Wilderness First Aid: (16-28 hours)
designed for outdoor enthusiasts who want or need knowledge for preventive care and emergency response to injury and illness as they live in, work, or explore various backcountry and remote environments
+ fall 2024 Great Diamond Island Fire and Rescue (closed to the public)
+ may 2025 (2 cohorts) Bowdoin Outing Club Freshman Orientation Leader Training (closed to the public)
+ fall 2025 Franklin SAR @ Carrabassett Valley Fire Department
+ june 2025 Merrowvista NH (closed to the public)
+ august 2025 Bowdoin New Student Orientation (closed to the public)
Wilderness First Responder (WFR): (72+ hours )
the definitive course for outdoor and rescue professionals as well as those who live, work and play in remote environments.
+ 6-14 January 2025 - Bowdoin Outing Club (closed to the public)
+ march 2025 WFR (5 day) Maine Forest Service Aviation Division Short Haul Team (closed to the public)
+ june 2025 WFR (7 day WFR) Merrowvista NH
+ 5-13 January 2026 - Bowdoin Outing Club (closed to the public)
WFR Recertification (Recert): (24+ hours )
+ january 2025 - Baylor Walkabout Program (closed to the public)
+ may 2025 - Baxter Field Personnel (closed to the public)
+ may 2025 - Merrowvista
+ august 2025 - Bowdoin Outing Club (closed to the public)
Wilderness EMS (WEMS): (45 hours)
Targeted for members of rescue teams, rural EMS agencies, SAR Groups, rescue specialists, DMAT personnel, nurses, and remote site duty medics, as well as those who have an interest in furthering their professional rescue capabilities and capacity to evolve as an asset for future work
2023 course dates:
open enrollment courses:
+ winter 2025 / 2026- Carrabassett Valley FD Mountain Station - email Gabe Gunning: text +1.207.318.5712 or [email protected]
+ 27-31 oct 2025 - New Portland Maine - contact Gabe Gunning
Wilderness Advance Life Support (WALS): (36 hours)
An exploration into appropriate principles and technologies as they pertain to the practical aspects of rescue medicine. 5 days. We partner with Jon Tierney of Acadia Mountain Guides to provide WALS courses. Please reach out to either Jon or us for more information.
2023 course dates:
+ summer 2025: near Dartmouth College, NH - contact Jon Tierney for more information
+ late fall 2025: Pinkham Notch Mount Washington, Gorham NH area - contact Jon Tierney for more information
Custom Courses:
We regularly design custom courses based on agency or group needs, just let us know and we will work with you to determine whether we can be an asset in assisting your group with your goal:
2025 season:
+ april - 1 day Rescue Medicine Recert for Baxter and Forest Service SAR Personnel (closed to the public)
+ may - 1 day Rescue Medicine Recert for Baxter and Forest Service SAR Personnel (closed to the public)
+ may - custom CPR for Baxter Staff
+ may - Ranger WAFA for Baxter Seasonal Staff
+ june - custom CPR for Merrovista Staff
+ July - Ranger WFA for Maine Forest Service continuous training program
+ October - Ranger WFA for Maine Forest Service Advanced Ranger Academy
+ november - custom WFA for Maine DEP
designed for outdoor enthusiasts who want or need knowledge for preventive care and emergency response to injury and illness as they live in, work, or explore various backcountry and remote environments
+ fall 2024 Great Diamond Island Fire and Rescue (closed to the public)
+ may 2025 (2 cohorts) Bowdoin Outing Club Freshman Orientation Leader Training (closed to the public)
+ fall 2025 Franklin SAR @ Carrabassett Valley Fire Department
+ june 2025 Merrowvista NH (closed to the public)
+ august 2025 Bowdoin New Student Orientation (closed to the public)
Wilderness First Responder (WFR): (72+ hours )
the definitive course for outdoor and rescue professionals as well as those who live, work and play in remote environments.
+ 6-14 January 2025 - Bowdoin Outing Club (closed to the public)
+ march 2025 WFR (5 day) Maine Forest Service Aviation Division Short Haul Team (closed to the public)
+ june 2025 WFR (7 day WFR) Merrowvista NH
+ 5-13 January 2026 - Bowdoin Outing Club (closed to the public)
WFR Recertification (Recert): (24+ hours )
+ january 2025 - Baylor Walkabout Program (closed to the public)
+ may 2025 - Baxter Field Personnel (closed to the public)
+ may 2025 - Merrowvista
+ august 2025 - Bowdoin Outing Club (closed to the public)
Wilderness EMS (WEMS): (45 hours)
Targeted for members of rescue teams, rural EMS agencies, SAR Groups, rescue specialists, DMAT personnel, nurses, and remote site duty medics, as well as those who have an interest in furthering their professional rescue capabilities and capacity to evolve as an asset for future work
2023 course dates:
open enrollment courses:
+ winter 2025 / 2026- Carrabassett Valley FD Mountain Station - email Gabe Gunning: text +1.207.318.5712 or [email protected]
+ 27-31 oct 2025 - New Portland Maine - contact Gabe Gunning
Wilderness Advance Life Support (WALS): (36 hours)
An exploration into appropriate principles and technologies as they pertain to the practical aspects of rescue medicine. 5 days. We partner with Jon Tierney of Acadia Mountain Guides to provide WALS courses. Please reach out to either Jon or us for more information.
2023 course dates:
+ summer 2025: near Dartmouth College, NH - contact Jon Tierney for more information
+ late fall 2025: Pinkham Notch Mount Washington, Gorham NH area - contact Jon Tierney for more information
Custom Courses:
We regularly design custom courses based on agency or group needs, just let us know and we will work with you to determine whether we can be an asset in assisting your group with your goal:
2025 season:
+ april - 1 day Rescue Medicine Recert for Baxter and Forest Service SAR Personnel (closed to the public)
+ may - 1 day Rescue Medicine Recert for Baxter and Forest Service SAR Personnel (closed to the public)
+ may - custom CPR for Baxter Staff
+ may - Ranger WAFA for Baxter Seasonal Staff
+ june - custom CPR for Merrovista Staff
+ July - Ranger WFA for Maine Forest Service continuous training program
+ October - Ranger WFA for Maine Forest Service Advanced Ranger Academy
+ november - custom WFA for Maine DEP
