BETHLEHEM TWP. − The soybeans used to make soy milk and tofu can now be used to make firefighting foam that can extinguish a fire threatening your neighborhood. And several fire departments in Stark ...

A new soy-based firefighting foam offers a potential alternative for firefighters across the country who have long relied on specialized foams to extinguish dangerous fuel fires -- foams that often ...

The Harrison Township Fire Department hosted a demonstration highlighting a non-traditional firefighting foam. Traditional foam used by many fire departments often exposes firefighters to harmful ...

The Boone County (Missouri) Fire Protection District was the first in the state to adopt PFAS-free SoyFoam TF 1122, a groundbreaking, PFAS-free firefighting foam. This innovative, soy-based foam ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A bill advancing through the Iowa Senate would require fire districts and city councils in the state to consider switching to a soybean-based firefighting ...

ASHVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – The Harrison Township Fire Department in Pickaway County hosted a demonstration highlighting a non-traditional firefighting foam. The traditional foam used by many fire ...

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - A new soy-based firefighting foam is now accessible to Kentucky’s rural fire departments through a grant program that supporters say could be safer for firefighters and the ...

SoyFoam, developed by Georgia-based Cross Plains Solutions, is biodegradable and reportedly as effective as chemical-based foams. The product SoyFoam is reportedly free from "forever chemicals" and ...

(IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A bill advancing through the Iowa Senate would require fire districts and city councils in the state to consider switching to a soybean-based firefighting foam in an effort ...

Firefighting foam, used at airports and military bases, has been identified as a source of toxic PFAS chemicals. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Fire Administration via Iowa Capital Dispatch) Buy Photo The ...