Waving goodbye to aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) firefighting techniques and welcoming alternative methods that use safer concentrates is a long-overdue change. Though this isn’t the first update for firefighting tactics, this is one of the most significant efforts toward improving…
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for AFFF have misled firefighters from the start, revealing warnings for eye and skin irritation, but not for serious health risks. An SDS, formerly MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet), serves one purpose: to provide information about…
Even as the hazards of PFAS (the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in AFFF) became hot topics at manufacturing headquarters, the public was not warned of the hazards associated with PFAS exposure. Firefighters who reflect on the early days of AFFF…