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World leaders including Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth, U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, U.S. Space Force Contractors and Red Cross choose US-SOS Instructors for elite training.
Real-World Skills & Experience
“John was an outstanding instructor: knowledgeable, personable and excellent instructional skills. A very effective instructor.” -Colonel Kim H., USAF, Ret.
“Both instructors were incredibly respectful, clear, helpful and engaging. They were professional in the way they taught and spoke, yet allowed their humor and personality to make the class all the more enjoyable.” -Raelene W.
Services
WILDERNESS EMERGENCY MEDICINE CERTIFICAITONS
Wilderness First Aid, Advanced Wilderness First Aid, Wilderness First Responder, CPR, AED, Epinephrine Auto Injector and Wilderness First Responder Recertification.
MULTI-BIOME SURVIVAL TRAINING
Survival and Expedition Risk Management Training for Individuals, Teams and Organizations, Focusing on Aquatic, Desert, Forest, Tundra or Grassland Environments. We Also Specialize in High Altitude Training.
SAFETY TRAINING
We Train Government Agencies, NGOs, Corporations and Individuals in Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response. We Also Offer Humanitarian Assistance and Remote Operations Safety Programs.
“The course was even better than expected. Very clear instruction, fun activities, excited and engaging instructor.” -Nic A.
Volunteer
Graduates of our programs are eligible and prepared to volunteer for our ongoing emergency response initiative, Capable Americans Responding Everywhere (C.A.R.E.)
“Inclusive and comfortable even for an inexperienced outdoorsperson.”
-Professor Ryan S.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please contact us if you cannot find an answer to your question.
- Yale University
- Dartmouth College
- Brown University
- Columbia University
- Tufts University
- Franklin & Marshall College
- Ohio University
- Arizona State University
- The WEST Institute
- Red Rocks Community College
- Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy
- Denver Green School
- Deerfield Academy
- Jewish Outdoor Leadership Institute
- Catamount Institute
- Boy and Girl Scouts of America
- AVA Rafting and Zipline
- Defiance Rafting
- Noah’s Ark Whitewater Rafting
- Sail Buffalo, New York
- Beyul Retreat at Diamond J Lodge
- Camp Ramah of the Berkshires
- Camp Ramah of the Rockies
- Camp of the Woods Tapawingo
- Adventure Center at Pretty Lakes
- New Directions Youth & Family Services
- US Department of Education, Veterans Upward Bound Program
- U.S. Geological Survey
- United States Marine Corps
- National Science Foundation
- MacArthur Foundation
- The Atlantic Council
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Colorado Parks & Wildlife
- Center for Policy Informatics
- Schneider & Schneider
- SL Green Realty
- Cushman & Wakefield
- L&L Holdings
- Broadway Partners
- Jones Lang LaSalle
- Newmark Knight Frank
- Careerbuilder.com
- Alliance Building Services
- American Red Cross
- Mexican Red Cross
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- Texas Department of Public Safety
- Refugio County, Texas Emergency Management Office
- Putnam County, Florida Division of Emergency Management
- Puerto Rico Emergency Management Agency (PREMA)
- Puerto Rico, USA Local Governments & Isolated Communities
- Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO Wilderness Medicine)
- SOLO Colorado
- Other Organizations
Wilderness First Aid (WFA)
- Scene Safety and Response Techniques
- Patient Assessment
- Immediate Lifesaving Techniques
- Patient Lifting & Moving
- Spinal and Head Injury Precautions
- Fractures vs. Sprains & Strains
- Treating Fractures
- Soft Tissue Injuries
- Treating Soft Tissue Injuries
- Burns & Specific Treatment for Multiple Types of Burns
- Bleeding Control & Infection Prevention
- Treating Asthma without an Inhaler
- Treating Allergic Reactions
- Use of Epinephrine and Antihistamines
- Heat and Cold Related Illness and Injury
- Altitude Illness
- Drowning
- Lightning
- Diabetic Emergencies
- Mental Health Awareness and Response Techniques
- Bites and Stings & Treatment
