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
PAST COURSES
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.
+ 5-13 January 2026 - Bowdoin Outing Club (closed to the public)
WFR Recertification (Recert): (24+ hours )
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
open enrollment courses:
+ oct 2026 - 9-11 and 16-18 of october Carrabassett Valley FD Mountain Station
PAST COURSES
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.
2026 course dates:
+ summer 2026: near Dartmouth College, NH - contact Jon Tierney for more information
+ late fall 2026: Bangor Acadia Mountain Guides Store - 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:
2026 season:
+ mar - 1 day Rescue Medicine Recert for Maine Forest Service Aviation Division (closed to the public)
+ may - custom CPR for Baxter Staff
+ may - Ranger WAFA for Baxter Seasonal Staff
+ jun - custom CPR for Merrovista Staff
+ Jul - Ranger WFA for Maine Forest Service continuous training program
+ sep - Remote and Conflict First Aid for National Institutes of Health, North Carolina
+ oct - Ranger WFA for Maine Forest Service Advanced Ranger Academy
PAST COURSES
2025 season:
+ nov 2025 - custom WFA for Maine DEP
+ oct 2025 - WEMS Carrabassett Valley FD Mountain Station
+ oct 2025 - Ranger WFA for Maine Forest Service continuous training program
+ aug 2025 Bowdoin New Student Orientation WFR Recert (closed to the public)
+ Jul 2025 - Ranger WFA for Maine Forest Service continuous training program
+ jun 2025 - custom CPR for Merrowvista Staff
+ jun 2025 - WFR (7 day WFR) Merrowvista
+ may 2025 - (2 cohorts) Bowdoin Outing Club Freshman Orientation Leader Training (closed to the public)
+ may 2025 - 1 day Rescue Medicine Recert for Baxter and Forest Service SAR Personnel (closed to the public)
+ may 2025 - custom CPR for Baxter Staff
+ may 2025 - Baxter Field Personnel (closed to the public)
+ may 2025 - Ranger WAFA for Baxter Seasonal Staff
+ apr 2025 - 1 day Rescue Medicine Recert for Baxter and Forest Service SAR Personnel (closed to the public)
+ mar 2025 WFR (5 day) Maine Forest Service Aviation Division Short Haul Team (closed to the public)
+ jan 2025 - Baylor Walkabout Program (closed to the public)
+ jan 2025 - Bowdoin Outing Club (closed to the public)
+ oct 2024 - Great Diamond Island Fire and Rescue (closed to the public)
+ oct 2024 - WEMS Carrabassett Valley FD Mountain Station
+ oct 2024 - Ranger WFA for Maine Forest Service Advanced Ranger Academy
+ sep 2024 - Remote and Conflict First Aid for National Institutes of Health, North Carolina
+ may 2024 - custom CPR for Baxter Staff
+ may 2024 - Ranger WAFA for Baxter Seasonal Staff
+ apr 2023 - WEMS Carrabassett Valley FD Mountain Station
+ may 2023 (2 cohorts) Bowdoin Outing Club Freshman Orientation Leader Training (closed to the public)
+ may 2022 (2 cohorts) Bowdoin Outing Club Freshman Orientation Leader Training (closed to the public)
+ may 2021 (2 cohorts) Bowdoin Outing Club Freshman Orientation Leader Training (closed to the public)
