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Air Force firefighters are transitioning to a new PFAS-free foam to combat fuel fires, eliminating what had been a key source of chemical contamination in water systems near military installations.

(WLUK) -- Some departments are starting to fight fires with soybean-based foam as an alternative to chemical-based products. It's also helping Wisconsin farmers. “It's a new concept for firefighting ...

Firefighters from Hill and Mountain Home Air Force bases joined for a training exercise in which they tested equipment configured for new fluorine-free firefighting foam. Mountain Home's JP-8 ...

The Pentagon is expected to request an extension to an Oct. 1 deadline set by Congress to stop using firefighting foam that contains hazardous "forever chemicals" at more than 1,500 facilities and in ...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Japanese officials visited a training facility at this airlift hub in western Tokyo where firefighting foam likely overflowed into stormwater drains last summer. The Aug. 30 ...

Testing has found firefighting foam usage from several years ago did not contaminate the city of North Mankato’s drinking water. Public Works Director Rich Peterson said the results were what he ...

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Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for over 30 years. He is well aware of the dangers of the job — including one that may be hiding in the supplies he and his ...