Occurred on July 1, 2023 / California, USA<br /><br />: "I am a Fire Captain and Investigator at a fire department in the Bay Area in California. I have been on the job for the past 27 years. Tank is my Accelerant Detection K9 and he has been my partner for the past year. <br /><br />Tank trains each and every day. In fact, because Tank is a food reward K9, the only time gets to eat is when he trains. Unfortunately, he never gets a free meal, unless he swipes mine when I’m not looking. This video was shot during one of Tank’s training sessions. It was meant to showcase his ability to find a single drop of 50% evaporated gasoline even when it’s been covered with debris from a recent structure fire. Even with all of the other odors from items that were consumed by the fire, Tank has to focus on the scent of the accelerant. <br /><br />I placed a single drop of deluded gasoline on our fire scene. Then I covered it with debris and gave the command to Tank for him to 'seek' out the odor. Once Tank located the odor of the accelerant, he gives me a passive alert by sitting. When I tell him to 'show me,' Tank lays down and places his nose in the exact spot where one single drop was placed earlier."
