A firefighter is spending his last few hours on the job before heading into retirement.
The Yakima Fire Department is losing a big piece today with the retirement of Lieutenant Don Dexter. The Selah native has been a firefighter for more than 35 years, and he's only been with two departments during his entire career.
He spent four years as a firefighter in Redmond, Washington. The other 31 years he has served with the Yakima Fire Department. He's also one of the department's lead fire investigators.
Lt. Dexter says if he could, he'd do all of it over again...but he also admits that today, his last day on duty won't be easy.
"It's a little bittersweet," Lt. Dexter said.