But what if, due to location or disaster, that help is hours, or potentially days off?

Ogden area residents will have the chance to learn just what to do in such a scenario. In a press release, Charlottesville, Virginia-based MEDIC SOLO announced it will be offering its Disaster+Travel+Wilderness First Aid (dtWFA) courses at Weber State University Nov. 7-8 and May 22-23, 2027.

“Combining classroom instruction with hands-on rescue practice and realistic problem-solving exercises, the course teaches essential first aid skills along with practical, self-reliant approaches to emergency care that can be applied in a wide range of situations,” the release said. “Emergencies can happen anywhere. Accidents, severe weather, natural disasters, and other crises can leave people far from professional medical assistance or in situations where traditional emergency services may be delayed or overwhelmed. In these circumstances, having the knowledge and confidence to assess an emergency, provide appropriate care, and help lead others through a crisis can make a meaningful difference.”

Deanna Yurchuk, creative marketing director for MEDIC SOLO, told the Standard-Examiner that the company’s experience has largely been serving the East Coast, but a move by one of its instructors opened up a new possibility.

“We primarily teach in the Virginia and D.C. areas,” she said. “But one of our instructors moved out to Utah a few years ago and he is starting to teach in Utah. He’s a professor at Weber State University, and so our courses will take place at the university.”

She said that the classes have been held before in Eden, but these were for private entities. The upcoming dtFWA classes are open to all without prerequisite other than attendees must be 13 and older.

Yurchuk said the two-day classes include about 16 hours of instruction in the classroom and in the field.

“We basically prepare people for the unexpected,” she said. “Our class will help teach students what to do whenever help is far away. So if, let’s say, there’s a natural disaster and it’s taking a while for emergency vehicles and ambulances to show up, it’ll help you know what to do in that one hour before help arrives. This is applicable to disaster, to travel to remote areas where you might not have instant access to EMS or wilderness, on the wilderness trails, whenever people go hiking. It’s a good thing to be prepared to help out yourself or your fellow hikers if something were to happen.”

She said these classes differ quite a bit from regular first aid courses.

“A basic first aid class just gives you an overview,” she said. “This class breaks down many, many steps necessary and gives you a framework in your mind to work with when you’re about to help a person for a little bit of a longer time in this situation leading up to EMS arrival and them taking over.”

Upon completion, students receive a SOLO 2-year Wilderness First Aid certification.

For more information on the Disaster+Travel+Wilderness First Aid course, visit https://www.solowfa.com/disaster-travel-wilderness-first-aid.html.

To register, visit https://www.solowfa.com/register-SOLO-disaster-wilderness-first-aid-course-in-person.html.