Dallas Fire-Rescue used specialized foam to battle an early-morning fire at an Oncor electrical substation in South Dallas.

A firefighter sprays a mixture of water and foam during a demonstration of a soy-based firefighting foam on Sept. 10, 2024, in West Fargo, North Dakota. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor) In the search ...

A new soy-based firefighting foam offers a potential alternative for firefighters across the country who have long relied on ...

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 ...

• A new Wisconsin bill would make soybean-based firefighting foam eligible for grants covering up to 50% of firefighting supplies and equipment costs • Traditional firefighting foam contains PFAS ...

CANTON, OH - Midwest Industrial Supply, a leader in Earth-conscious chemical manufacturing, announced its latest innovation — SparkBarrier, a Class A firefighting foam approved by the U.S. Forest ...

Firefighting foams with PFAS are used to contain highly flammable fires like this that can't be extinguished with water. A state program meant to protect firefighters from harmful PFAS in firefighting ...

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 ...

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 ...

A firefighter holds a handful of SoyFoam. The firefighting foam is PFAS free, biodegradable and made with a crop that's abundant in Ohio: soybeans. Outside the Harrison Township Fire Department, in ...

BETHLEHEM TWP. − The soybeans used to make soy milk and tofu can now be used to make firefighting foam that can extinguish a fire threatening your neighborhood. And several fire departments in Stark ...

Firefighters late Saturday and early Sunday battled a large blaze at an electrical substation that sent a massive plume of ...