Ethanol isn’t your granddaddy’s automotive fuel. In a training video shown as part of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s Ethanol for First Responders program, a frustrated engine company ...

South Central College’s campus in North Mankato is one of more than a dozen sites that have been targeted for testing to determine if firefighting foams have contaminated soil or drinking water. The ...

Well before Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill on July 20 banning the immediate use of firefighter foam containing “forever chemicals,” in training, many local fire departments had long-eschewed using the ...

One of the most promising technological advances to occur within the fire service over the last 25 years was the technology associated with Class A foam and compressed air foam systems (CAFS). This ...

A state lawmaker has proposed legislation that would require Ohio fire departments to stop training with foam believed to cause health problems. The foam would still be used for extinguishing fires ...

U.S. Air Force and New Jersey state fire protection specialists from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing battle a simulated aircraft fire with Aqueous Film Forming Foam at Military ...

It’s been my experience that most firefighters do not have a solid understanding of how and why Class A foam works or how it can benefit their fireground operations and safety. This understanding is ...

MAYVILLE — It appears fire training foam used near the former Mayville school in the last decade may have infected the village water supply. William T. Boria attended the Mayville Village Board ...

Firefighters would receive more training for appropriate use and safe handling of firefighting foam containing PFAS under legislation passed in the Michigan House Thursday. The three-bill package, ...

At least a dozen contamination sites across Michigan share a common cause and chemical: The use of fire-fighting foam containing PFAS. But the foam is not just an historic problem. The fire ...