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First AI firefighting system douses oil fires at sea

In a significant leap forward for maritime safety technology, the world’s first AI firefighting system has been developed to autonomously tackle oil fires on moving naval ships. This groundbreaking ...
abc27

Report shows system deficiencies a year before firefighting foam spill at former Navy base

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — A fire suppression system at a Brunswick Executive Airport hangar showed deficiencies about a year before it discharged gallons of firefighting foam containing harmful ...
EurekAlert!

AI-based system successfully suppresses shipboard oil fires autonomously

Senior Researcher Dr. Hyuk Lee(left) of the KIMM developed a fire suppression system for initial response to oil fires on naval vessels. A next-generation fire suppression system capable of ...
Business Wire

Marotta Controls Modernizes Motor Operated Pilot Valve for AFFF Systems

MONTVILLE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marotta Controls, a rapidly growing aerospace and defense supplier, announced it has upgraded its motor operated pilot valve (MOPV) used in aqueous film-forming foam ...
WBUR

Over 1,600 gallons of PFAS firefighting foam spills into environment in Maine

Over 1,600 gallons of firefighting foam containing hazardous PFAS "forever chemicals" spilled in Brunswick, Maine early Monday morning after a fire suppression system malfunctioned at the former ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

PFAS firefighting foam spills into environment after accidental discharge in Brunswick

Over 1,600 gallons of firefighting foam containing hazardous PFAS "forever chemicals" spilled in Brunswick early Monday morning after a fire suppression system malfunctioned at the former Brunswick ...