Hybrid Wilderness First Responder Initial Certification (1:1)
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Course Details
Available: Oct 15–Oct 28, 2026 | Reston, VA, USA
70 Hours: 35 Online + 35 In-Person
LISTING ID: L5122
Course Description
Overview
The most efficient Wilderness First Responder initial certification available: one-on-one or small group wilderness medicine training on YOUR schedule!
Best if you’re on an urgent timeline, can't wait for a public class, want to train with your own group, or want personalized instruction.
Hybrid format combines self-paced online study with in-person scenarios and skills training with an authorized Survival Med instructor.
How It Works
- Contact your instructor directly
- Coordinate a convenient time, date, and location
- Get your price
- Complete the self-paced online course
- Complete in-person training
- Same-day certificate download!
Includes
- Two-year Wilderness First Responder initial certification
- Free Wilderness EMT upgrade if you have a current state EMS license or NREMT certification
- Two years of course access
- 35 hours of self-paced online training
- 35 hours of in-person scenarios and hands-on skills practice led by a Survival Med-authorized instructor
- Free downloadable textbooks
- Free monthly wilderness and austere medicine webinars
Meet Your Training Team
This course is offered by Billy Jensen.
Billy Jensen is a retired US Army Special Forces NCO and current Wilderness First Responder.
Billy teaches Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness First Responder Recert, Advanced Wilderness First Aid Recert, Wilderness First Aid, and Wilderness First Aid Recert. Billy also teaches HSI Emergency Medical Responder for non-EMS personnel, HSI Basic Life Support, HSI Emergency Oxygen, HSI CPR-AED, HSI Basic First Aid, and HSI Stop Life-threatening bleeding.
Billy is the CEO of Captive Audience PTRT in Reston, Virginia, and regularly teaches Anti-Kidnapping and Hostage Survival, SERE for Civilians, and various self-defense and firearms courses.
