Tacoma Fire Department

Tacoma Fire Revises Hiring After Firefighter’s Drug Death
Tacoma Fire Revises Hiring After Firefighter’s Drug Death
Tacoma Fire Revises Hiring After Firefighter’s Drug Death
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The Tacoma Fire Department has revised their hiring practices in the wake of a News Tribune story about a firefighter who died of a drug overdose last summer after showing up for work impaired. Fire officials say they plan to look more closely at a candidate's criminal background and ask broader questions about illegal drug use...