It will likely vary from state to state. Here in Maryland, it is not recognized, other then as a supplement or continuing education, comparable to a seminar or general course of interest.

While Maryland has Wilderness Protocols, it is up to the Local and/or Regional Medical Director to decide if they wish to implement the protocol in their jurisdiction.

Maryland is funny with certificates from courses or outside training companies. By law under Maryland Code for Higher Education, the Maryland Fire Rescue Institute (MFRI) has a virtual lock on all forms of education for Fire/Rescue personal (career or volunteer) in the state. Instructors that are not Maryland Instructor Certification Review Board (MICRB) members cannot even offers courses in the state, where a “certificate” is issued. There are ways around this and include having the course sponsored by one of the recognized/approved Fire Academies as a seminar or have a MICRB Instructor be the lead Instructor.

Bottom line, WFR, W-EMT, WEMT-P certifications are not recognized in the state of Maryland and would not count towards completion of an EMT-B, EMT-I, CRT or EMT-P curriculum. You should be able to use the training as fulfilling the general/supplemental training requirements for continuing education.

Pete