- Evacuation Considerations
- 2 Day Course
- 2 Year Certification
Wilderness First Responder (WFR)
- Everything included in the Wilderness First Aid Course
- Additional Detail on Anatomy and Body Systems
- Stroke & Seizure
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Cardiothoracic Injuries
- Methods for Reducing Dislocations
- Over the Counter Medications
- Live Hemostatic Agent Training
- Landing Zone Preparation
- Water Purification
- Shelter Building
- Improvised Navigation
- Improvised Fire Starting
- Improvised Litters
- Evacuation Techniques and Drills
- Live Hypothermia Training (Weather Permitting)
- Multiple Live Scenarios with Detailed After-Action Debriefs
- Open Invitation to Local SAR Teams for the Final Day of Scenarios
- 8 Day Course
- 3 Year Certification
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Understanding the Heart
- Understanding Blood Flow
- Chest Pain vs. Heart Attack
- Treating Chest Pain
- Treating Heart Attacks
- When to do CPR
- When not to do CPR
- Lifesaving Heart and Chest Pain Medications
- Hands-On Training and Practice with a Trainer Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
- CPR Practice on Mannequins with Lifelike Thoracic Resistance
- 2 Year Certification
E-Learning
- You Host the Content
- You Own Video Rights & Can Distribute
- Essential Skills Videos
- Wilderness Emergency Medicine
- (Swift) Water Rescue & Drowning
- Knots & Mechanical Advantage
- Survival Skills
- Evacuation Techniques
- Equipment Maintenance
- Any Requested Topic
1-Day Entry Level First Aid
- 1-Day Condensed Version of WFA
- Most Applicable Topics Emphasized (e.g. Rookie River Guide Skills)
■ Wilderness Safety Issues
■ Environmental Emergencies
■ Immediate Response & Assessment Techniques
■ Basic Signaling
■ Advanced Signaling
■ Critical Knots & Applications
■ Improvised Clothing
■ Improvised Fire Starting
■ Improvised Shelter Building
■ Improvised Water Purification
■ Improvised Tools
■ Bushcraft Projects
■ Improvised Day Navigation Techniques
■ Improvised Night Navigation Techniques
■ Land Navigation Course
■ Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants
■ Animal Tracking & Identification
■ Trapping and Hunting Techniques
■ Working Without Sight/Speech/Hearing
■ Evacuation Considerations
■ Evacuation Techniques
■ Survival Equipment Planning
■ Advanced Improvisation Techniques
■ Leadership Development is Continuous
Register online, send us a message or give us a call and we will have a conversation about your goals and expectations. Then we will customize our program for you specifically and follow up with a detailed proposal covering all aspects of your upcoming onsite experience. If everything looks good, an invoice will follow which can be paid in a variety of ways to secure your dates. We're looking forward to speaking with you!
The knowledge, skills and abilities that you take away from our survival training programs will not only serve you for your entire life, but they will also serve your families, neighbors, teammates and friends. We aggregate our fresh and sticky information from diverse, current, peer-reviewed sources using a comprehensive and deliberately designed model.
Absolutely. We will also meet teams at off-site and company retreat locations. We are willing to travel anywhere to support your needs.
If we have enough lead time, we can also secure permits to conduct training on public wilderness land near your location through the U.S. Forest Service.
All of the training is curated from life and the finest peer-reviewed sources, and it is deliberately presented to you in a way that is easy to understand. Our training methodologies are hands-on and fun, and we guarantee that everything we present is factual and accurate. You can read about where we have taught and managed risk in the section below, and references are always available.
“John was an outstanding instructor: knowledgeable, personable and excellent instructional skills. A very effective instructor.”
-Colonel Kim H.
“Lots of good practice. Enthusiastic and interesting instructor.”
-Dr. Tim B.
“John was positive, engaging and a great teacher. Great balance of hands on scenarios and classroom content. One of the best training courses I’ve been a part of.”
