As the world phases out use of PFAS-based foams in firefighting for the safer but less effective fluorine-free foams (F3), a ...
The biogel developed at UMaine is not the only fire suppressant more effective than water. Fluorinated firefighting foam became widely used after it was invented in the 1960s. It works quickly but ...
The nature of the suppressant product depends on the exact type of fire and the specific application of the product, as Perimeter Solutions has a variety of different foam compounds, each with ...
Four Blue Origin engineers, and United States Army veterans, have teamed up to develop what could be the next generation of ...
As the world phases out the use of PFAS-based foams in firefighting for the safer but less effective fluorine-free foams (F3) ...
The phosphate in the fire suppressant alters the decomposition process of cellulose in plants, making that plant non-flammable when it becomes coated in the powder. When dumped directly on to ...
A new Alaska state law bans using the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) based firefighting foams. The law, adopted in July 2024, establishes a foam disposal reimbursement program and ...