Since 1877, when foam was first introduced as a fire suppression agent, it has been part of the firefighters’ arsenal. Over 100 years later, in the 1980s, foam was popularized as an effective wildland ...

Alternative fire suppression systems are common in many commercial buildings throughout the United States. Wet-chemical, dry chemical, systems utilizing foam, clean agent, and carbon dioxide ...

There is no such thing as a "one size fits all" answer when it comes to safety in business and industry. A fire in a ...

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An Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting team dispenses foam on a fuselage during training. Credit: Perimeter Solutions Now that the FAA no longer requires airports to maintain foam fire-suppression ...

The Air Force has disconnected foam firefighting systems at more than 1,000 facilities over concerns about cancer-causing chemicals, according to the service’s Installation and Mission Support Center.

Do you know that in 2017, almost 100,000 age-standardized deaths occurred globally from heat, fire, and hot substances? Governments worldwide are trying to lessen this staggering number by reducing ...