On March 6, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a new bill aiming to ban “the manufacture, sale or distribution” ...

First training session scheduled May 28-29, 2025, in Dover, Delaware Additional sessions scheduled for October, with more dates to be added ...

Training for a host of different scenarios is a hallmark of firefighting around the globe, and the situation is no different ...

as part of their required fire and rescue certification. Once one blaze was extinguished, they would set it up and do it again. The equipment worn as they sprayed the foam was one-size-fits-all ...

The foam is common in fire departments across Maine ... of deferred maintenance by the airport’s governing authority, an equipment malfunction caused the discharge of a more than 50,000-gallon ...

South Dakota senators unanimously endorsed a bill Monday at the Capitol in Pierre to require protective firefighting equipment purchased ... from firefighting foam to thermal and water-resistant ...

AUGUSTA (WGME) -- The push to remove toxic firefighting foam in Brunswick is continuing at the State House. A legislative ...

Efforts to get harmful “forever chemicals” out of firefighting foam used in Oregon are closer to being realized. The state Senate voted nearly unanimously Tuesday to pass Senate Bill 91 and ...

It’s not immediately clear to what extent the firefighting foam containing PFAS has been used in Georgia. Gov. Brian Kemp limited its use in 2019 to emergency situations, after tests at Georgia ...