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.
The gap between what firefighters say matters and what departments actually reinforce
Captain Lisa Burton breaks down what firefighters are asking for from training — more relevance, better instruction and fewer checkbox exercises
Signal Mountain chief Larry Sloan resigned after a town review found his social media conduct had “eroded public trust in first responders”
Firefighters extinguished the vehicle fire while technical rescue crews extricated two construction workers trapped inside a storage container
The job is not to prepare for another 9/11. It is to prepare firefighters for the next call
Four Palestine Action activists appeal terrorism sentences news.az
Terrorism Experts Argue Threats Still Loom 25 Years After 9/11 The Hoya
FBI halted cooperation with RCMP after CBC 9/11 terrorism memo, N.Y. Times reports National Post
FBI halted cooperation with RCMP after CBC 9/11 terrorism memo, N.Y. Times reports Yahoo News Canada
Police charge man for alleged terrorist threats against Archdiocese of St. Louis EWTN 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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