Requirements by product
| Product | Requirement | Effective | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firefighting foamReporting | Fire departments must annually report their AFFF inventory and must report each incident where AFFF was deployed within 15 days, through ImageTrend or a regional Foam Analyst, to the Office of State Fire Marshal.Also requires identifying unwanted foam for proper disposal; this is a reporting duty on fire departments; it does not restrict sales or use. | July 1, 2022 | Applies | G.S. 58-82B-1 et seq. |
The laws
North Carolina
AFFF Firefighting Foam Registry (reporting requirement)
- Citation
- N.C. Gen. Stat. 58-82B-1 et seq.
- Enacted by
- S.L. 2021-180, Section 8.10(h) (2021 Appropriations Act, Senate Bill 105)
- Status
- In force
- Source
- https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_58/GS_58-82B-1.html
Bills and pending action
- H 570 (2025-2026 Session): Responsible Firefighting Foam Management Act
Passed House 113-0; referred to Senate Rules and Operations Committee; not enacted (April 30, 2025)
Would prohibit discharging Class B firefighting foam containing PFAS for training or testing purposes (except when legally required, with containment) and require non-fluorinated foam for training. Source - H 881 (2025-2026 Session): PFAS Free NC
Filed and referred to House Rules, Calendar, and Operations Committee; no further action recorded (April 10, 2025)
Would make it unlawful to knowingly manufacture, use, process, or distribute PFAS (with federal-authorization exceptions), add PFAS disclosure to pollution-permit applications, require public water systems to notify customers of PFAS results, direct DEQ to set technology-based PFAS effluent limits, and fund PFAS studies and drinking-water treatment (about $100 million). Source
Timeline
- July 1, 2022 Took effect
AFFF reporting requirement (G.S. 58-82B) took effect. Source - April 26, 2023 Update
House Bill 370, an earlier version of the training and testing AFFF restriction, was analyzed in committee in the 2023-2024 session but did not become law. Source - April 29, 2025 Update
House Bill 570 (Responsible Firefighting Foam Management Act) passed the NC House 113-0. Source - April 30, 2025 Update
House Bill 570 was referred to the Senate Rules and Operations Committee, where it remains pending. Source