Fire suppression foam was accidentally released from a United Airlines hangar at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas around 5:30 a.m. Thursday.

The Des Plaines Fire Department already is using PFAS-free foam to combat flammable liquid fires. Here, fire engineer Kevin Murphy shows where the equipment for foam operations is stored.

The Nebraska Soybean Board recently participated in the Nebraska State Fire School expo, collaborating with Cross Plains ...

New York, United States , Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Fire Stopping Materials Market Size is to Grow from USD 1.63 Billion in 2022 to USD 5.87 Billion by 2032, at a Compound ...

Congress gave the Department of Defense a Oct. 1, 2024, deadline to stop using AFFF foam when it passed the 2020 defense budget. Some AFFF formulations contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...

Fire departments nationwide are making a crucial shift from PFAS-contaminated foams to safer, fluorine-free alternatives. Concord, for example, transitioned from the harmful foam several years ago ...

The foam solution quickly contained the fire. No injuries were reported at the scene. Crews operated on the scene for approximately three and a half hours before the scene was turned over to AES.

DAYTON — Firefighters had to use PFAS-free foam to contain the underground fire that led to the evacuation of the Reibold Building on Wednesday. News Center 7 previously reported that just ...