The Bay Chapter offers Wilderness First Aid classes intermittently throughout the year. Classes are posted on the chapter calendar. This course satisfies first-aid requirements for most Bay Chapter outing leaders (confirm requirements with your section/group officers).
Students have two options: You can take the one-day class on Saturday and receive the Basic Wilderness First Aid certification of the American Safety & Health Institute—$50 for members/$60 for non-members. Basic WFA is a practical, eight-hour course that prepares you to recognize and avoid wilderness hazards, and do first aid outdoors with whatever equipment you have or can improvise. Or, you can take the two-day class for an additional $30/$40, and receive the higher-level WFA certification. This option adds more advanced skills and role-playing scenarios.
How to sign up:
Current Bay Chapter outings leaders may register by the Tuesday before the class. Call 510-848-0800 or email firstaid@sfbaysc.org. Then mail a $50 deposit check (payable to “Sierra Club SF Bay Chapter”) to: Sierra Club, Attn: WFA, PO Box 2663, Berkeley, CA 94702. This check will be returned in class, but will be cashed if you don’t show up. Include your mailing address, email, phone number, and which section you lead for. Indicate if you are also attending the Sunday class. The Chapter will pay for both days.
If you are not a current Chapter outing leader (including leader candidates or trainees), register with Steve Donelan at donelan@sonic.net or P.O. Box 1227, Berkeley, CA 94701, or through the online event listing on the chapter's activities and events calendar. Indicate if you are attending the Sunday class. Include your membership number. Be prepared to pay the fee in class.
If you already have the current WEC textbook (200 pages) and show it in class, deduct $15. People who have taken Steve Donelan’s one-day class in the last year can sign up for the second day only, for $30/$40. Those who have taken Steve’s two-day class can repeat the second day for free. Pre-register with Steve at at donelan@sonic.net.
Read more about this course at www.wildernessemergencycare.com.