Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for over 30 years. He is well aware of the dangers of ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...

For the second time in two years, the Alaska Legislature passed a bill requiring a phase-out of firefighting foams with contaminants called “forever chemicals.” The chemicals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

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 ...

Although apparatus makers and suppliers of components for rigs typically are tight-lipped until the last minute, Jeffrey ...