Firefighting Foams: Fire Service Roadmap

Fire Protection Research Foundation report: “Firefighting Foams: Fire Service Roadmap"
Authors: Gerard G. Back, PE, Noah J. Lieb, PE, Jensen Hughes; Edward Hawthorne, DFW Dynamics; Casey Grant, PE, DSRAE, LLC
Date of issue: May 2022

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Firefighting Foams: Fire Service Roadmap

This report aims to assist the fire service while transitioning to fluorine-free foam technology by summarizing currently available information on firefighting foam operations and handling, reporting existing knowledge gaps, including all types of applications of firefighting foam that provide possible exposure pathways to firefighters and others.

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Errata issued on September 9, 2022. Download the errata. (PDF)