Fluorine-Free Foam (F3) Military Specification Development
Abstract
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2020, section 322 "Replacement of Fluorinated Aqueous Film-Forming Foam with Fluorine-Free Fire-Fighting Agent", established the requirement to develop and publish a new military specification for fluorine-free firefighting agents for use at all military installations no later than January31, 2023 [1]. As a result of this Congressional mandate, the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Code 6186 submitted a statement of work to the Department of Defense's (DoD's) Environmental Security and Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) office, which resulted in the establishment of the ESTCP WP20-5373 "Fluorine-Free Military Specification Development" program [2]. The ESTCP WP20-5373 program was executed in two phases as described below:1. Collect a comprehensive firefighting performance and chemical/physical properties data set for the selected commercially available fluorine-free foam products.2. Conduct a detailed analysis of the collected data to determine the parameters that could be used to qualify fluorine-free foam firefighting agents for DoD land-based military applications. Based on this analysis, a draft Fluorine-Free Foam (F3) Military Specification (MILSPEC) was prepared for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to serve as the starting point for the development/writing process.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 02, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1226184
Entities
People
- Christopher J. Pfützner
- Daniel T. Berkoski
- Gerard G. Back
- John P. Farley
- Katherine M. Hinnant
- Ralph Ouellette
- Robert L. Darwin
- Stanley Jr Karwoski
- Steven G. Fletcher
- Thomas A. Ruffini
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory