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Abstract

A method of fighting a fire, the method includes aerating a firefighting foam composition to form an aerated firefighting foam; administering the aerated firefighting foam to a fire or applying the aerated firefighting foam to a surface of a volatile flammable liquid; wherein the firefighting foam composition includes a surfactant component comprising an anionic surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, optionally a nonionic surfactant, or a mixture of any two or more thereof; an aliphatic alcohol-based component comprising at least two compounds selected from C₈-C₁₄-aliphatic alcohols and ethoxylates of C₁₀-C₁₄-aliphatic alcohols having an average of no more than about 6 ethylene oxide units; and at least about 30 wt. % water.

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