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Summary
Fire Fighting Foams Technologist Reney Varghese of NAFFCO- UAE, explains to Brigadier Rashid Thani Al Matroushi, Director of Dubai Civil Defence about the latest developments in the field of Environmentally Safe Fire Foams for Large Storage Tank Fires.

Apart from the lab scale Physio-chemical test, any Fire Fighting Foam needs to be Fire Tested as per standards like UL 162 or ICAO Level B or Proposed Level C.

All foams used for Aviation Crash Rescue Operations should strictly be tested with AVTUR or AVGAS as per ICAO Level B or Proposed Level C.

UL 162 uses Heptane as the Fuel for the Fire Testing of AFFF, FP, FFFP etc.

Similarly ATC or Alcohol Type Foams needs to be tested on Polar Solvents like Acetone, IPA etc. to evaluate its extinguishing properties.