Lt. Jason Brockmeyer has worked at Franklin Township Fire Department in Ohio for 20 years. Since he’s been there, his department was often called to fight highly dangerous flammable liquid fires.

“We were considered the experts in this field,” Brockmeyer said.

That’s because the township fire department had over 1,000 gallons of aqueous film forming foam, also called AFFF, given to them by nearby fuel storage facilities years ago. It’s a tool that firefighters have relied upon since the 1960s, which smothers flames with a heat resistant film.

The problem is that foam has high concentrations of PFAS, commonly called forever chemicals. PFAS come with health risks if humans are exposed.

Brockmeyer recalled a time when his chief asked him to figure out where to get rid of the foam.

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VIDEO: A dramatic apartment rescue in subzero Michigan temperatures. A wind-whipped house fire on the California coast. A Christmas Day blaze with a downed power line blocking the way. A fully engulfed camper in a crowded Pennsylvania campground.

These are the fires at the center of “American Inferno,” a new NewsNation YouTube digital series hosted by Lt. Bryan Mathiau of the Manchester, Connecticut, fire department.

“Fire doesn’t care who you are, it doesn’t slow down, and it never gives you the full story until you’re already inside,” Mathiau said. Mathiau, a combat veteran who served in Iraq and a former Connecticut Fire Academy instructor, has spent more than a decade in the fire service.

On the night of Jan. 19, 2026, the Wyoming, Michigan, fire department responded to a fire at the Crossroads Apartments. Crews found heavy smoke and fire on the back of the building when they arrived, moving quickly toward the roof, with three people trapped on the third floor.

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A structure fire was reported on West Kennewick Avenue just before 7 a.m. this morning after a passerby spotted smoke and called 911. When firefighters arrived, the scene had already escalated. The fire was found in El Tequilas, with heavy, dark smoke pouring from the building. In an interview, the Kennewick Fire Department Chief Michael Heffner said firefighters were able to get there quickly because of the call, and that timing made a big difference.

Even with the intensity of the smoke, crews were able to keep the fire from spreading to neighboring businesses. Firefighters even went into nearby buildings to double-check, confirming there was no extension of the fire beyond the restaurant. He also said crews would remain on scene, checking inside the walls and the attic to make sure the spread is stopped. While the fire did not spread to neighboring businesses, the restaurant itself suffered extensive smoke damage inside.

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At approximately 1 p.m. Monday afternoon, firefighters from Moses Lake Fire Department Stations 1 and 2 responded to a reported structure fire in the 1000 block of Ivy Avenue.

According to a press release, upon arrival, crews encountered a significant amount of smoke coming from the front door and eaves of the residence. Firefighters made entry, quickly located and extinguished the fire in the room of origin, preventing further spread throughout the home.

The release stated that the fire was determined to be accidental in nature and originated in the kitchen. No injuries were reported. Damage to the home is estimated to be between $50,000 and $100,000.

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