-Luke T.
“John is an excellent instructor that provided an inclusive, non-threatening learning environment.”
-Abigail T.
“Awesome. Motivator!”
-Lt. Col. Ollie S.
“Inclusive and comfortable even for an inexperienced outdoorsperson. John was great- engaging, knowledgeable, high energy, enthusiastic.”
-Professor Ryan S.
“Instructor was incredible, high-energy, Bear Grylls.”
-Erich W.
“Learned a lot more than I thought I would. Learned how to stay safe and keep others safe and how to treat them if injured. Excellent, engaged, enthusiastic instructor.”
-Nate B.
“I was not expecting this to be so hands-on and exciting each day. Very useful/ practical. Honestly, I don’t want it to end. John was extremely knowledgeable and engaging as well as super encouraging!”
-Rees H.
“Absolutely a necessity for anyone who loves the outdoors.”
-Glory J.
“They made sure we understood what we were learning, and answered all our questions without complaint or ridicule. I thought they were great!”
-Julie K.
“Instructor was very engaging. Awesome.”
-Emily G.
“All beneficial – everything was great. Instructor was a great guy and great teacher.”
-Weston L.
“I enjoyed the course much more than I expected. The instructor made the material easy to learn, and gave everyone the attention they needed.”
-Zahava F.
“John exceeded all expectations. It was fun, informative and equipped me to serve customers well.”
-Jamison B.
“There were very involved scenarios and good instruction before them. The instructor was helpful with lectures and gave us a chance to figure things out.”
-Jesse O.
“John is a freaking legend and did awesome scenarios. Again, John is a LEGEND. Amazing.”
-MacyAnn C.
“I learned A TON of stuff that will be useful…”
-Hayley I.
“Exceeded my expectation by a long shot. The scenarios were impactful and got the point across. John was a great instructor and made the class fly by.”
-Jomar V.
“Plenty of academic/scenario. John is really good with the material and teaching in all aspects of the course. John was the best Instructor I’ve had.”
-Tony H.
“Excellent instructor. Fun and experienced, very respectful and open to input/feedback. Very good at engaging the class, very energetic.”
-Melissa B.
“Very hands on and real-world applicable. Great stories and examples to show us how this all fits together.”
-Maureen W.
“Clear lessons, engaging classroom environment. Instructor was fantastic – good energy and easy teaching.”
-Lois M.
“Fantastic.”
-Laura K.
“It was a great course. Good instructor, good lessons. He has a lot of knowledge.”
-Bar C.
“The hands on application and scenarios were super helpful. Instructor was excellent. Passionate and able to communicate the information very well."
-Cammie M.
“John was challenging and kept my attention.”
-Dylan S.
“I learned so much in a short period of time. The hands on learning was very helpful. Great instructor – very clear and enthusiastic.”
-Ben C.
“John- amazing. Perfect! He is very professional.”
-Eylom
“Live scenarios and active learning! John was amazing! He was always energetic, encouraging and helpful.”
-Scout C.
“It informed me well. Instructor was awesome.”
-Spencer L.
“Hands-on, engaging. John was knowledgeable and fun, Great instructor.”
-Kenna L.
“Instructor was very informed and very thorough.”
-Jerod C.
“Instructors were very knowledgeable and trustworthy, able to answer all questions and provide help and support.”
-Abigail M.
“Very informative and very well organized.”
-McCoy W.
“Very engaging, informative and knows his stuff.”
-Madison R.
“John was amazing and entertaining and taught us so much.”
-Keith M.
“John was very hands-on and very practical.”
-Sam W.
“It went far beyond my expectations! John was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the information while also being approachable and appreciative of class participation. Solid balance of real-life scenarios, applicable knowledge/advice and professionalism!”
-Emily W.
“Awesome! Very engaging, hands-on.”
-Susanna L.
“Instructor was outstanding. Made course real with personal experience.”
-Travis P.
“Very fun and informative.”
