DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandMaine</span></a> fire department announced they were going to switch to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/F3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>F3</span></a> soon!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> officials look for safer alternatives to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/firefighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firefighting</span></a> foam</p><p>by Mal Meyer, WGME<br>Mon, August 26th 2024 </p><p>"That's why the [Portland] fire department is turning over to something new soon, called 'F3,' that won't have <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>.</p><p>"'Over the last 8-10 months, the Department of Defense has approved a couple of different products,' Cenate said.</p><p>"The lack of options and cost has been part of the problem.</p><p>"'There are certainly challenges for the industry and nationwide moving forward,' Bradbury said.</p><p>"The South Portland Fire Department was quoted roughly $138,000 to replace the 3,000 gallons of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFFF</span></a> it has, not including the price of disposal.</p><p>"'It’s nice that we'll be on the forefront with our transition in October,' Bradbury said.</p><p>"It's tough to say how much of AFFF is around Maine.</p><p>"A state taskforce in 2019 tried to figure that out but got limited responses and that hasn't been updated since because there's been no funding for it.</p><p>"The group estimated there could be up to 48,000 gallons in Maine fire departments alone.</p><p>"'There has been discussion about whether or not to do a collection and destruction program,' Maine DEP Commissioner Melanie Loyzim said. 'Some other states have been doing that over the last several years.'</p><p>"In Brunswick, the Navy had been planning to remove AFFF in mid-September, as leaders looked for something more environmentally friendly."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-officials-look-for-safer-alternatives-to-toxic-firefighting-foam-brunswick-executive-airport-pfas-forever-chemicals-afff-f3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wgme.com/news/local/maine-offi</span><span class="invisible">cials-look-for-safer-alternatives-to-toxic-firefighting-foam-brunswick-executive-airport-pfas-forever-chemicals-afff-f3</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirefightingFoam</span></a></p>