b'30 APFENVIRONMENTALFACTS&FIGURES Project: Transitioning Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting (ARFF) Vehicles to Fluorine-Free Foam Location: Naples Airport, in FL Airport Sponsor, Operator & Proprietor:Naples Airport AuthorityKey Benefit: Discontinue use of aqueous film-forming foam, which contains toxic per- and polyfluoralkyl (PFAS) Timeline: Research & initial preparation began in JulyNaples Airport Transitions toFluorine-Free Firefighting Foam2023; flushing, testing & re-certification took 5 days/truckCost: $170,000Remediation Services: Montrose/ECT2 Proportioner Equipment Testing withWe acted promptly after anfluorine-free foam. As airport operations Surrogate Test Liquid: NoFoam Systemsalternative was available for thethroughout the United States know, or are Disposal Services: VLS/Texas Molecularbenefit of the community. Thatscoming to know, PFAS are often referred to New Fluorine-Free Foam: ECOPOL A3+ MIL SPEC,the way Executive Director Christopheras forever chemicals because they do not from BIOEX Rozansky at the Naples Airport Authoritybreak down naturally in the environment. ARFF Vehicles Changed to Fluorine-Freedescribes how officials at the South FloridaThe synthetic chemical compounds are Foam: 2006 Oshkosh Striker 1500; 2021 E-One Titanairport eyed the need to change thefound in many common consumer products Related Purchase: New rapid intervention vehiclefirefighting foam used at Naples Airportas well as in FAA-mandated aqueous (APF). Our dedication to environmentalfilm-forming foam (AFFF) used by certified Cost: $400,000stewardship is synonymous with running aairports to extinguish liquid fuel fires. Manufacturer: Ford F-550 chassis; vehicle assemblysafe and efficient airport, adds Rozansky.As health and environmental concerns by Unruh FireAnticipated Delivery: April 2025 The strategy for the South Florida airportabout PFAS intensify nationwide, Naples is to replace aqueous film-forming foamAirport Authority didnt wait for cues from More Information About Transitioning to(AFFF), which contains toxic per- andlarger commercial airports. It pressed ahead Fluorine-Free Foam: www.faa.gov/airports/airport_ polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS), with newand made APF the first airport in Florida to safety/aircraft_rescue_fire_fighting/f3_transitionNovember | December 2024AirportImprovement.com'