-Mac C.
“Instructor was very detailed, thorough and knowledgeable.”
-Giuseppe I.
“Great hands-on experience”
-Parker Y.
“Great! Clear teaching, interactive with students, willing to answer questions, shared personal stories and experiences.”
-Lauren T.
“I was into it the whole time – focused. It was freakin’ awesome and taught me great.”
-Winston E.
“John is a knowledgeable and engaging teacher.”
-Christian F.
“Awesome.”
-Jasmine I.
“Scenarios were very hands-on and helpful, as well as splint making. Good group work. Passionate instructor with good stories and videos for examples. Instructor was great! Nice, receptive to questions, funny, thorough.”
-Rachel W.
“It was very informative, entertaining/engaging, and hands on. Instructor was friendly and knowledgeable.”
-Jeremiah K.
“Excellent.”
-Jack O.
“Engaging instructor that keeps you attentive!”
-Kaitlin M.
“John was a stand up guy, great instructor.”
-Dillon C.
“The course was even better than expected. Very clear instruction, fun activities, excited and engaging instructor.”
-Nic A.
“Very fun.”
-Ben D.
“Hands-on, interactive, educational. It’s great!”
-Blair N.
“John was very engaging and we had lots of hands-on simulations. It was great!”
-Marah B.
“Lots of hands-on experience and methods that let us actually learn. Instructor knew his stuff – fun to learn under.”
-Scott M.
“Scenarios were very helpful. John was an excellent instructor!”
-Scott S.
“Very good! Explained things very professionally.”
-Nitzan I.
“Good/engaging/informative instructor. Thoroughly impressed.”
-Gabriel M.
“The scenarios are helpful and the teacher engaged the class.”
-Marc N.
“All things were taught well and respectfully. Two of the best instructors I have ever had.”
-Franki W.
“I learned more about the body and its functions/general anatomy than I was expecting.”
-Ian W.
“Real application. Funny, engaging, knowledgeable.”
-Jack H.
“Both instructors were incredibly respectful, clear, helpful and engaging. They were professional in the way they taught and spoke, yet allowed their humor and personality to make the class all the more enjoyable.”
-Raelene W.
“I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I definitely learned more than I thought I would. I liked everything, especially the different ways the info was presented.”
-Abby M.
“Instructor was lively, kind, informative. Good teacher.”
-Nicholas H.
“John is a great teacher who has real world experience. A good amount of scenarios. John is personable and communicates clearly.”
-Kellen W.
“Effective, clear, great.”
-Pierce R.
“I enjoyed it and feel like I learned a lot! The instructors were interacting and told stories and let the class participate a lot! Great teachers that had a lot of knowledge.”
-Natalie L.
“John is really cool. Very engaging.”
-Maddi M.
“Exceeded expectations. Awesome instructor. Material easy to learn – Awesome and positive.”
-Matthew B.
“Engaging instructors, information thoroughly reviewed. They were great.”
-Dianna G.
“Very practical and useful information. Excellent instructor, explained everything well even though he didn’t know Hebrew so much.”
-Bar A.
“John knows his stuff front and back, he is passionate. Amazing 10/10.”
-Katherine P.
“Above and beyond. Very entertaining and engaging – explained the WHY of everything which was very helpful, lots of practical application and real stories/experience.”
-Anna N.
“John was amazing teacher. It was really interesting. Professional.”
-Einav G.
“Instructor was very engaging. Great teaching, fun to talk with.”
-Dalton C.
“John was an excellent teacher and very clear in the explanations. Very good and entertaining while also being very professional.”
-Sarah E.
“Learned a lot, relearned a lot, had a lot of practicing. John was awesome, love the real life stories.”
-Austin
“Amazing!! Funny, professional.”
-Gal S.
“10/10 very knowledgeable!”
-Lizzy S.
“John is the best. You know why? Because John he is the best! I think that is important to know and interesting and I very love him! John is the best!!”
-Shilat D.