LAARTG.org is a resource of useful information, documents, and links for fire service leaders in the Los Angels region. Consistent with the Los Angeles Area Fire Chiefs Association (LAAFCA) Regional Fire Service Training Strategic Plan, LAARTG.org provides easy access to training announcements, news, lessons learned, and other useful information aimed at improving the region’s preparedness for human-caused and natural disasters, and for general situational awareness.
Sworn fire department personnel and law enforcement officers can apply for access to password-protected areas of this site. Once granted access, members may receive the RTG Intelligence Daily, which combines relevant news with current FOUO intelligence products for local first responders.
When an incident stretches across meals, weather changes, crew rotations and operational periods, the larger challenge becomes sustaining the entire response
Two Lowell fire stations closed after firefighters took 527 sick days in the first 77 days of fiscal 2027, pushing overtime toward nearly $5 million
The Durham Fire Department confirmed a firefighter died and two otherss were injured while fighting a fire near South Miami Boulevard
After separate trips down under, Chief Caughey and Zam break down what Australian departments are ahead on, where they struggle and what U.S. firefighters can borrow
The UL Research Institutes’ Fire Safety Research Institute analysis cites interconnected system failures for the tragic outcomes of the 2025 firestorm
Murkowski on public execution: ‘I’d expect this from terrorists and dictators’ The Hill
Suspected Terrorism and Nazi Comparisons — U.S. Senators Slap Each Other with Mud on TV bluewin.ch
Flydubai co-pilot planned 9/11-style attack on Tel Aviv airport, UAE says Financial Times
UAE: Flydubai co-pilot wanted to replicate 9/11 terrorist attacks upi
B.C. woman who married ISIS fighter pleads guilty to terrorism charge Global News
USFA – The U.S. Fire Administration and the National Fire Academy work hard to advance the professional status an expand the knowledge and skill of fire and emergency services personnel.
Cal OES-CSTI – Cal OES’s California Specialized Training Institute offers over 100 course titles in the disciplines of emergency management, criminal justice/officer safety, terrorism, hazardous materials, disaster mitigation, preparedness and recovery, and crisis communications.
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