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Our curriculum was developed by wilderness and emergency medicine physicians, in response to an overwhelming need to improve the accessibility of outdoor education and certifications.  It is widely accepted, both nationally and internationally, including by the National Association of Search and Rescue, American Canoe Association, National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, Sierra Club, expedition and guide companies, and many more.

First Aid training requirements vary across organizations.  If you are using this course for employment purposes, we encourage you to check with your employer to see if it will meet your particular training requirements.  We are also happy to provide access to this course for employers to gage if it fits their organization’s needs.

No.  Our state WFA courses are available to anyone, anywhere.  The state options are designed to offer a wide variety of options for terrain and environment.  The portion of this course that includes the 1-hour Texas topics is suited for anyone who has a general interest in desert and mountain medicine.

No. You only need to attend one Wilderness First Aid class, or watch the recording if you can’t make it.

No. All ages are welcome to take the class and earn the certification.

No. You can watch the WFA course or the recording without having the Zoom app or account.

Yes. This course can be taken from anywhere in the world.

Yes. Many organizations use our course to certify their employees and volunteers. However, individual organizations have varying requirements for first aid and wilderness training, so we advise you to check with your organization to see if it will qualify if you are using it for work or volunteer purposes. You can reach out to us by email if you have any questions or if you have particular requirements for a WFA class. We can adapt the Wilderness First Aid class to fit your organization’s needs for the content, length, and depth of training provided.

Yes. This wilderness first aid course qualifies for SARTECH Level 3 with the National Association for Search and Rescue.

If you are interested in SARTECH Level 2, check out our Wilderness First Responder (WFR) online course.

We have had several NPS branches, state government organizations, guide companies, and more who have offered to cover the cost of this class for their employees. We’re happy to discuss the matter with your employer, and we can offer discounts for large groups.

The general class (over Zoom or recording) is about 2 hours.  The state-specific pre-recording is about 1 hour.  The additional practical skills videos are about 1 hour.  The certification exam is 1 hour. The supplemental textbook and podcasts provide up to 40 hours of additional course content.  Thus, the extent of your learning in this course is entirely up to you.

We teach from the same established WFA Scope of Practice that all providers use. However, most in-person courses are very expensive and require a full weekend of travel and commitment. These are skills that everyone should have, but many people find the virtual offering to be much more accommodating for their schedules and budgets. This option provides the opportunity to learn the material at your own pace and in as much depth as you see fitting for what you do in the outdoors.

*Please note that some outdoor volunteer and paid positions still require an in-person WFA course. If you are using this course for that purpose, send the syllabus to your organization or employer to check if it will qualify for your purposes.

Yes.

No. The BSA and American Camp Association both still require a 16-hour, in-person class for their high adventure trip leaders. If you need a WFA certificate for the Boy Scouts of America, this class will not count for that. However, we are working to provide the Survival Merit badge to scouts. This will be available soon.

We work with many different organizations to do this. OSHA typically requires a 90-minute CPR certification, face-to-face (or over Zoom) with an instructor. We can help you arrange this in conjunction with this Wilderness First Aid course.