New Mexico solidifies classification of PFAS-containing firefighting foam as hazardous waste

A type of firefighting foam still kept on hand at some airports and known to contain high levels of PFAS — or “forever chemicals” — has become the target of a mandated cleanup effort in New Mexico, ...
Yahoo

Pentagon to phase out firefighting foam with ‘forever chemicals’

Editor’s note: This article was first published in the Colorado Newsline. Battered by years of criticism from U.S. lawmakers and environmental advocates, the Department of Defense will stop purchasing ...
Firehouse

The First UL Listed Type II & Type III AR-SFFF 1%-3% Foam Concentrate

Angier, North Carolina – October 24, 2024 – National Foam proudly announces the launch of Universal® F3 Green 1%-3% AR-SFFF (Alcohol-Resistant Synthetic Fluorine-Free Foam) Concentrate, a breakthrough ...
KHQ

Spokane Valley Fire Department replaces firefighting foam with PFAS-free foam

From Spokane Valley Fire Department: SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - The Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) has replaced a previously used firefighting foam with a new safer foam in an effort to improve ...
9NEWS

South Metro Fire Rescue starts using new foam to fight fires

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — South Metro Fire Rescue has a new tool to help keep firefighters and residents safe while fighting fires. They said they are one of the first fire departments in the country to ...
WABI-TV

Maine workers make progress in cleanup of spilled firefighting foam at former Navy base

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) - Firefighting foam in a hangar at Brunswick Executive Airport has been been removed, and mitigation is underway on four retention ponds following Maine’s biggest accidental ...
Albuquerque Journal

New Mexico solidifies classification of PFAS-containing firefighting foam as a hazardous waste

New Mexico is first in the nation to classify PFAS firefighting foam as hazardous waste, stepping up cleanup at bases and ...