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.
Firefighters, dispatchers and other first responders are speaking more openly about PTSD, burnout and stigma as more agencies expand mental health programs
A 1998 bushfire in Australia led to a day honoring firefighter sacrifice and service worldwide
The actor’s hands-on FDNY challenge raises hundreds of thousands to help fire departments struggling to afford equipment and training
The former U.S. fire administrator details her new role at the Fire Safety Research Institute, plus ideas for how to better elevate the fire service at home and abroad
A former Spencerport firefighter faces up to one year in jail for how he tried to remove a cat from a tree in 2025
Trump’s acting AG vows foreign terrorism charges for American street gangs Arizona Mirror
Customs intensify efforts to curb illicit financial flows, terrorism financing Peoples Gazette Nigeria
Iran accuses West of ‘economic terrorism’ Tehran Times
Trump signs new counterterrorism strategy that focuses on hemispheric threats Reuters
US counter-terrorism strategy calls cartels, Islamist groups and left-wing violence top threats The National
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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