PFAS are tied to a host of human health problems, from reproductive issues to high cholesterol to certain types of cancer. Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, ...

Firefighters risk their lives rushing into burning homes to save others, but a new lawsuit suggests that there are hidden dangers for our crews and the environments they train in. Until recently, many ...

A new Wisconsin bill could help fire departments purchase firefighting foam made from soybeans. This organic foam is a safer alternative to foams containing toxic "forever chemicals," or PFAS. Testing ...

Alan Robidas was grateful as his team prepared containers of firefighting foam at the New Hampshire Fire Academy to be collected and destroyed. The foam, long used by firefighters nationwide to ...

File - A firefighter sprays foam on smoldering bush to help reduce re-flash fires after a blaze swept through Faulcombridge, 53 miles west of Sydney, in Australia Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. (AP ...

A new soy-based firefighting foam offers a potential alternative for firefighters across the country who have long relied on specialized foams to extinguish dangerous fuel fires -- foams that often ...