Numerous states have either enacted or proposed regulations regarding per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) present in ...

McNeal goes indepth on this versatile, tactical application used in both strucural and wildland firefighting and how it compares to water in fighting fire. Todd McNeal has 28 years in the fire service ...

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 ...

Technology is underway by a scientific nonprofit agency aims to make firefighting foam (AFFF) safe. For decades, firefighters have been exposed to levels of carcinogens at rates a thousand times ...

DEER PARK, Texas (KTRK) -- ITC's response to the fire at its Deer Park tank farm is centered around as much firefighting foam as the company can find. One supplier told ABC13 Thursday afternoon every ...

A first-of-its-kind $350 million grant program will help airports dispose of PFAS used in firefighting foam and replace them with safer solutions for firefighters. NewsChannel 13 has covered stories ...

Tens of thousands of gallons of hazardous firefighting foam containing PFAS now set to be picked up from nearly 150 Connecticut fire departments. “We do know a fairly close number of about 40,000 ...

It was the first step to get rid of firefighting foam containing toxic forever chemicals. The Pasco Fire Department is the first to partner with the Washington Department of Ecology to participate in ...

Firefighters across Colorado protect people from devastating fires, but the materials sometimes used to put out the flames could hurt the very communities they're saving. Those materials we're talking ...

MADISON (WKBT) — The Wisconsin DNR began a program Monday to collect and dispose of firefighting foam waste containing hazardous “forever chemicals”. The program — allocated $1 million dollars from ...

PFAS are used in hundreds of products where resisting heat or repelling water is especially important. That has made them ubiquitous in household items like nonstick pans as well as larger, more ...