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.
FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito explains why fire and EMS work best as one agency — and what’s driving the department’s EMS staffing crunch
Orlando firefighters work on truck company operations
Firefighters returned to the historic Obersalzberg site days after the initial blaze to extinguish flare-ups from smoldering embers, as German police hold a suspect on arson charges and the building remains closed indefinitely
Gov. Josh Shapiro signed House Bill 2014, letting 14- and 15-year-old volunteers train until 10 p.m. on weekends and summer breaks instead of 9 p.m. and ride in emergency vehicles to calls
More than a year later, I’m still processing the moment everything went dark and I had to get myself out alone
Freed Israeli hostage’s family targeted by terrorism again JNS.org
Not a game: Europol and partners target terrorist role-playing online Europol
2026 UNODC Strengthens the Implementation of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism for States of the Gulf Cooperation Council United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
2026 UNODC Conducts Sub-Regional Table-Top Exercise on the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT) in Uruguay United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
She was preparing a terrorist attack against Ukrainian military personnel: the SBU detained a saleswoman in Kharkiv Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
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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