Wilderness First Responder
Price: $500.00
Price: $ 200.00 (Renewal)
Course Schedule All Courses take place in Yon Hall Rm. 271 unless directed otherwise during time of registration.
SOLO’s Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course is the recognized industry standards for those who work as backcountry trip leaders, camp counselors, mountain guides, river guides, and ski patrollers. The WFR is the perfect course for anyone working in a position of leadership in an outdoor setting or for individuals who want a high level of wilderness medical training for extended personal backcountry trips or expeditions.
The WFR is a comprehensive and indepth look at the standards and skills of dealing with: Response and Assessment, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Environmental Emergencies and Surivival Skills, Soft Tissue Injuries, and Medical Emergencies. Although these appear to be the same basic topics covered in our two-days WFA course, they are covered far more extensively, and there is much more hands-on practice.
The WFR typically counts as continuing education credits, although it may depend on what certification you have. Street EMTs who take the WFR course may become certified as Wilderness EMTs. Within the first year of completing a SOLO WFR, student may enroll in a SOLO WEMT Part II Module (the last two weeks of a WEMT course) to get their WEMT certification (they must pass practical and written EMT exams).
Course Length: 75 hours
SOLO Recertification
Recertifuing your SOLO training is not difficult- we offer numerous ways for your to stay current. However, you must begin the process before your certification expires. Courses and enrollment are limited, so please don’t wait until the week before your schedule, and sign up early. There are no recertification courses for Wilderness First Aid, and Advanced Wilderness First Aid. To stay current you must repeat each course.
Wilderness First Responder certification is good for three years. You have two options for recertification:
- Take SOLO’s 2-day, WFR Refresher course. You must pass a written exam and provide proff of current CPR Certification.
- Take a SOLO WFA course. You must pass a written exam and provide proof of current CPR certification.
Participants who are Wilderness First Responder certified WMI, or WMA make take our 2 day Wilderness First Aid course to recertify their Wilderness First Responder. Participants who successfully complete the practical and written exam will be issued a Wilderness First Responder certification through SOLO.
Course Length: 16 hours
