A memorial ribbon ceremony will be held Friday for Yakima fire Capt. Bob Burton, who died on Christmas day.
Burton, who served with the department for 25 years, died of job-related cancer, according to the Fire Department.
The 20-minute event will begin at 2 p.m. at Fire Station 91, 401 N. Front St., with a fire department color guard giving Burton’s memorial ribbon to a motorcycle team from the International Association of Firefighters, which will take it to Olympia for the Washington State Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service on Sunday. Burton’s son, Yakima fire Lt. Cody Burton, will place the ribbon at the Fallen Firefighters Memorial.
Newly appointed Yakima Fire Chief Aaron Markham will speak at the service in Olympia.