Exposed to AFFF firefighting foam near a military base and diagnosed with cancer?

You may be eligible for a free claim review.

Many Navy personnel face potential exposure to Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) in various roles.

Navy Personnel in Various Roles May Be Exposed to Fire Fighting Foam

Key positions include:

Key positions include:

Shipboard Firefighters (Damage Control Personnel)

Combating fires on ships and undergoing frequent training with firefighting foam

Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) Personnel

Combating fires in aircraft incidents, utilizing foam due to the presence of flammable liquids.

Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness Personnel

First responders at emergencies using firefighting foam for petroleum-based fires.

Personnel Involved in Firefighting Training

Regular participants in Navy firefighting training drills, exposed to firefighting foam.

Maintenance Personnel

Those maintaining firefighting equipment and foam dispensing systems may encounter AFFF.

Personnel Working on Fuel Farms and Aviation Fuel Handlers

Exposure during emergency responses or routine testing of fire suppression systems.

Aviation Roles

Administrative Maintenance, Aircraft Director, Aircraft Electrician, and Aviation Electronics Technician may encounter AFFF during aircraft or hangar fires.

Boatswain's Mate

Responsible for maintaining ship firefighting equipment and participating in emergency drills.

Electrician's Mate and Interior Electrician

Possible exposure during emergencies like electrical fires where AFFF is used.

Machinist Mate and Boiler Technician

Exposure in engine rooms or boiler spaces during emergency responses to fuel-related fires.

NBC Nuclear Biological Warfare Specialist

Involvement in situations requiring AFFF, particularly for chemical or hazardous substance fires.

Seaman

Enlisted personnel exposed during shipboard firefighting drills or emergencies.

Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) 

Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) has been widely used to extinguish fuel-based fires. However, chemicals in firefighting foam may increase the risk of cancers and other diseases. 

Request a free case evaluation to find out if you or a loved one may be entitled to receive firefighting foam settlement benefits, including:

✓ Coverage for Medical Expenses and Cancer Treatments
✓ Compensation for Pain and Suffering
✓ Past and Future Lost Wages
✓ Other Damages Caused By AFFF Foam Exposure

Fire Fighting Foam Health Risks

AFFF foams were introduced in the 1960s and explicitly designed for petroleum-based fires where traditional water suppression alone would be ineffective and inadvisable. However, they have been in use for decades by both military and civilian firefighters in response to Class B fires.

Firefighting Foam Spray
The firefighting foam contains chemicals known as poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), which include perfluoroctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).

These fire foam chemicals have been found to bind to proteins in the blood and leach into drinking water supplies and the soil. In addition, they are not biodegradable and take thousands of years to degrade, earning the nickname "forever chemicals."

Before using PFAS in AFFF, the chemicals were not widely found or detected in the human body. However, fire foam chemicals are toxic and carcinogenic chemicals linked to several health effects, including liver damage, thyroid disease, decreased fertility, high cholesterol, obesity, hormone suppression, and cancer.

Manufacturers of AFFF foam knew or should have known for decades that PFAS chemicals may persist over long periods and accumulate in the body of firefighters and others who come into contact with the chemicals. Yet, warnings do not adequately disclose firefighting foam's unreasonable risk to human health.

Fire Fighters have a higher risk of Cancer

According to a new American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine study, prostate cancer, leukemia, and esophageal cancer rates appear to be 3.8, 3.2, and 2.4 times higher than the norm. In addition, firefighters have faced cancer death rates 1.6 times higher than the general population, according to a study published this week in the peer-reviewed Journal of Occupational Medicine. If you are a Firefighter diagnosed with cancer, you can be eligible for substantial compensation. Claim your compensation.

Find Out If You Have a Firefighting Foam Cancer Lawsuit

This fire suppression foam has been used for decades at military bases, airports, and by civilian firefighting organizations during training exercises and in response to fuel-based fires, which can not be controlled by water alone. However, firefighters were not warned about dangerous chemicals that are known to accumulate in the body and may cause a risk of cancer or other diseases.

Financial compensation may be available through a firefighting foam lawsuit for individuals diagnosed with:
➣ Testicular Cancer
➣ Kidney Cancer
➣ Pancreatic Cancer
➣ Prostate Cancer
➣ Breast Cancer
➣ Liver Cancer
➣ Bladder Cancer
➣ Lymphoma
➣ Leukemia
➣ Other Tumors and Cancers*

Allegations Raised in Firefighting Foam Class Action Lawsuits

Our lawyers are reviewing individual AFFF cancer lawsuits throughout the United States. According to allegations presented in the litigation, manufacturers have:

➣ Knowingly failed to conduct comprehensive studies on the side effects of AFFF and cancer among individuals exposed to the firefighting foam;
➣ Knew or should have known that the sale of AFFF containing PFAS would cause contamination of the blood and bioaccumulation of the cancer-causing chemicals in the body;
➣ Failed to warn fire trainees, military or civilian firefighters, who they knew would foreseeably come into contact with AFFF;
➣ Failed to design firefighting foam to avoid the unreasonable risk of harm to firefighters, military service members, airport personnel, and others exposed to the chemicals;
➣ Withheld information from firefighters about the importance of protective gear to guard against the known AFFF foam risks;
➣ Failed to issue firefighting foam recalls or safety warnings that would have avoided cancer from AFFF;

Latest Firefighting Foam Lawsuit Update: Fall 2022

➣As of November 15, 2022, more than 3500 AFFF lawsuits have been filed throughout the federal court system, including firefighter cancer lawsuits and water contamination lawsuits being pursued against manufacturers of the firefighting foam.

➣U.S. District Judge Richard M. Gergel presides over all pretrial proceedings in the District of South Carolina as part of an MDL or multidistrict litigation.

➣The first firefighting foam bellwether trials are expected to begin in mid-2023 to help gauge how juries are likely to respond to specific evidence and testimony that will be repeated throughout thousands of cases.

➣Firefighting foam lawyers are still investigating and pursuing new lawsuits for firefighters diagnosed with testicular cancer, kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, liver cancer, bladder cancer, lymphoma, leukemia, or other tumors following exposure to PFAS chemicals in AFFF.
October 2022 Update: An AFFF lawsuit over water contamination in Stuart, Florida, has been selected for the first bellwether trial, which will go before a jury in June 2023 to help the parties gauge how juries are likely to respond to specific evidence and testimony that will be brought against the manufacturers of firefighting foam and toxic PFAS chemicals.

September 2022 Update: Judge Gergel has denied an attempt by 3M Company to escape liability in AFFF lawsuits under a government contractor defense. He found that the manufacturer failed to disclose information to the U.S. government or scientific community about the risks associated with PFAS chemicals in the firefighting foam. This important ruling will allow thousands of claims to move forward and hold the firefighting foam manufacturers accountable for placing profits before the safety of firefighters and others.

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