President Cottrell Associates, Inc./Combat Support Products Div. Carolina Beach, North Carolina, United States
This presentation is designed to give attendees an understanding of proportioning and application techniques needed for Fire Department operations at fires or large un-ignited hazmat spills when employing new Synthetic Fluorine Free Foams (SFFF).
Outcome: The attendee will come away with an understanding of the importance of foam proportioning accuracy, application techniques, stream reach, foam residence time, vapor suppression and environmental consequences associated fire foams in general.
Focus on:
• Draining, flushing, replacing and disposing of AFFF (PFAS) foams.
• Reducing the finance burden and environmental impact of training with fire foam surrogates. Share a DIY training foam recipe.
• Understanding foam fire testing; NFPA 11 / UL GFGV Foam Std. / NFPA 18 / UL GOHR Wetting Agent Std. / US Mil and ICAO certification.