FLINT TWP. -- A white frothy substance that works like dish detergent and looks like shaving cream will soon be seen shooting out of fire hoses in Flint Township. Fire trucks on order since September ...

When resources are stretched thin, as they are in many rural areas, compressed air foam systems (CAFS) help firefighters accomplish more in the first few critical minutes of a fire incident. As such, ...

ESTACADA -- Firefighters used a special extinguisher to put out a small house fire southeast of Estacada Wednesday evening while minimizing water damage to the home. Fire was reported shortly before 7 ...

Intelagard, National Foam, and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) have teamed up to support the volunteer fire service. Through a special giveaway program, nine volunteer fire departments will ...

Compressed air foam systems (CAFS) are making their way into more and more departments across the United States; one manufacturer estimates that up to 4 percent of new apparatus are coming ...

Since 1877, when foam was first introduced as a fire suppression agent, it has been part of the firefighters’ arsenal. Over 100 years later, in the 1980s, foam was popularized as an effective wildland ...

Fire departments have used solutions of water and foam for decades to help snuff out the trickiest and most dangerous infernos, from wind-whipped wildfires to chemically laced industrial blazes. But a ...

“This compressed air foam system allows us to use less water. Less water means less damage. So it’s very effective,” Schmidt said. Grand Island firefighters have used the compressed air foam system at ...

The Shiro Volunteer Fire Department has received a $38,000 grant from Texas A&M Forest Service to purchase a new slip-on unit with a compressed air foam system. The new unit will help resolve ...