New Hybrid WFR course!
NOLS and FFI are offering a new course format -- the Hybrid WFR course! Students will complete 3 weeks of online learning followed by a 5-day in-person session. The spring 2022 Hybrid WFR courses are filling quickly. Click here for more information!
Pete Walka named as Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine
The Wilderness Medical Society developed a Fellowship program (Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine or FAWM) as "a means to identify those who have fulfilled a demanding set of requirements validating their training and experience in Wilderness Medicine," and recipients have achieved "the highest level of widely-recognized achievement in the field of wilderness medicine." ?Learn more on the Wilderness Medical Society website.
Should you become a WFR?
The Arizona Republic, the largest newspaper in Arizona, published a great story on Wilderness First Responders and the Flagstaff Field Institute. ?Click here to access the story and accompanying video.