Traditional AFFF formulations included PFAS compounds that linger in the body and have been tied to kidney cancer and testicular cancer.
Military bases
Texas hosts one of the largest concentrations of military installations in the country, many maintaining Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting units where AFFF was routinely used for aviation fuel fires. Major installations include:
- Joint Base San Antonio (Lackland, Randolph, Fort Sam Houston)
- Goodfellow Air Force Base, home to the Louis F. Garland DoD Fire Academy
- Fort Cavazos
- Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and Naval Air Station Kingsville
- Sheppard, Dyess, and Laughlin Air Force Bases
Airports
Texas operates several of the nation's busiest commercial airports, each maintaining ARFF units certified to suppress aircraft fuel fires. Airports where ARFF crews trained with foam include:
- Dallas/Fort Worth International and Dallas Love Field
- George Bush Intercontinental and William P. Hobby
- Austin-Bergstrom International
- San Antonio International
- El Paso International
- Corpus Christi International
- Lubbock Preston Smith International
- Valley International
Volunteer fire departments
Texas maintains one of the largest volunteer fire service networks in the country, with hundreds of departments serving rural communities. Volunteer firefighters encountered AFFF while responding to:
- Highway tanker accidents
- Fuel storage fires
- Industrial fires
- Petrochemical emergencies
Training facilities
Major firefighter training centers in Texas historically used Class B foams in live-fire exercises, including:
- TEEX Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station, one of the world's largest firefighter training complexes
- Louis F. Garland DoD Fire Academy at Goodfellow Air Force Base
- Kilgore College Fire Academy and other regional academies