and live fire tests to evaluate the performance of compressed air foam as compared to water. The results of the research indicated that CAFS can provide efficient operations with effective extinguishment and enhanced personnel safety. The results also revealed there are disadvantages of CAFS that must be addressed. Based on the research results, six recommendations were made to address integration and implementation of CAFS on the Davenport Fire Department.

Training recommendations were also made that would require approximately four to five hours of comprehensive training in order to develop firefighter confidence in the agent as well as some experience with pump and application procedures.

During the past few years, the Stamford Fire Department has been grappling with the idea of using Class A foam for structural firefighting. This research is based on the question of whether the Stamford Fire Department should adapt it's equipment and procedures to include the use of Class A foam for structural firefighting in Stamford, Connecticut.

This report provides a general overview of nozzle-aspirated class A and compressed air foam systems. It then discusses hands-on evaluations by several fire departments that are currently using class A foam systems in structural fire suppression or wildland/urban interface fire protection. Reported advantages and disadvantages in the use of class A foams and CAFS in structural firefighting, both from field experience and from recent fire protection literature, are included in this report.