- Delivery
- In person
- Total hours
- 16
- In-person hours
- 16
- WMEC hour comparison
- Meets hour minimum
Published16h + explicit alignment claim; complete topic audit not done
Hours only; complete topic and assessment alignment has not been audited. - Skills assessment
- Scenario-based field practice; formal pass criteria not verified
- Student price example
- USD 350
Current course listing
Confirm current tuition and inclusions with the provider. - Instructor credentials
- New lead: current EMT + MTN-accepted wilderness credential (W-EMT). Existing WFR instructor: individual documented WFA-only exception and final MTN approval.
- Instructor pathway
- Credential and résumé review, MTN orientation, practical and observed-teaching evaluation, then individual course-level authorization. WFR-certified applicants may be individually evaluated for supervised assistant roles.
- Instructor entry / annual costs
- Quote required
- Instructor fee per student
- Quote required
- WMS affiliation
- Listed
- EMT / paramedic CE
- 16h EMS CE via Capital City CPR #34-4980, provider-published
- Curriculum / materials
- Version 5.2
- Release / revision date
- September 2026 (provider-supplied release date)
Version 5.2, September 2026 — current as reported
Provider reports this as the current curriculum; dated public release document and full change log not independently reviewed - Curriculum distinctions
- Operational scenarios; team communication; evacuation decisions. Claims WMS-informed updates; public reference crosswalk not located.
- Evidence documentation
- Provider confirms medical direction and current curriculum Version 5.2, September 2026; public site names WMS guidance. Medical-director identity, clinical reference mapping and revision rationale not reviewed.
- Program reviews
- Selected website testimonials; independent rating/count not verified.
- Validity / renewal
- Confirm the exact certificate term, renewal window, prerequisites, and acceptance with the issuing and receiving organizations.
- MTN acceptance
- Meets WMEC minimum hours
This course format documents 16 total hours and 16 in-person hours. WMEC lists a minimum of 16 total hours and 16 in-person hours for WFA. You may enroll in a full MTN WFA course regardless of previous training. A red course assessment does not prevent enrollment. Complete the full course and its assessments to earn a new MTN certificate.
Except for the NOLS formats covered by MTN’s confirmed two-way agreement, MTN accepting another provider’s training does not establish that provider’s acceptance of MTN training. Confirm directly with the receiving organization. Course reciprocity and instructor authorization are separate.
COURSE FACTS · C01 · CHECKED September 28, 2026
Mountain Training Network
WFA · In person
MTN confirms automatic reciprocity in both directions with NOLS for standard and hybrid WFR and in-person WFR recertification. Students must still meet the receiving program’s credential-currency and eligibility requirements. This statement does not extend to online or hybrid WFR recertification, WFA-only credentials, or instructor authorization. Acceptance of prior training does not itself issue a new certificate.
MTN confirmation from Ryan Armstrong, October 1, 2026. Agreement text not independently reviewed.This course also qualifies for WFR-R. MTN’s 16-hour Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course also qualifies for Wilderness First Responder recertification (WFR-R) for students with an eligible prior WFR credential. Select WFR recertification when registering in Student Center and provide your prior WFR certificate.
Publisher: Mountain Training Network. Research snapshot September 28, 2026. Sources and methodology at the MTN Wilderness Medicine Reciprocity & Research. This is not accreditation or a guarantee of course quality.