b'ENVIRONMENTALAPF31Naples Airport Transitions toFluorine-Free Firefighting Foam BY SCOTT BERMANtransition its aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) vehicles to fluorine-free foam that does not contain controversial PFAS.This June, the airport completed the processNoFoam Systemsfor two of its three ARFF vehicles: a 2006 Oshkosh Striker 1500 and a 2021 E-One Titan.SFFF (F3) Transition During the $170,000 project, a team of internal personnel and external specialists prepared,Surrogate Test Liquidserviced and cleaned the vehicles before refillingfor Proportioner Testingtheir foam tanks with new fluorine-free foam. The PFAS-tainted materials that remained were F3 Viscosityremoved following Environmental Protection F3 ConductivityAgency (EPA) guidelines to ensure proper Biodegradabledisposal.Cost-efficientAirportImprovement.comNovember | December 2024'