(KRON) – This is the second year of Northern California Urban Search & Rescue Training. It has quickly grown to be one of the largest canine search trainings in the nation, according to the HD Search Dog Fund, which organized the event.  Bay Area rescue orgs take in displaced dogs from LA wildfires On January 17, teams from across the United States, Canada, and Hungary came together for the weekend to prepare for the unexpected - disaster. The search teams that participated responded to notable past events such as the Oklahoma City bombing, 9/11, the Camp Fire, the Lahaina fire, and Hurricane Helene. It is very likely that they will be sent to aid the searches in the Southern California Fires, according to Tim Houweling, founder of the HD Search Dog Fund.  Disaster preparedness training involving search dogs and their handlers took place in several Bay Area cities. NorCal Urban Search & Rescue Training hosted more than 100 K-9 search teams in the Bay Area in order to prepare for any disaster.  After the training, teams will be better equipped to respond to natural and man-made disasters across the United States and in California, stated the organizer of the event.