PFAS Spill 'Catastrophe' at Former Navy Base in Maine Stokes …
WEB4 days ago · A fire suppression system in a hangar at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station was triggered by mistake on Aug. 19, discharging 1,450 gallons of aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, and...
Maine Delegation Urges Cooperation from Navy on Clean-Up …
WEB4 days ago · Maine’s Congressional delegation sent a joint letter to Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro urging cooperation on the cleanup effort at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station following the fire retardant foam spill that occurred in August.
Maine congressional delegates asks Navy to help clean up Brunswick …
WEB4 days ago · After the largest toxic foam spill in state history at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station last month, Maine’s congressional delegation is asking the U.S. Navy to work with state and local ...
Report shows system deficiencies a year before firefighting foam …
WEB4 days ago · Brunswick Naval Air Station officially closed in 2011, and automated fire suppression is mandated in large hangars. The hangars once housed P-3 Orion subhunters and other aircraft.
Maine congressional delegation presses Navy for help with Brunswick …
WEB4 days ago · Maine’s federal lawmakers are asking the U.S. Navy for help cleaning up the accidental release of toxic firefighting chemicals it left behind at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, the...
1,600 gallons of firefighting chemicals ... - Associated Press News
WEBOfficials say a malfunctioning fire suppression system at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station released about 1,600 gallons of firefighting foam containing dangerous per-and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals.
Massive Brunswick PFAS spill is Maine’s largest ever firefighting …
WEBAug 29, 2024 · It’s the largest accidental spill of such foam in the state’s history, and the sixth-largest in the U.S. in the past 30 years. A fire suppression system failure on August 19 at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station led to the flood of chemicals.
Brunswick Town Council to address foam spill at Brunswick
WEB4 days ago · Monday night, the chair of the Brunswick Town Council, Abby King, will address last month's firefighting foam spill at the Brunswick Naval Air Station.
Foam spill spews dangerous forever chemicals at Brunswick airport
WEBAug 19, 2024 · A fire suppression system malfunctioned inside a large airport hangar at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station early Monday morning, resulting in the accidental discharge of 1,600 gallons...
Maine lawmakers ask the Navy for help after massive toxic foam spill
WEBMost of Brunswick Landing, formerly known as Brunswick Naval Air Station, is no longer in the Navy’s control. But hangar four, where the spill occurred, is owned by the Navy, lawmakers...
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