K9 Blaze – Plainfield, Illinois

Handler – Deputy Chief Jon Stratton

Blaze, Plainfield Fire Dog, Laid To Rest

K9 Blaze, the Plainfield Fire Protection District’s accelerant detection canine and four-legged partner to Deputy Chief Jon Stratton, was laid to rest Thursday. Blaze, a yellow Labrador retriever, served the fire protection district for a remarkable 14 years, from 2004 to 2018. Blaze will join her fellow K9s in being honored at the newly dedicated Plainfield Police K9 Memorial at Riverfront Park, 24321 W. Lockport St. “K9 Blaze will be honored with the past Plainfield Police K9 at the Plainfield Police K9 Memorial in our 2nd phase of the project. Keep Stratton and his family in your thoughts. “She served faithfully by his side as an Accelerant Detection Canine for many years, assisting the Village and the region in numerous fire investigations, and always lit up the room whenever she showed up somewhere.”

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Submitted By Jim Cortina

James A. Cortina has been involved with police dogs since 1972 and currently on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Jim has been appointed as Treasurer since its inception in 1991. Jim is one of the charter members of the C.P.W.D.A. organization. Since 1975 he has been a certified professional dog trainer and received his Master Trainer Certification in 1985. During his career he has provided armed K-9 strike crowd control for security agencies in Connecticut and out of state security companies. In conjunction with other members of the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Board of Directors, he helped to draft Connecticut Statute 53-247(e) "Intentional Injury or Killing of Police K-9" which was passed by the Senate in 1993 and also assisted in implementing the prestigious Daniel Wasson Memorial K-9 Award in 1992. In 1993 he helped coordinate the North American Police Work Dog Association Nationals in New London, Connecticut. He was appointed Training Director for the New London County Work Dog Association from 1985-1987. He performed decoy work for Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. in police K-9 demonstrations, trained several local police department canines, and coordinated training workshops for out-of-state police departments. He participated in the United States Police K-9 Association Trials in Croton on Hudson, New York in 1985 as a decoy. He is an avid photographer and received photography awards in 1989, 1990, and 1991 and currently takes photographs for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc.
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