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    Firefighting foam is a foam used for fire suppression. Its role is to cool the fire and to coat the fuel, preventing its contact with oxygen, thus achieving...
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    using firefighting foam to accomplish foam depopulation. Additionally, some researchers have raised environmental concerns about water-based foam's resource...
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  • packaging, heat-resistant non-stick cooking surfaces such as Teflon, firefighting foam, and the insulation of electrical wire. PFAS are also used by the...
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  • against using pre-foaming except in certain circumstances. In particular, the FAA was concerned that pre-foaming would deplete firefighting foam supplies in...
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    Airport crash tender (category Aircraft rescue and firefighting)
    and fire fighting foam, are fitted with powerful high-capacity pumps and water/foam cannons, and are capable of delivering firefighting media over long...
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    highly trained damage control and firefighting teams. The damage control team specializing in on-deck firefighting for Forrestal was Damage Control Team...
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    structural firefighting and wildland firefighting. Specialized training includes aircraft firefighting, shipboard firefighting, aerial firefighting, maritime...
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    and built specifically for firefighting. The Croatian Air Force uses six CL-415s as well as six AT 802s for firefighting purposes. Medium-sized modified...
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    Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) is a type of firefighting that involves the emergency response, mitigation, evacuation, and rescue of passengers...
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    portal Containerized firefighting equipment Electric fire engine Fire appliances in the United Kingdom Glossary of firefighting terms Jan van der Heyden...
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  • aircraft and deliver large amounts of water and foam inside the aircraft. This makes airport firefighting safer as firefighters do not need to set foot...
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  • manufacturer of firefighting foam, pioneer in environmentally friendly foams, launched in 2002 the first multipurpose fluorine-free foam (ECOPOL) into the...
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  • the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation before all firefighting services were transferred to the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Officers...
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    use filters to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from its firefighting foam, which had sickened firefighters and workers. The airport site was...
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    (such as a firefighting rescue in a building). However, OSHA/EPA protective level A suits/ensembles are not typically used in firefighting rescue, especially...
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    typical fire train will include several tank cars filled with water or firefighting foam, along with water cannons which can spray anywhere from 30 to 150...
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    in Milestone $17.5 Million Class Settlement in Principle Against Firefighting Foam Maker | News | Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP". www.taftlaw.com....
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  • would toughen a 2019 law that banned the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam, expanding it to cover all uses not required by federal law. Pharmaceutical...
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    detectors; technologically advanced firefighting equipment, which includes better communications and the reach of firefighting ladder trucks; and more importantly...
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    pre-foaming runways, chiefly due to concerns that it would deplete firefighting foam supplies which might later be needed to respond to a fire; it is also...
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    polymers Fire safety Fire sprinkler system Fire suppression system Firefighting foam Flame arrester Flame retardant Flashback arrestor Fusible link Gaseous...
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    several large chemical companies, accusing them of selling toxic firefighting foam for decades while knowing the health risks they posed to the public...
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    October 2019, a Dutch Air Force F-35A was accidentally doused by firefighting foam instead of water while being welcomed as the first Dutch F-35. The...
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  • wye. Glossary of firefighting terms List of basic firefighting topics Women in firefighting IFSTA, 2008 p. 1327. "NAFECO Firefighting, Law Enforcement...
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    A compressed air foam system is used in firefighting to deliver fire retardant foam for the purpose of extinguishing a fire or protecting unburned areas...
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    service application of artificial resuscitation techniques, SCBA, and firefighting foam. Rescue 1 is staffed with one captain, three lieutenants, and typically...
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    polyurethane foam used to fill furniture be able to withstand a small open flame, equivalent to a candle, for at least 12 seconds. In polyurethane foam, furniture...
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    specially designed aerial firefighting aircraft, fire engines, tools, firefighting foams, fire retardants, and using various firefighting techniques, wildfire-trained...
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    New York, Georgia, Minnesota, Arizona, Massachusetts, and Illinois. Firefighting foam was singled out as a major contributor. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...
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    unable to move and barely conscious. Firefighters doused Cameron in firefighting foam through the right window, shocking him back to awareness. Cameron...
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