"Thomas Coyne’s experience and knowledge in the field, as well as his ability to instruct, combined to form the finest civilian training course we have ever attended."
-David Pinkham, MSgt, USAF. EOD Program Manager 932 Civil Engineer Squadron
Located in mountain areas of National Forest (So Cal) and Redwood Forest (Nor Cal). Escape the city, escape the heat, enjoy the wild.
Forming A lIFE sAVING StandARD:Course Overview
This course is designed to train the student to be their own first responder in the event of an emergency in remote settings. It provides the most essential wilderness survival and medical skills for operating alone in the outdoors, where help may be anywhere from hours to days away.
This is a combination of our weekend critical skills intensive and our wilderness first aid certification course. It is a true training intensive covering a wide range of material. This course includes our wilderness survival skills certification, and a nationally recognized wilderness first aid certification.
Days 1-2:
*Learn to recognize and treat exposure (hypo/hyperthermia) *Form a bow and drill friction fire kit (fire with sticks), and other emergency fire making techniques
*Construct a weatherproof survival shelter
*Learn to locate and purify water in the field
*Construct a weatherproof survival shelter from natural materials you find on the forest floor
*Learn emergency signaling techniques (air & ground) for rescue
*Understand common wilderness emergencies & their causes
*Produce cordage (string/rope) from wild plants *Learn how to react to dangerous snakes & animals
Days 2-3
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course
Wilderness first aid is different from standard first aid in that; it can require extended care (24hrs+), it can require you to improvise and form gear from your camping equipment and.or surroundings, and you must take exposure measures (care for the patient's needs in terms of warmth and cooling), training is hands on, and students learn to improvise their own medical gear from their surroundings, and students perform a much higher level of medical intervention- (i.e. students will learn to set certain dislocated joints, close wounds, and more)
Our two day/12+ hour course is a nationally accepted certification course from the American Red Cross.
Learn techniques such as;
*Closing and packing wounds
*Splinting injured limbs
*Checking for spinal injuries
*Identifying and treating environmental exposure
*Medical Emergencies
*Insect bites
*Treating burns
*Much More!
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Realistic wound simulators are used on courses.
Logistics
9AM DAY 1 - 3PM DAY 3
Price
$375 per person
Location
Southern California (scroll down for Northern California Dates):
CAMP LA VERNE
41954 Jenks Lake Rd W,
Angelus Oaks, CA 92305
(Just outside Big Bear Lake & Ski Resort)
There is a lake stocked with fish immediately adjacent to camp. You are welcome to fish with a valid license.
Get your fishing licenses here
We are on over 200 acres in the National Forest with a running spring. There is ample room for camping. Feel free to bring any type of camp setup you would like.
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UPON BOOKING YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE A RECEIPT. THIS RECEIPT CONTAINS A LINK DOWNLOAD ALL OF YOUR COURSE ATTENDANCE INFO, INCLUDING GEAR REQUIREMENTS, DRIVING DIRECTIONS, AND MORE.
2024 Schedule
February 3-5 (FULL)
March 2-4
April 6-8 (FULL)
May 4-6
June 1-3 (FULL)
September 7-9
October 5-7
November 2-4
2025 Schedule
San Francisco Bay Dates & Location
(within 1 hour of Palo Alto and much of San Jose)
Redwood Glenn Camp
100 Wright Dr
Loma Mar, CA 94021
2024 Schedule
April 13-15 (full)
June 8-10
september 14-16
2025 Schedule
April 12-14
MORE DATES TBA SOON
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UPON BOOKING YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE A RECEIPT. THIS RECEIPT CONTAINS A LINK DOWNLOAD ALL OF YOUR COURSE ATTENDANCE INFO, INCLUDING GEAR REQUIREMENTS, DRIVING DIRECTIONS, AND MORE.
What To Bring
*A knife. We recommend either; a locking Victorinox swiss knife w/saw and nonserrated blade, OR a Leatherman mutitool w/saw, OR a Mora knife for beginners. Base models can be obtained for $20-$35. Non-recommended brands are acceptable, however, we cannot guarantee their performance. Just be sure that if it folds it locks, and if it doesn’t fold it has a “full tang”.
*Tents are allowed, though students have the option to sleep in actual survival shelters they make themselves from the environment.
*A sleeping bag appropriate for the time of year
*A Day Pack (school style back pack)
*Foodstuffs- We recommend Mountain House backpacker meals for main courses as they only require hot water to prepare and have a very large menu to select from. Small backpacker stoves like the "Pocket Rocket" or "Jetboil" (can be purchased at REI), or even a Coleman stove (can be purchased at Walmart) will prepare these and your morning coffee very well. MRE's are another easy option. Granola, protein bars, jerky, fruit, etc, are all great options for snacks or lunches. You will have access to your vehicle in the evening so a cooler is ok. There is also a campfire to cook on so feel free to bring cast iron cookware.
*Feel free to bring any favorite survival gear you wish to train with!
