Fire Dog at the Scene 4 Sniffing Out Evidence 6 A Detective in Training 10 A Dangerous Job 14 Sadie the Fire Dog 20 Glossary 22 To Learn More 23 Index 24
4 Several fire trucks race across town with their sirens blaring An old empty hotel is on fire Will the firefighters arrive in time to put it out At the scene they discover the fire is going strong Flames leap from the hotel’s windows and soon the roof collapses The firefighters work hard but the hotel burns to the ground Nobody knows how the fire started It might have been an accident but some suspect arson
The next day the police begin to investigate They bring along Lila a specially trained dog Lila sniffs the burned debris of the hotel Suddenly she sits down next to a pile of ashes and stares at her handler The police officers know that Lila has sniffed an accelerant Now the police believe that someone probably started the fire on purpose 5
