Firefighters deal with risk of "forever chemicals" in equipment 04:04. Inside Fire Station 22 in Bellbrook, Ohio, Lt. Jay Leach helped remove buckets of firefighting foam known as aqueous film ...

AFFF, known as aqueous film-forming foams, is a specialized substance used to extinguish petroleum-based fires that has been in use for decades. “AFFF and its components are associated with a ...

But some firefighters who have used AFFF now find themselves struggling not just with illnesses linked to the chemical-laden foam and firefighting gear, but also with getting coverage for benefits ...

Ferrara told News 3 he used AFFF throughout this time at Langley. “We would discharge foam just to make sure that the apparatus was in service. Fire crews pretty much did that every day,” he said.

“AFFF and its components are associated with a wide variety of adverse health effects in humans. Exposure … has been linked to serious medical conditions including, but not limited to, kidney ...

However, there are no legal restrictions concerning the manufacturing, selling, or distributing of PFAS-containing firefighting foam or gear. Besides regulations concerning AFFF use, in January ...

The chemicals at the focus of the legal challenges, also known as PFAS, were found in either their aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) or protective firefighter turnout gear. The Soloman Law Group, ...

The cancer risks associated with aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF); a firefighting solution that contains per/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are undeniable today. Despite its remarkable fire ...

The NFPA requires turnout gear be replaced every 5-10 years. If a department is in the first year of new turnout gear, it would be costly to replace all of them with PFAS-free equipment.