Open Recertification

Course Description:

The Open Recertification course is open to graduates of any wilderness-based first aid training course that was at least 64 hours long and completed within 3 years of the proposed recertification option. Successful graduates of this course will receive Wilderness Medical Associates’ Wilderness First Responder, Anaphylaxis, and BLS/Healthcare Provider-level CPR certifications. WMA WEMT graduates with a current EMT-B or Paramedic certificate may also recertify the wilderness portion of their WEMT with this course.

**If you are using this course to recertify a WMA WEMT it is your responsibility to let the sponsor know when registering, and to inform the instructor on the first day of class.**

Sponsor/Host Information:

Directions to Course Location:

Directions to the L.L.Bean Paddling Center

at lower flying point

14 marietta lane, Freeport, Maine 04032

From Points South:

• Take Exit 20 (Freeport/Desert Rd.) off route I-95 and turn right at stop sign
• Go straight through traffic light and follow Main Street 1.3 mi into town
• Turn right onto Bow Street (across from L.L. Bean Retail Store)

Follow directions below***.

From Points North:

• Take Exit 22 (Freeport/Durham) off route 95, bear right off exit
• Follow the road to the traffic light and turn right onto Main Street
• Go about .5 mi and turn left onto Bow Street

Follow directions below***.

***Proceed 3.6 mi down Bow St. and turn right onto Flying Point Road**.

• Turn left immediately, .1 mi onto Marietta Lane (this is a gravel drive)
• Proceed down this road .3 mi to the L.L. Bean Paddling Center

Room and Board:

Lodging

None provided. For lodging options in Freeport, visit the Freeport Merchant’s Association website at www.freeportusa.com or call them at 1-800-865-1994.

Food

Morning refreshments (coffee, tea, & water) will be provided.  Students are encouraged to bring a bag lunch as the closest lunch options are 5 miles away.