ASHVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – The Harrison Township Fire Department in Pickaway County hosted a demonstration highlighting a non-traditional firefighting foam. The traditional foam used by many fire ...

SB 1230 sets a July 1, 2028, deadline to ban the possession and use of the toxic firefighting foam containing PFAS in Florida ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new program was announced today that will help rid fire departments across the state of Ohio of the toxic firefighting foam. According to a press statement from Gov. Mike DeWine, ...

File - Firefighters spray fire suppressant foam to douse flames on a tanker truck in a simulated oil-spill fire during a drill on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) This ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – For decades, fire departments across Illinois used a firefighting foam, known as Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), which turned out to be toxic and linked to cancer. The use of ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Soybeans could soon have a promising new market as a safer firefighting solution, replacing traditional foam that relies on toxic chemicals that don’t break down. PFAS from ...

Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for over 30 years. He is well aware of the dangers of the job — including one that may be hiding in the supplies he and his ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State Fire Marshal Kevin Sehlmeyer is checking with departments around Michigan about their use of toxic firefighting foam that may be contaminating groundwater. Sehlmeyer is ...

• A new Wisconsin bill would make soybean-based firefighting foam eligible for grants covering up to 50% of firefighting supplies and equipment costs • Traditional firefighting foam contains PFAS ...

Crews moved and packed heavy 5-gallon pails of toxic liquid foam Friday from a garage at Pasco Fire Department Station 82 near the Tri-Cities Airport. It was the first step to get rid of firefighting ...

Dozens of factory workers were exposed to toxic chemicals within firefighting foam over decades, BBC File on 4 Investigates can reveal. Multi-billion-pound US manufacturer, 3M, failed to tell ...

Firefighters spray fire suppressant foam to douse flames on a tanker truck in a simulated oil-spill fire during a drill on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. For about 20 years, Julie Cassidy ...