AFFF Firefighting Case Review
According to court documents from 2021, an increasing number of firemen have brought legal actions alleging that carcinogenic substances in AFFF firefighting foam were to blame for their cancer.
In January 2021, a Texas man filed a class action lawsuit over dangerous per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and contamination from AFFF-using facilities, in addition to the individual AFFF cases brought by current and past firemen.
AFFF: What Is It?
Aqueous film forming foam, generally known as AFFF, is a type of firefighting foam used to put out liquid fuel fires. It’s water blended with a concentrate.
Using foam to put out fires spread like wildfire in the 1960s. In the 1970s, the Department of Defence first used it on military installations. Since then, it has been utilised by both military and civilian firemen for decades in training and fire suppression.
Case Review
AFFF Fire Fighting Case Review