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Abington, Mass., firefighters get high-tech driver training

By Allan Stein
The Enterprise

ABINGTON, Mass. — Firefighter Charles Whitman fastened his seatbelt, turned the ignition key and grabbed the steering wheel of the 20-ton ladder truck with both hands.

With the siren wailing, Whitman raced to the scene of a two-car crash, stopping at red lights, passing cars and trucks, and swerving to avoid hitting a dog and a bicycle rider.

Seconds later, he was at the crash scene.

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