Area firefighters and state leaders visited CVTC Thursday to learn about the extinguishing agent used by the Eau Claire Fire Department in light of a statewide effort to do away with PFAS from firefighter foam.
For years, firefighting foam containing PFAS was used by fire departments around the state, but now can only be used in emergencies. Eau Claire stopped using this foam all together last year.
Senator Jeff Smith and the Wisconsin Secretary of the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Dawn Crim, were in Eau Claire to see what the fire department has been using instead of foam containing the micro-plastics. Fire department officials went through how the extinguishing agent, F-500, works to put out fires fast without hurting the environment.