Ethanol, as you would expect, has come under fire lately. And, apparently, fire is one of its major problems.

Ethanol fires are harder to put out that traditional gasoline fires, according to the Associated Press. They cannot be extinguished with water; ethanol fires require special-purpose foam. And, the major concern is that most fire departments in the U.S. don’t have the foam and aren’t trained in how to use it.

“It is not unusual to find a fire department that is still just prepared to deal with traditional flammable liquids,