Licensed Guide Equivalent Courses

First Aid Courses

Emergency Medical Technician
NYS Department of Health
Licensed Physician
Licensed Physician Assistant
Licensed Nurse
Wilderness First Responder
(WFR) (NASAR) (WMA) (SOLO)
ARC First Aid Training for First Responders
ARC Advanced First Aid
ARC Responding to Emergencies
Medic First Aid
Emergency Medical Planning
Outdoor Emergency Care
National Ski Patrol
Wilderness First Aid
Worldwide Emergency Medical Training Associates
Wilderness Medicine Supply (SOLO)
L'Ambulance Saint-Jean (Canada)
National Safety Council First Aid Course - 3 yrs.
Heartsaver Facts
AHA & Natl. Safety Council
(800) 621-7619
First Aid for Coaches
State Education Department
ARC Community First Aid & Safety
PADI - Medic First Aid
First Responder in Winter Survival & Basic First Aid & CPR (Canada)
Swiftwater Rescue (WMA)
Canadian Red Cross First Aid
Emergency Skills Inc.
ALIVE! Course
Sirius Wilderness Medicine Outdoor Leaders - valid for 2 years
US Coast Guard
Emergency Response Educators
American Safety & Health Institute (Universal)
ARC Sports Safety Training
ARC Preventing Disease Transmission
Emergency Care & Basic Life Support Course
Emergency Medical Training. Association
Combat Lifesavers Course
Dept. of the Army
Mariners First Aid and CPR
American Health Association
Wilderness Medical Institute
National Outdoor Leadership School
(307) 332-1416
Emergency Care and Safety Institute
Wilderness Rescue International
McCall, Idaho
(208) 630-4221

CPR Courses

ARC CPR: Basic Life Support for the Professional Rescuer
ARC Community CPR
American Heart Association CPR
Licensed Physician
Licensed Physician Assistant
Licensed Nurse with Emergency Care Training
Emergency Medical Technician
NYS Dept. of Health
Medic First Aid, Emergency Medical Planning America
(541) 344-7099
L'Ambulance Saint-Jean, (Canada) (CPR)
National Safety Council
CPR Course
CPR for Coaches
State Education Department
First Responder,
Basic First Aid and CPR
Wilderness First Responder
(WMA) (NASAR) (SOLO - 2 yrs.)
First Responder
NYS Health Department
Canadian Red Cross First Aid with CPR
Sirius Wilderness Medicine Outdoor Leaders
Wilderness Med. Training Assoc.
Emergency Care & Basic Life Support
ARC Community 1st Aid and Safety
ARC 1st Aid - Responding to Emergencies
Mariners 1st Aid and CPR
American Safety & Health Institute, http://www.ashinstitute.com/ (Note: This link will leave the DEC website.)
(800) 246-5101
National Outdoor Leadership School
(307) 332-1416
Emergency Care Safety Institute
Wilderness Rescue International
McCall, Idaho
(208) 630-4221

Water Safety Courses

U.S.C.G. License
YMCA Safety Class
YMCA Aquatic Personal Safety and Survival Course
American Canoe Association
Instructor Card
ARC Water Safety Today
ARC Lifeguard Course
ARC Advanced Lifesaving
ARC Basic Water Rescue & Small Craft Safety
ARC Advanced First Aid
ARC Emergency Water Safety
ARC Water Safety Instructor
ARC Lifeguard Instructor
ARC Swimming Instructor
Boy Scout Safe Swim Defense
Boy Scout Lifeguard
Boy Scout Water Safety Instructor
Survival Swimming by Canadian Red Cross Society
Wilderness First Responder Course by Natl. Assoc. of Search & Rescue (NASAR)
Chantilly, VA (703) 222-6277
Wilderness Medical Assoc. (WMA)
(888) WILD-MED
Solo - Conway, NH
(603) 447-6711
The Royal Life Saving Society
(Canada) Bronze Medallion
Sirius Wilderness Medicine, Canada
(819) 322-5815
PADI - Rescue Diver
Professional River Guides Assoc. of West Virginia
Advanced First Aid & Emergency Care Course by Suffolk County Police Academy
(Not Open to Public)
Swiftwater Rescue by NASAR, WMA
Commercial Diving Institute
Whitestone, NY
Phase I - Basic Water Rescue Preparedness, Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
Boating Safety & Education
P.O. Box 6700
Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000
(717) 657-4540
NYS Outdoor Guides Association
Alan Woodruff, Water Safety Instructor
Woodgate, NY (315)-392-4592
Michele Krak, Water Safety Instructor
Madison County, NY
(315) 684-7659
New Jersey Boating Safety
New York Boating Safety
Connecticut Boating Safety
Rescue 3 International
Nation Outdoor Leadership School
307-332-1416
Sullivan County Emergency Services Training Center
Water Rescue Awareness
NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control

White Water Training Programs for Basic Water Safety

Adirondack Adventures
Chestertown, NY
(877) 963-7238
Adirondack Rafting Company
Lake Placid, NY
(518) 523-1635
Whitewater Challengers
North River, NY
(518) 251-3746
Adirondack River Outfitters
Old Forge, NY
(315) 369-3536
Hudson River Rafting Co.
North Creek, NY
(518) 251-3215
WILDWATERS
Warrensburg, NY
(518) 494-7478
Adventure Calls
Batavia, NY
(716) 343-4710
Zoar Valley Canoe & Rafting Company
Dunkirk, NY
(716) 679-7238
Sacandaga Outdoor Center
Glens Falls, NY
(518) 792-0260
Adventure Sports Rafting
Indian Lake, NY
(518) 648-5812
Sagamore Institute
Raquette Lake, NY
(315) 354-5311
Three Rivers Rafting
The Forks, ME
(207) 663-2104
Magic Falls Rafting
West Forks, ME
(207) 663-0901
Whitewater Challengers
Old Forge, NY
(315) 369-6699
Adirondack Exposure
Old Forge, NY
(315) 335-1681
Beaver Brook Outfitters
Wevertown, NY
(518) 251-3394