2024年1月10日 · In line with the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020, which prohibits the use of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF, at any military installation after Oct. 1,...

This specification covers fluorine-free (see 6.5.6) foam (F3) liquid concentrate fire extinguishing agents intended for use on class B hydrocarbon liquid fuel fires in land-based applications....

DoD’s AFFF transition planning accounts for removing AFFF from over 6,800 mobile assets worldwide, including both tactical and non-tactical assets such as firefighting vehicles and other equipment such as flight line carts, and firefighting backpacks.

2023年8月29日 · The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville awarded an $800 million Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) Support Services Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC). It is the first...

2024年7月8日 · DOD expects to seek waivers for upcoming transition deadlines. The Department of Defense (DOD) has taken steps to eliminate use of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF)—a product used to fight flammable liquid fires—at its installations.

2019年11月4日 · Since the 1970s, the Army has been using Aqueous Film Forming foam (AFFF), a firefighting agent used to suppress fuel fires. AFFF contains both PFOS and PFOA and is commonly...

2023年6月15日 · The US Government (USG) has completed the replacement and disposal of all legacy AFFF at US Navy and US Marine Corps installations in Japan, US Army installations in Honshu Mainland Japan, and Misawa Air Base. The USG replaced legacy AFFF with the new modern formulation AFFF, which does not contain PFOS and PFOA as a raw material.

Release of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF)—a product used to fight flammable liquid fires—into the environment, either through accidental spills or releases, or for fire training and suppression, has resulted in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) detections in drinking water and groundwater in and around Department of Defense (DOD ...

AFFF systems installed in facilities (e.g., hangars) and mobile equipment (e.g., aircraft rescue firefighting (ARFF) vehicles) require periodic maintenance, including post emergency response ARFF flushing and hangar flow testing per UFC 3-601-02.

2021年5月27日 · DoD has invested in research to develop fluorine-free substitutes for AFFF that meet the military's stringent performance criteria and technologies to quantify and clean up PFOS and PFOA. These...