire Protection did not release firefighting foam containing chemicals linked to cancer, thyroid disease, ...

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Firefighting foams with PFAS are used to contain highly flammable fires like this that can't be extinguished with water. A state program meant to protect firefighters from harmful PFAS in firefighting ...

Dozens of factory workers were exposed to toxic chemicals within firefighting foam over decades, BBC File on 4 Investigates can reveal. Multi-billion-pound US manufacturer, 3M, failed to tell ...

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