Wilderness First Aid & WFR Certification in NYC

Wilderness Ready, NYC Accessible

Gain the confidence, skills, and certification you need to stay safe in the outdoors — taught locally by expert instructors using the industry-standard curriculum.

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We offer courses for different experience and skill levels. All are welcome!

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Wilderness First Aid

WFA

16-hour introduction to wilderness medicine and basic life support skills.

Focus on prevention, assessment, and treatment of environmental illnesses, recognizing and stabilizing life threats caused by trauma, and calling for a rescue.

For: Outdoor enthusiasts, trip leaders, camp counselors, and land agency field staff.

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Wilderness First Responder

WFR

80-hour outdoor industry standard medical training, designed to train professionals working in remote areas with limited resources, unreliable communication.

For: Professional outdoor field staff that work in remote environments, military, technical rescue personnel, and those working in disaster relief.

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Custom Courses

Tailored Training

We have worked with various organizations to design custom courses, based on WFR and WFA curriculum, and tailored towards specific educational needs.

For: Organizations looking to provide their members or students with specific skills in addition to standard curriculum.

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Wilderness First Aid NYC is a provider of Desert Mountain Medicine curriculum, therefore all courses meet the highest industry standards for wilderness first aid training according to Desert Mountain Medicine (about DMM) and the Wilderness Medicine Education Collaborative.

Why Choose Us

Accessible NYC Locations

Learn close to home at convenient venues and nearby parks.

Industry Standard Curriculum

Frequently-updated curriculum for industry-leading standards.

CPR & WAT Included

Your WFA tuition covers CPR and Wilderness Anaphylaxis Training for no extra cost.

Expert Instructor

Learn from an experienced NYC-based outdoor educator and wilderness medicine instructor.

What Our Students Say

Ella is entertaining, knowledgeable and relatable which makes teaching so much fun and engaging. You will get much more than certification in this class, you will get a lot of information about the back country, information about gear and real life situations.

Vivian, WFA Student

I'm very happy I took the course. I feel a lot more confident now that I have some basic understanding of what to do in a wide range of worst case scenarios.

Luke, WFA Student

This is an excellent class, I learned so much and feel much more confident going into the backcountry. We learned very practical skills in how to assess, diagnose, treat, and evacuate people in nearly every wilderness emergency I could imagine.

Elise, WFA Student

Excellent course. Very informative, lots of fun. Ella is an excellent instructor who knows the material well and is great at thinking on the fly and responding to questions.

Mason, WFA Student

I'm so happy I was able to take this course in the city! WFA & WFRs are not as accessible when you're limited by factors like location and time. So it was great that Wilderness First Aid NYC was able to provide us with a great opportunity.

Kade, WFA Student

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