DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A bill advancing through the Iowa Senate would require fire districts and city councils in the state to consider switching to a soybean-based firefighting ...

A state-funded Ohio program is helping fire departments safely dispose of PFAS-filled firefighting foam linked to cancer ...

A new soy-based firefighting foam offers a potential alternative for firefighters across the country who have long relied on specialized foams to extinguish dangerous fuel fires -- foams that often ...

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 ...

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 ...

Perdue AgriBusiness has announced legal actions vs. companies tied to PFAS-containing firefighting foam previously used at ...

How do you get rid of something that’s known for lasting forever? That’s a question New Hampshire officials have been trying to answer for years, as they looked to dispose of thousands of gallons of ...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The U.S. military has destroyed its last supplies of toxic firefighting foam at installations in Japan, according to the Tokyo-based command. The aqueous firefighting foam ...

Aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF, has been linked to an increased risk of several types of cancer, including kidney cancer, testicular cancer, and pancreatic cancers. Civilian and military ...

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