The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) However ... cutting the fire off from the oxygen it needs to continue to burn, which smothers the fire. Yes. Unfortunately, toxic PFAS-based firefighting ...
The foam is common in fire departments across Maine. The Portland Fire Department is in the midst ... and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in the spill’s aftermath, spreading attention ...
In the meantime, the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has asked the state for $22 million to remove and replace its firefighting foam and its fire suppression systems. With fewer state ...
BRUNSWICK (WGME) -- Toxic, potentially cancer-causing firefighting foam, like what spilled in Brunswick last year, is still being used in some places in Maine. "It speaks to how pervasive PFAS is ...