National Foam announced today that it will discontinue the sale of all PFAS-based foam concentrates into the State of Maryland effective March 1, 2021.

More than 20 states have implemented legislation restricting the sale or use of firefighting foams manufactured with intentionally added PFAS chemicals.

National Foam will continue supplying Maryland with its award-winning synthetic fluorine free product offering for various end uses.

UniversalF3 Green® 3% x 3% synthetic fluorine free foam UL/ULC and LASTfire listed with hydrocarbon and polar solvents in fresh and saltwater for fixed systems and fuel in depth fires.

MuniF3 Green Plus® 3% (Class A/B) municipal firefighting synthetic fluorine free foam concentrate UL/ULC listed with hydrocarbon fires and covers various blends of gasoline including E15 (15% ethanol/gasoline blend) with fresh and brackish water.

Muni F3 Green® 3% (Class A/B) municipal firefighting synthetic fluorine free foam concentrate UL/ULC listed formulated for hydrocarbon spill fires and can be used as a wetting agent combating structural and wildland fires.

AvioF3Green KHC 3% (ICAO C) is the industry’s first fluorine free film forming synthetic firefighting foam concentrate designed for ARFF vehicles, oscillating monitors and handlines on Jet A and Jet A1 fuels.

These National Foam synthetic fluorine free concentrates are 100% biodegradable as well as GreenScreen Certified™. GreenScreen chemical hazard assessments require a comprehensive toxicological review of 18 human health and environmental hazard endpoints, including carcinogenicity, reproductive and developmental toxicity, acute and chronic aquatic toxicity, endocrine activity, persistence, and bioaccumulation.

National Foam “RED ALERT®” 24/7 emergency firefighting foam service will continue to support Maryland’s municipal and industrial firefighters with its UL/ULC and LASTfire listed UniversalF3 Green® synthetic fluorine free foam concentrate.

About National Foam

National Foam is the recognized leader of firefighting foam systems which end-users have come to rely on. Capabilities include R&D, custom system design, field technical support, foam concentrates and foam hardware for fixed and mobile response systems. National Foam supports customers over a wide range of sectors including major oil and petrochemical companies, international airports, military bases, power stations, harbors and ports, and local municipal fire and rescue services.

For more information about National Foam synthetic fluorine free foam products visit our website at nationalfoam.com or contact your local salesperson.

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A fire engine was donated to the Olive Township, OH, Volunteer Fire Department by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, according to a report published by the Pomeroy Daily Sentinel.

The newspaper reported the apparatus is a 1997 E-ONE structural firefighting engine with a 1,000-gallon tank which cost $100,000 when new.

The department acquired the apparatus through the Federal Excess Personal Property program and was provided to Olive Township under a loan agreement, the paper reported. Firefighters agree to return the apparatus to the Division of Forestry for disposal or reassignment when it is no longer operational or need.

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A 75-foot Sutphen aerial has been put in service with the Pell City, AL, fire department, according to a report published by the St. Clair Times.

The newspaper reported the new apparatus combines the capabilities of a pumper and rescue truck with an aerial. It matches a pumper the department already has in service as well, the paper said, adding the purchase is part of an effort to standardize the department’s fleet.

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Firefighters with the Glen Haven, CO, Area Volunteer Fire Department are grateful for the donation of an upgraded used pumper from a fire equipment supply company in South Dakota, according to a report broadcast by KDVR FOX31.

The television station reported that every piece of apparatus in service with Glen Haven was damaged or taken out of service during the Cameron Peak Fire last year.

Heiman Fire Equipment from Sioux Falls, SD, received an impassion plea for help from a son of one of the firefighters with the department, the television station reported. The fire department operates solely on donations and it was having a difficult time acquiring equipment and apparatus needed to protect the community, the TV station reported.

That’s why Heiman Fire Equipment decided to help out, and donated the apparatus. A towing company in Denver donated transport services to get the truck back to Glen Haven, the station reported.

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