During 21 years working as a municipal firefighter, “I had hyper-exposure” to foam, recalled Jim Graves, director of training at the Maine Fire Service Institute. Graves entered the fire service at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Firefighting foam with PFAS was routinely used by many Maine fire departments prior to 2022, yet little work has occurred to ...

Pasco Fire removed 140 gallons of PFAS-containing AFFF foam from the city. The Washington Department of Ecology runs statewide collection and 90 stations signed up. Pasco replaced the toxic foam with ...

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You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. In recent days, our community has faced a significant environmental ...

Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (or AFFF) has long been used by fire departments, airports and the military to combat flammable liquid fires. It is linked with the increased PFAS contamination in ...

The head of the company hired to eliminate the risks and liability associated with these substances said the state is “setting the standard for responsible environmental stewardship.” CONCORD, N.H. — ...

For years, Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) has been the gold standard for suppressing and extinguishing petroleum-based fires. But its effectiveness has come with a cost: the presence of PFAS, ...