WFR Recertification

WFR RecertificationWilderness First Responder Recertification Participants will practice, review and update wilderness first responder and CPR skills required to work and respond to emergencies in remote or wilderness settings, and to provide urgent evacuation and, at times, extended care until organized health care can be accessed. Participants will practice advanced leadership and rescue decision making skills. A significant part of the recertification course is

Wilderness First Responder Recertification 

Participants will practice, review and update wilderness first responder and CPR skills required to work and respond to emergencies in remote or wilderness settings, and to provide urgent evacuation and, at times, extended care until organized health care can be accessed. Participants will practice advanced leadership and rescue decision-making skills. A significant part of the recertification course is taught in a hands-on, outdoor setting and requires greater physical activity than typical first aid training.

This WFR recertification course is suitable for those who have already taken the full 8 day WFR course, and want to renew their certification before the certification expiry date. 

Course Materials

The program is supported with the Red Cross new Professional Responder text, workbook, BLS field guide and a Wilderness Field Guide which is on waterproof paper. Also, a handout booklet with supplemental reading and case studies is used to enhance group specific needs. Wilderness first aid and First Response kits will be provided for simulations.

Duration 

40 hours, over 4 days, May 1, 6, 7 & 8th, 2026. The program is a mix of classroom and experiential sessions and simulations/scenarios. Most evenings you will be expected to complete readings, case study and exercises. An evening will be devoted to an overnight scenario which will involve a short out-trip. Expect continual emergency and rescue simulations with mocked-up victims and stage blood.

Prerequisites

• Current WFR (for recert option)
• Participants must be at least 16 years of age and in good health and physical condition.
• You will also be required to bring proper clothing for the location and time of year as 50 % or more of the program is outdoors regardless of weather. Our goal is to emulate as much as possible the learner’s “wilderness reality”. We find the more you can place the student in their environment the more effective the learning. Before the course begins you will receive a suggested list of what to bring. The idea is to use and test what you would be using in your WFR environment.