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"This team is awesome!
I so appreciate your dedication to quality instruction
while keeping it fun.

The food was incredible! All volunteers sooo friendly and obviously supportive of the program."
-Karen F.


"This course is like taking a class at a friend's house."
-Adam S.

 

"Very thorough training. The instructors were not only very experienced, they were genuinely concerned with the students and their learning experience."
-Richard G.

The Courses

"We teach wilderness first aid as if someone's life depended on it."

When
April 27-29, 2012
Wilderness First Aid Course
(3 days)
See the schedule for important details.
October 26-28, 2012
Wilderness First Aid Course
(3 days)
See the schedule for important details.
Where
Beautiful and rustic Harwood Lodge on
Mt. Baldy, north of Claremont, California

See the
Map to Harwood




Who

Staff who are long-time wilderness travelers,
trained and experienced in first aid

Wilderness First Aid Course Instructors

How
Submit an application and its attachments to the registrar.
What

See an article about the WFAC from the January 1998 issue of Sierra Club's Southern Sierran newspaper.

What to bring:

See what to bring to WFAC.

Topics and exercises:

See a syllabus for WFAC.


A WFAC instructor teaches anatomy with the help of her friends.

About certification...
The WFAC provides its own certificate of completion. The Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club recognizes the WFAC certificate of completion for the first aid requirements of leadership ratings O, I, M and E and for leading restricted (technical) outings.

The WFAC satisfies the national Sierra Club leadership requirement for refreshing first aid training every four years.

The WFAC satisfies the wilderness first aid requirement for the Philmont Scout Ranch.