Firefighting Foam Articles

Several certifications exist in the world of firefighting foams. Fire departments and industries generally comply with certifications applied in the country or within a specific industry such as aviation.

Firefighting foam is one of the most important products in firefighting and is used to fight both class A (solid) and class B (liquid) fires.

As the industry transitions towards Fluorine Free Foams, John Olav Ottesen, Managing Director and Founder of Dafo Fomtec AB, examines the deficiencies in recognised design and testing standards.

Best Practice Guidance for Use of Class B Firefighting Foams: Class B Class B firefighting foams serve a vital role in protection against flammable liquid fires.

Fomtec presentation at Interschutz 2022, about firefighting foam for airports.

It is clear that globally we are very concerned with the emission of the PFAS group of chemicals into the environment and firefighting foam when deployed contributes to this emission and accordingly end users and manufacturers understand the need to transition away from these PFAS containing foams

The world of firefighting is quickly moving toward fluorine-free foam products, getting away from PFAS-containing products (AFFF and AR-AFFF foams).

The use of automatic dosing systems for foam concentrate dosing ensures that your fire fighting foam operations are a success.

Investigation on the Gas-Cooling Effects of CAFS. Compressed Air Foam Systems (CAFS) have been used in different areas of firefighting

Firefighting Foams Explained – The chemical reaction of combustion takes place when a combustible substance or fuel is oxidised by an oxidiser.