If AFFF had been activated in Upper V, it may have slowed the fire's progress to the aft part of Upper V." "Ship's Force should have attempted to activate AFFF," the investigation said.

The needed repairs include fixes to the facility's fire suppression system. On the morning of the AFFF spill, contractors had begun work on infrared sensors, which activate the fire suppression ...

The AFFF fire suppression system had been intentionally disabled following an "unknown mechanical failure" that raised concerns that it could potentially pollute the environment, according to OSHA ...

"I believe that this is particularly important because the AFFF fire suppression system is what I call a troubled system, " he said. "It has had a number of issues over the last couple of years.

Such fire suppression systems were locked out at Wright-Patterson as of March 1, a spokeswoman for the 88th Air Base Wing said. The wing is responsible for the base’s infrastructure and security.

An estimated 1,100 gallons of aqueous film forming foam concentrate spilled from the fire suppression system Nov. 29. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story.

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