Month: February 2026

Wilderness First Aid

We just finished our first session of Wilderness First Aid this weekend.

We started with teaching BLS to the 5 that had signed up for it. They did great and went through adult, child and infant CPR and choking. They also learned to use an AED.

Then Wilderness First Aid started. We had 5 instructors for the 17 taking the class. Lots of great discussions. They loved all the breakout sessions and the hands on.

We added 2 new sessions this year. One was on Mental Health in the Wilderness.

The other was marine Bites and Stings for those going to SeaBase.

It was a lot of fun and great reviews.

Many more ideas for the next session.

Swimming

One of our local Troops had a fun event at our High School Pool today. Several troops and many packs were invited. We had 5 scouts from 3 different troops complete the swimming merit badge and 15 scouts and scouters complete the blue swimmer for their upcoming SeaBase trip. The hosting troop did an awesome job with the cub scouts! So many activities to keep them busy and have fun. Just a great afternoon for everyone involved!