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    Firefighting foam is a foam used for fire suppression. Its role is to cool the fire and to coat the fuel, preventing its contact with oxygen, thus achieving...
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  • phone screens, wall paint, furniture, adhesives, food packaging, firefighting foam, and the insulation of electrical wire. PFAS are also used by the...
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  • against using pre-foaming except in certain circumstances. In particular, the FAA was concerned that pre-foaming would deplete firefighting foam supplies in...
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  • manufacturer of firefighting foam, pioneer in environmentally friendly foams, launched in 2002 the first multipurpose fluorine-free foam (ECOPOL) into the...
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    A compressed air foam system is used in firefighting to deliver fire retardant foam for the purpose of extinguishing a fire or protecting unburned areas...
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    Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) is a type of firefighting that involves the emergency response, mitigation, evacuation, and rescue of passengers...
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    using firefighting foam to accomplish foam depopulation. Additionally, some researchers have raised environmental concerns about water-based foam's resource...
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    specially designed aerial firefighting aircraft, fire engines, tools, firefighting foams, fire retardants, and using various firefighting techniques, wildfire-trained...
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    portal Containerized firefighting equipment Electric fire engine Fire appliances in the United Kingdom Glossary of firefighting terms Jan van der Heyden...
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    and built specifically for firefighting. The Croatian Air Force uses six CL-415s as well as six AT 802s for firefighting purposes. Medium-sized modified...
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    Airport crash tender (category Aircraft rescue and firefighting)
    and fire fighting foam, are fitted with powerful high-capacity pumps and water/foam cannons, and are capable of delivering firefighting media over long...
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    use filters to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from its firefighting foam, which had sickened firefighters and workers. The airport site was...
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    1967 USS Forrestal fire (category Military firefighting)
    highly trained damage control and firefighting teams. The damage control team specializing in on-deck firefighting for Forrestal was Damage Control Team...
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  • firefighter units of the National Directorate for Civil Protection and Firefighting follow a rank system modeled more on the National Guard and the French...
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    structural firefighting and wildland firefighting. Specialized training includes aircraft firefighting, shipboard firefighting, aerial firefighting, maritime...
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    polymers Fire safety Fire sprinkler system Fire suppression system Firefighting foam Flame arrester Flame retardant Flashback arrestor Fusible link Gaseous...
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    detectors; technologically advanced firefighting equipment, which includes better communications and the reach of firefighting ladder trucks; and more importantly...
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    firemen's hall, or engine house) is a structure or other area for storing firefighting apparatuses such as fire engines and related vehicles, personal protective...
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    (such as a firefighting rescue in a building). However, OSHA/EPA protective level A suits/ensembles are not typically used in firefighting rescue, especially...
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    firefighting foam supplies that might later be needed to respond to a fire; it is also difficult to determine exactly where a runway should be foamed...
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    polymers Fire safety Fire sprinkler system Fire suppression system Firefighting foam Flame arrester Flame retardant Flashback arrestor Fusible link Gaseous...
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    in Milestone $17.5 Million Class Settlement in Principle Against Firefighting Foam Maker | News | Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP". www.taftlaw.com....
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    polymers Fire safety Fire sprinkler system Fire suppression system Firefighting foam Flame arrester Flame retardant Flashback arrestor Fusible link Gaseous...
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    polymers Fire safety Fire sprinkler system Fire suppression system Firefighting foam Flame arrester Flame retardant Flashback arrestor Fusible link Gaseous...
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  • spokesperson claimed DuPont has never manufactured PFOA, PFOS, nor firefighting foam, and said the state's claims are meritless. In October 2010 DuPont...
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    the landing engine number ''one'' had to be forcefully shut down by firefighting foam before passengers could disembark safely since it was not responding...
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  • polymers Fire safety Fire sprinkler system Fire suppression system Firefighting foam Flame arrester Flame retardant Flashback arrestor Fusible link Gaseous...
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  • Where's That Fire? (category Films about firefighting)
    new form of firefighting foam that he wishes to demonstrate in London, the London fire department begins to assess the formula for the foam and intends...
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    Firefighting apparatus – Vehicle for use during firefighting operations Firefighter arson – Phenomenon of arsonist firefighters USAF Firefighting Incident...
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  • aircraft and deliver large amounts of water and foam inside the aircraft. This makes airport firefighting safer as firefighters do not need to set foot...
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