Great Lakes Wilderness Emergency Response Training

06/10/2025

We had a great time doing back-to-back WFA courses in Traverse City. The first one was at SEEDs, and then one for the staff at the Human Nature School! It was fantastic weather, and the participants were great. The next WFA is at West Shore Community College on July 11 and 12. That one includes meals, and you can camp overnight on campus!

05/20/2025

We are offering a Wilderness First Aid course on the West Shore Community College campus on July 11 and 12! This course will be a blast. Participants can stay in tents overnight, and breakfast and lunch are included. The contact information for signing up is on the flyer. You need to get a hold of Lisa O'Connor at loconnor@WestShore.edu.

04/05/2025

Day one of the Wilderness First Aid course is in the can. Hannah Meixner taught all day. We stayed indoors due to cold weather. Still had a bunch of fun and learned all kinds of information. Last night I saw a moose.

04/04/2025

We are back up in Petoskey, MI at North Central Michigan College for a Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course. This is one of my favorite venues. A small but beautiful campus with great people to work with! We did a WFA course here last fall. We are doing another WFA at the Rockford Ambulance Training Center on April 25 & 26.

03/10/2025

Enhance your emergency response skills by enrolling in our Wilderness First Aid course on March 14 & 15 at Rockford Ambulance. This small, hands-on training will prepare you for outdoor emergencies, and spots are filling fast for April and May! Don't wait, secure your place today!
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03/01/2025

Had a fantastic 1-day backcountry trauma care course yesterday. A great group of students. Thank you to the Antrim Conservancy District for sponsoring the course.

02/28/2025

Hannah is running a Backcountry Trauma Care course at the Grass River Nature Center by Bellaire. A beautiful location.

02/21/2025

"Are You Prepared for an Outdoor Emergency?

Join our Wilderness First Aid Course on March 14 & 15 in Rockford, MI and gain the life-saving skills you need for the great outdoors! Learn how to handle injuries like broken ankles, bites, and more—because adventure should never turn into a disaster.

Spots are limited—register now!"

11/23/2024

This last week we completed our first Mountain Bike Trauma Care course at Rockford Ambulance. The class went phenomenally well with a fantastic group of students who seemed to really enjoy t he training. We are hopefully doing more of these courses in 2025.

10/30/2024

In a few weeks, we are teaching another MTB Trauma Care course

10/17/2024

Last weekend we knocked out the last Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course for the year. This one was was at North Central Michigan College. An outstanding campus and a great group of students. Petoskey is so beautiful this time of year. A little chili in an RV with no heat. Meanwhile a raccoon visited Missy at home.

09/19/2024

We are offering a new 8-hour Mountain Bike Trauma Care course in November!! This will be at the Rockford Ambulance Community Center at 8450 Shaner NE, Rockford, MI
Dates/Times
November 18th, 6:00 to 10:00 PM
November 20th, 6:00 to 10:00 PM
Cost
Cost of the course is $100.00

Great Lakes Wilderness Emergency Response Training offers SOLO wilderness First Aid, Wilderness First Responser and Wilderness EMT courses