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For more than 50 years, firefighters have relied on aqueous film forming foam\u2014better known as AFFF\u2014to quickly and effectively put out dangerous liquid fuel fires. However, due to health and environmental concerns, AFFF is now being rapidly phased out across the world. On today\u2019s podcast, we talk with one of the world\u2019s leading researchers on firefighting foams about why AFFF is going away, the work that has gone into finding suitable replacements, and what fire departments need to know as they make the transition.\xa0
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LINKS:
Read \u201cThe New Foam,\u201d the cover story of the Fall 2022 issue of NFPA Journal
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Read the 2022 Fire Protection Research Foundation report, \u201cFirefighting Foams: Fire Service Roadmap\u201d
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Read the 2020 Fire Protection Research Foundation report, \u201cEvaluation of the Fire Protection Effectiveness of Fluorine Free Firefighting Foams\u201d