Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Firefighting foam, used at airports and military bases, has been identified as a source of toxic PFAS chemicals. (Photo courtesy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An internal incident report from the St. John's Regional Fire Department says three apparatus had its firefighting foam systems ...

The program helps fire departments comply with state legislation that bans the use and storage of these foams.

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - A new soy-based firefighting foam is now accessible to Kentucky’s rural fire departments through a grant program that supporters say could be safer for firefighters and the ...

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 foam in an effort to reduce exposure to ...

Members of the St. John's Regional Fire Department responded to at least two significant fires in the last year without having immediate access to firefighting foam, according to incident reports ...