The manufacturers of AFFF (aka firefighting foam) have used dangerous chemicals (known as PFAS) to make the foam since the 1960s. If you or a loved one used firefighting foam on the job and was ...
For decades, the manufacturers of firefighting foam (or AFFF) used dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in their foam that may cause cancer. Many firefighters across the country who have developed cancer ...
(Jan. 31, 2025) Nantucket Memorial Airport is transitioning away from the use of firefighting foam containing polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, the so-called "forever chemicals," airport manager ...
As the world phases out use of PFAS-based foams in firefighting for the safer but less effective fluorine-free foams (F3), a new Charles Darwin University (CDU) project is aiming to increase the ...
The spill of firefighting foam containing PFAS at the former Brunswick Naval Air station last summer is prompting a closer look at PFAS concentrate storage in Maine. The spill of firefighting foam ...
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 ...