Community4–6 hrs
First Aid / CPR / AED
The core course. Chest compressions, rescue breathing, AED use, choking, bleeding, burns and shock. Enough to act competently before EMS arrives.
- For
- Anyone. No prior training.
- Award
- 2-year certification
Our services
Training Courses
Our certified courses prepare everyday heroes to respond.
What this is
Built to create confident, capable responders.
IERF's training programs are built to create confident, capable responders, whether you're a community member, a workplace team or a public safety professional. Our courses combine real-world emergency response techniques with hands-on practice, giving participants the skills they need to take lifesaving action before EMS arrives.
Training includes CPR/AED, First Aid, trauma care and bleeding control, Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC), emergency awareness, and preparedness planning for homes, businesses and community groups. Every course is designed for practical application, using scenarios, modern equipment and evidence-based methods.
From high-risk environments to everyday emergencies, participants learn how to stay calm, act quickly and support those in critical need. Backed by decades of public safety experience and aligned with nationally recognized standards, IERF training empowers people to protect themselves, assist others, and strengthen community resilience when it matters most.
Certification courses
A full range of courses to build lifesaving skills.
12 courses
Community1–2 hrs
Stop the Bleed
Direct pressure, wound packing and tourniquet application. Severe bleeding kills in minutes; this is the shortest course with the highest survival return.
- For
- Schools, workplaces, neighbourhood groups.
- Award
- Completion card
Community2 hrs
Before EMS Arrives
Built for places where the ambulance is far away. What to do, in order, in the minutes you are on your own, and how to hand over cleanly when help lands.
- For
- Families, older adults, remote communities.
- Award
- Completion card
Professional6–8 hrs
CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers
Two-rescuer CPR, bag-valve-mask ventilation, team dynamics and AED integration for people whose job description includes responding.
- For
- Lifeguards, security, industrial responders.
- Award
- 2-year certification
Professional4–5 hrs
Basic Life Support (BLS)
High-performance CPR to current resuscitation standards, airway management and team-based resuscitation.
- For
- Healthcare and EMS personnel.
- Award
- 2-year certification
Professional56+ hrs
Emergency Medical Response
The full first-responder curriculum: patient assessment, trauma and medical emergencies, extrication, and operating inside an EMS system.
- For
- Entry-level responders and EMS candidates.
- Award
- 2-year certification
Professional20+ hrs
Responding to Emergencies (RTE)
Extended first aid for designated responders who need more than a card course but less than a full EMR.
- For
- Workplace response teams.
- Award
- 2-year certification
Professional1 hr
Bloodborne Pathogens
OSHA-aligned exposure control: transmission, personal protection, decontamination and post-exposure procedure.
- For
- Any workplace with exposure risk.
- Award
- 1-year certification
Tactical16 hrs
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC)
Casualty care under threat: care phases, hemorrhage control, casualty movement and treatment when the scene is not yet safe.
- For
- Law enforcement, security, tactical medics.
- Award
- Completion certificate
Tactical16+ hrs
Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC)
The military standard TECC is derived from: care under fire, tactical field care and tactical evacuation care, taught to the current committee guidelines.
- For
- Military and security personnel operating in hostile environments.
- Award
- Completion certificate
Disaster16 hrs
Wilderness & Remote First Aid
Prolonged field care when definitive help is hours away: improvised treatment, environmental emergencies, evacuation decisions.
- For
- Guides, expedition staff, rural communities.
- Award
- 2-year certification
DisasterHalf day
Community Disaster Resilience
Hazard-specific planning, household kits, communication plans and the first 72 hours of a neighbourhood-scale event.
- For
- Neighbourhood and faith groups, HOAs.
- Award
- Completion card
Bringing us in
We come to you.
Most of our teaching happens in church halls, community centers, workplaces and fire bays, wherever the group already meets. You provide the room and the people; we bring manikins, AED trainers and consumables.
Cost depends on the course and the group, and for community sessions in underserved areas it is frequently nothing at all. That is what donations are for.