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Important UPDATE
After reading this and if you are interested in learning more or geting on our e-mail list for future courses, please complete and submit the form below.
BSA Venture Crew 80 is offering the new American Red Cross (ARC) Wilderness and Remote First Aid (WRFA) 16 hour course to scouts and leaders heading to BSA National High Adventure Camps and other camps that require Wilderness First Aid Training.
There are several changes this year.
Prerequisites:
You must have an Adult CPR with AED certificate to take WRFA. The certificate must be current. If your CPR/AED certificate is ARC, it is valid for one year from date of issue for Lay Responder courses and two years for ARC CPR-FPR courses. ARC recognizes certificates from other providers for the same length of time as the equivalent ARC course. The course must include a skills check in the presence of an instructor.
WRFA participants must be at least 14 years of age by the last day of the course.
There are no waivers of the above requirements.
Training availability:
Our May 2010 classes resulted in 15 Adult CPR/AED graduates and 14 WRFA graduates. In order for future classes to go, we need a minimum of 8 students for each class. If we have more than 10 students, we will attempt to get a second instructor.
We understand that BSA camps will accept the previous Wilderness First Aid Basics (WFAB) certificates as valid through their expiration date which was 3 years from date of issue. This may change. It is your responsibility to verify requirements with the appropriate camp. WRFA certificates are valid for two years from date of issue. After 2 years, it will be necessary to re-take the WRFA course as there is no review or challenge option in the WRFA program.
In order to obtain a slot, please complete the form below and click on submit. Please understand that we will contact you when we have a slot available. Payment for CPR/AED may be made at the course. Payment in full for WRFA must be received at least one week prior to the course. Payment is necessary to retain a slot in WRFA.
We will make a go or no go decision and inform everyone atleast one week prior to each course.
Venture Crew 80 courses are offered to scouts and scout leaders, using volunteer instructors. If you need the course costs, please send in the form below and we will respond with the cost for Adult CPR/AED and WRFA. There is no obligation on your part, unless we offer the slot(s) and you accept our offer.
What you will need to bring to WRFA:
It is suggested that you bring gear that you would normally have for a day hike or backpacking trip - things that you would use in an emergency - a day pack or backpack, ground cloth/tarp, sleeping bag, foam sleeping pad, flashlight, headlamp, hat, sunscreen and a first aid kit. NO TENTS!
Link to Course Description
Request for CPR/AED or WRFA slot
Please click on the SUBMIT BUTTON at the bottom to send your request to the Course scheduler.
BSA Venture Crew 80 is an ARC Authorized Provider. The course location will be provided by e-mail.
Please plan to wear comfortable clothes. A bag lunch is strongly recommended. We will begin promptly at 9:00 am. If we don't take long for lunch we should be finished by about 5:30 pm.
June 26, 2010 |