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Addison approves up to $1.47M for replacement airport rescue vehicles to remove PFAS-containing foam
Summary
The council authorized staff to purchase two ARFF (Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting) vehicles and an ARFF rapid intervention vehicle, citing environmental and safety concerns over PFAS-containing AFFF; the purchase is funded from the FY26 capital plan and airport funds and includes a roughly $435,000 trade-in value.
Fire Chief CJ Alexander described the council item as a replacement of two airport rescue vehicles—Squad 101 and Rescue 101—because the existing apparatus contain AFFF ("triple F foam") with PFAS/"forever chemicals" that pose long-term environmental and health risks and are increasingly restricted. Chief Alexander said the replacements transition the department to F3 foam, which he stated has no PFAS and provides effective suppression…
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