Calgary Fire Department welcomes Titus, the accelerant-sniffing, hotdog-loving hound

Titus is CFD's fifth fire investigations dog since the program began in 1991

Author of the article: By Devon Dekuyper
Published Nov 06, 2025
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Newly graduated CFD Fire Investigations K9 Titus was photographed at Douglas Glen Fire Station 39 in southeast Calgary on Thursday, November 6, 2025. Trained from just months old, the dog can smell incredibly minute amounts of accelerant. Brent Calver/Postmedia

Meet Titus, the Calgary Fire Department (CFD)’s new K9 crew member, who can sniff out ignitable liquids within minutes.

Titus’ handler, Canine Investigator Brad Brookes, said the two-year-old American Field Labrador is an “invaluable member” of the crew.

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