Talk:Firefighting foam

History of Fire Fighting Foams
The subj article was recently created, but seems the historical material would be better cleaned up and merged into here. Dl2000 14:26, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Fire retardant foam
"Fire retardant foam" often refers to solid foams often used in the production of furniture which resist ignition, as required under British law in recent years.

I would suggest the term "Fire fighting foam" would better describe this subject matter, referring to foam used to suppress fires, or perhaps a disambiguation page stating the two possible meanings of "Fire retardant foam". Noodle999 21:20, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Foam from Pig's blood ?
When I was in the British Royal Navy around 1972, I recall being told that the drums for fighting oil fires contained pig's blood to produce the foam. Please can anyone confirm or deny this, and if true, add the info into the history section of the article ? Darkman101 (talk) 07:16, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

I know it was still used at HMS Raleigh in 2008 for the firefighting courses. 86.132.72.67 (talk) 19:11, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

When I was in the US Navy ca 1974 I was told it contained goat's blood. If shipwrecked and stranded on a life raft and one such 5 gallon container floated by we were advised to grab it as one could drink it. But then again, I was also told that when passing through the Straights of Gibraltar that African monkeys would swim out to the ship and try to climb up on the fantail. The stuff sure smelled like something organic though - it really stunk.Im.your.wicked.uncle.ernie (talk) 23:07, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Served during the 1980s - told same - high protein - grab it - might save you. DO not remember any specifics of what it contained - but the blood portion prior sounds familiar. heard before by around 1990 started to be foam was no longer a protein base.

I have also heard a recent story of a US navy ship recently (Since say 2013) a US ship suffered an issue where ALL foam was utilized dealing with issue. SHIP PROMPTLY pulled into port - uncertain if reason was purely over assistance post factor of the issue required shore based assistance; or concern having no foam if anything else occurred. - Pardon my vagueness; believe it makes me safe, included details and I'd get into trouble. Wfoj3 (talk) 00:23, 19 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Royal Navy aircraft carriers were using firefighting foam in 1945, see here: — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.8.126.91 (talk) 16:46, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

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