Fire Foam News & Articles

• EPA unveils strategy to regulate toxic 'forever chemicals' in firefighting foams, other products

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  The Biden administration is launching a broad strategy to regulate PFAS, toxic industrial compounds associated with serious health conditions

• FAA urges airports to use firefighting foam with 'forever chemicals' only in emergencies

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  The agency wants to cutback on the foam in an effort to limit how much of the chemicals go into the environment

• How safe is firefighting foam?

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  With recent attention focused on firefighting foam contaminating groundwater, here's a closer look at the foam, the risks and the preventions

• Video: Boston FFs battle flames after manhole explosions

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  Witnesses said the blasts sent manhole covers flying 30 feet into the air

• Tests confirm PFOA, PFOS in NY city stream from firefighting foam

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  One sample taken detected PFOS and PFOA levels at 1,190 parts per trillion, well above the federal EPA health advisory limit of 70 ppt

• Quick work, foam prevent explosion when plane hits house

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  A plane crash into a residence required a combination of firefighting, hazmat and rescue to remove occupants from the home

• Fire pumper solutions for today’s firefighting challenges

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  Fire foam, advances in fire pump systems combat lightweight construction fire speed and contaminate hazards

• New firefighting foam worth a closer look

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  Fast-hardening firefighting foam may offer better firefighting properties and less environmental impact

• Money OK'd to address fire foam chemicals in NC river

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  Officials said the river supplies drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people

• Error causes hangar to be covered in fire-suppression foam

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  Firefighters walked into a wall of foam higher than their heads; the incident briefly trapped four people inside

• Officials: Water safe to drink after fire foam contamination

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  The city has flushed millions of gallons of water through the city's pipes and water system hoping to remove the compounds

• National Guard to test residential wells for firefighting foam

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  About 100 homes with private wells are at risk of contamination

• Firefighting foam chemicals found in NASA site wells

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  NASA is supplementing the town's supply of water while more testing is ongoing

• Navy: Water free of possible firefighting foam contaminants

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  Officials said they expect the final validated results in a couple of weeks

• Leaking fire retardant creates foam sea outside Calif. airport

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  The foam, which discharged accidentally, spilled onto the streets and surrounded two tanker trucks

• Air Force working to ID source of contamination in fire foam

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  Perfluorinated compounds have been linked to prostate, kidney and testicular cancer

• Air Force accountability demanded on 'toxic chemical' in firefighting foam

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  An investigation found that the Air Force ran a series of tests dating back to the 1970s that found the firefighting foam harmed laboratory animals

• Quiz: Foam and flammable liquids

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  How did you do? Make sure to share your results and challenge your colleagues

• US Air Force to change fire foam due to water contamination

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  The current foam contains PFOS and PFOA, which are chemicals that have been linked to cancer and other illnesses

• EPA: Firefighting chemicals render water on Air Force base undrinkable

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  Infants and women who are pregnant or are nursing should not drink the water; is safe for other adults

• Firefighting foam contamination spurs states to monitor water quality

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  Only five states are tracking the chemicals used in the foam and spilled from other sources through ongoing water monitoring

• Firefighting foam may have contaminated groundwater

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  The military is investigating whether chemicals from its firefighting foam contaminated groundwater at hundreds of sites across the nation

• 5 reasons to fight fire with foam

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  In addition to making water go further, CAFS may reduce firefighters' exposure to cancer-causing chemicals

• Russian scientists create new firefighting foam

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  The ceramic foam can handle temperatures of more than 1,832 degrees Fahrenheit and is fully biodegradable

• NY county to use foam machine to extinguish oil fires

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  If rail cars carrying flammable material crash, "blanket" will douse the blaze

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