Yakima Fire Department firefighters are mourning the loss of a team member. Wesley, a black lab was the department’s Accelerant Detection dog. Wesley worked closely with his partner, Shift Commander Jennifer Norton since 2004 when the two graduated from Canine Academy in Front Royal Virginia as a certified Accelerant Detection team. Wesley retired in 2012 at the age of ten after working throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho. He died on September 20th after living with Norton in his retirement years