Denver area fire rescue using new type of foam to fight fires [Video]

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — South Metro Fire Rescue has a new tool to help keep firefighters and residents safe while fighting fires.

They said they are one of the first fire departments in the country to make the change to a new firefighting foam they’ll use for airplane crashes, whether it’s at an airport or not. To date, SMFR has spent $107,000 on the new foam. To completely make the switch, it could be well over $200,000.

A few years ago, firefighters across the country realized there were cancer-causing ingredients in the old foam they were using; however, there were no alternatives for it.

South Metro Fire teamed up with Centennial Airport and looked to bigger airports like Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport for inspiration.

SMFR firefighters have been trained how to use the new foam. That …