Bulletin #34: Winner, winners, chicken dinners!
US fire departments which have already made the switch to safer fluorine-free firefighting foams!
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US Fire Departments |
Location |
Year |
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Ann Arbor Fire Department |
Ann Arbor, Michigan |
2019 1 |
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Birmingham Fire Department |
Birmingham, Alabama2 |
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Boston Fire Department |
Boston, Massachusetts |
2017 3 |
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Brookfield Fire Department |
Brookfield, Wisconsin |
2015 4 |
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Concord Township Fire Department |
Elkhart, Indiana |
2020 5 |
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Council Bluffs Fire Department |
Council Bluffs, Iowa 6 |
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Durham Fire Department |
Durham, New Hampshire 7 |
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Elkhart Fire Department |
Elkhart, Indiana |
2020 8 |
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Fond Du Lac Fire Department |
Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin |
2019 9 |
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Johnston Island Fire Department |
Johnston Island, Rhode Island 10 |
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Kenosha Fire Department |
Kenosha, Wisconsin |
2019 11 |
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Kokomo Fire Department |
Kokomo, Indiana |
2020 12 |
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Lee Fire & Rescue |
Lee, New Hampshire 13 |
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Madison Fire Department |
Madison, Wisconsin |
2019 14 |
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Madison Township Fire Department |
Wyatt, Indiana |
2020 15 |
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Marinette Fire Department |
Marinette, Wisconsin |
2019 16 |
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Minford Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
Minford, Ohio 17 |
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Mishawaka Fire Department |
Mishawaka, Indiana |
2020 18 |
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Muskogee Fire Department |
Muskogee, Oklahoma |
2021 19 |
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Overland Park Fire Department |
Overland Park, Kansas |
2021 20 |
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Peshtigo Fire Department |
Town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin |
2019 21 |
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Ponca City Fire Department |
Ponca, Oklahoma |
2020 22 |
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Reno Fire Department |
Reno, Nevada |
Pre 2019 23 |
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St. Louis Fire Department |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Pre 2020 24 |
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South Bend Fire Department |
South Bend, Indiana |
2020 25 |
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Toms River Fire Department |
Toms River, New Jersey 26 |
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Truckee Fire Protection District |
Nevada County, California |
2021 27 |
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Union Fire Department |
Township of Union, New Jersey 28 |
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Winter Haven Fire Department |
Winter Haven, Florida |
2020 29 |
References
1 MLive, Michigan collects 30k gallons of toxic PFAS firefighting foam, Garret Ellison, Jun. 17, 2020, www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/06/michigan-collects-30k-gallons-of-toxic-pfas-firefighting-foam.html
2 Firsthand Foam Exposure Committee member knowledge
3 ibid.
4 ibid.
5 ibid.
6 ibid.
7 ibid.
8 ibid.
9 First Alert, wbay, FDL Fire Rescue discontinues use of PFAS foam, Emily Matesic, Jan. 2, 2020, www.wbay.com/content/news/FDL-Fire-Rescue-discontinues-use-of-PFAS-foam-566660841.html
10 Firsthand Foam Exposure Committee member knowledge
11 Kenosha News, Concerned about contaminating groundwater, fire department ends use of fluorinated foam, Deneen Sith, Jan 20, 2020, www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/concerned-about-contaminating-groundwater-fire-department-ends-use-of-fluorinated-foam/article_1829b822-6c8e-50b9-9819-d36c48ab06e8.html
12 Firsthand Foam Exposure Committee member knowledge
13 ibid.
14 AP News, Wisconsin fire agencies ditch hazardous firefighting foam, January 1, 2020, apnews.com/article/0304e7145036f0d85fac634b2f0a39db
15 Firsthand Foam Exposure Committee member knowledge
16 WSFCA – PFAS Task Force, Fire Wire Special Edition No. 2, Winter 2020, 8f83f9f4-b036-4d1e-9044-125963e4b166.filesusr.com/ugd/c9c8ca_765f0f0799c94b48a90868ec3359e26c.pdf?index=true
17 Firsthand Foam Exposure Committee member knowledge
18 ibid.
19 ibid.
20 ibid.
21 WSFCA – PFAS Task Force, Fire Wire Special Edition No. 2, Winter 2020, 8f83f9f4-b036-4d1e-9044-125963e4b166.filesusr.com/ugd/c9c8ca_765f0f0799c94b48a90868ec3359e26c.pdf?index=true
22 Firsthand Foam Exposure Committee member knowledge
23 ibid.
24 ibid.
25 ibid.
26 ibid.
27 The Union, Truckee firefighters cease usage of fluorine-based foam, Rebecca O’Neil, January 5, 2021, www.sierrasun.com/news/truckee-firefighters-cease-usage-of-fluorine-based-foam/
28 Firsthand Foam Exposure Committee member knowledge
29 ibid.
