Foam is a great tool for improving our firefighting capabilities: It’s extremely effective in extinguishing multiple types of fires and does so in a shorter timeframe; it makes water more efficient, ...

One of the most promising technological advances to occur within the fire service over the last 25 years was the technology associated with Class A foam and compressed air foam systems (CAFS). This ...

Many firefighters want to add foam to their tool arsenal. However, doing so can be very confusing and expensive. Do we add a fixed proportioner, a fixed foam tank or compressed air? And how do we pay ...

Another important piece in the foam delivery system is understanding the application rates of foam. This is specifically geared towards fuel spills that have ignited. In order to blanket the spill so ...