Abstract: A method and foam formulation are provided for enabling both blast suppressing and decontamination, particularly desirable when faced with an explosive device which has been rigged with a contaminant for destructive dissemination. A formulation is foamed to surround the explosive CB contaminant device, preferably encapsulated in a containment structure. The preferred composition of foamer-compatible decontaminant and foamer to foam and surround the device is about 1% to 3%/w of hydrated chloroisocyanuric acid salts and more including lithium hypochlorite, about 1% of a co-solvent selected from the group consisting of polypropylene glycols, polyethylene glycols, and derivatives and mixtures thereof; about 1% to about 5% of a surfactant and foam stabilizer; and a buffer system to initially maintain said formulation at a pH from about 11.0 to about 8.5 for a minimum of 30 minutes; and the balance being water.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for retarding and extinguishing forest fires and ground fires by dropping air-activated foam compositions comprising 1% to 80% hydrocarbon surfactants, 0.1% to 6% by weight foam stabilizers, 0% to 30% by weight of solvents and 1% to 98.9% by weight of water.