Maine lawmakers push to remove toxic firefighting foam from Brunswick Landing
The push to remove toxic firefighting foam in Brunswick is continuing at the State House. A legislative committee held a work ...
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Hill Air Force Base firefighters train at Idaho’s Mountain Home AFB
Training for a host of different scenarios is a hallmark of firefighting around the globe, and the situation is no different ...
Lawsuit targets toxic 'forever chemicals' in fire gear
Firefighters across the United States are taking legal action for justice as they continue to face toxic exposure to per and ...
MRRA plans to turn off aging fire suppression system at Brunswick Executive Airport
The new executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, Dan Stevenson, says it plans to turn the aging ...
Fort Worth, Texas, sues 3M, Dupont, DOD over PFAS contamination
The city said the chemical manufacturers sold and distributed PFAS-containing firefighting foam to the U.S. Navy and Air ...
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New bill proposes to extinguish PFAS chemicals in firefighter protective gear by 2027
On March 6, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a new bill aiming to ban “the manufacture, sale or distribution” ...
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Firefighters see effectiveness of soybean based foam
Firefighters say a soybean-based foam is keeping them safe while also helping the environment. ” There is no poly-fluoroalkyl ...