PFAS and Firefighting A Free Public Meeting

Firefighting foam (AFFF) is the main source of PFAS contamination on the West Plains, the focus of WA Ecology’s Airport Investigation and EPA’s Superfund cleanup at Fairchild Air Force Base.

This meeting will explore and explain AFFF, including:

• Training
• Storage and containment
• Overhead fire suppression systems in hangers
• US Forest Service practices
• Plane crashes at Fairchild and Spokane Airport
• PFAS investigations in other local Fire Districts
• Waterproof fabric in protective gear
• PFAS-related illnesses in fire fighters

Guest speakers to be announced

Our PFAS groundwater contamination from AFFF is not the fault of fire fighters. They’re health victims, too. Fire fighters have been routinely exposed during active fire fighting, equipment malfunctions, training, and replenishment, and by PFAS in their protective clothing.

The International Association of Fire Fighters trains and advocates safety protection for firefighters, and sponsors scientific research about workplace hazards.