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Boston lagging in firetruck driver training

Its 12 hours of instruction less than in other cities

By Donovan Slack
Globe Staff / March 18, 2009

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Firefighters behind the wheels of the firetrucks that barrel down Boston's narrow, twisting streets have far less training than firetruck operators in other US cities of comparable size, according to a review of training procedures. (Full article: 926 words)

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