In dark corners and supply closets in firehouses across Maryland sit gallons upon gallons of a toxic firefighting foam that firefighters can no longer use.
In 2022, the state legislature passed a law banning the use of firefighting foams laden with PFAS, a class of heat- and oil-resistant chemicals, many of which have been linked to cancer, reproductive harms and other ailments.
But about four years later, the state doesn’t have a plan to get rid of the foam, leaving fire departments around the state scratching their heads…