I took my Wilderness First Aid recertification through ReadySF and NOLS Wilderness Medicine this past weekend, and it was thorough, active, engaging and well organized. The schedule, coursework, training interactions and live scenarios with thoughtful students were incredibly valuable. And the location in the Marin Headlands on such a beautiful spring weekend was a bonus! read more

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Ready SF was the provider for our organization's day-long CPR/AED, First Aid, and EpiPen training in October 2025, led by the excellent trainer Daniel DeKay, and it was fantastic! Would highly recommend. read more

I did my NOLS WFR recert with Ready SF. In my 15-odd years of maintaining a WFR, it was one of the least tedious recerts I've taken. The instructors, Megan and Jennifer, were working from a solid knowledge base and brought great energy to the course. The class location on the Marin Headlands was exceptional! read more

Ready SF was the NOLS provider for my Wilderness First Responder in Feb, '23. A really fun and dynamic course, although short, since it was a hybrid WFR, I learned a ton of valuable skills essential for medical decision making in the back country. CPR/AED and EpiPen training included. We did real field simulations from a host of topics from the classroom and applied scenarios in all sorts of weather, at all times of day and night. These are the sorts of preparedness skills more folks in the outdoors should carry on their expeditions. read more

I took a Wilderness First Responder course with Ready SF and it exceeded my expectations in every way, in fact it kind of blew my mind. Instructors Dave and Brandon taught a huge volume of information in a fun and engaging way, and trained us in many critical skills over the course of five days. They are both really great teachers with deep knowledge of wilderness medicine. But what really stood out was the lessons they demonstrated in leadership, teamwork, improvisation, and self-efficacy, and about the positive effect a responder can have by being a calm and hopeful voice amid chaos and fear. I went in thinking I'd learn some useful medical skills, and finished the week with a huge confidence boost and a renewed sense of resilience that I can apply to my everyday life, on and off the trails. I highly recommend any class they teach! read more

I've been taking first aid classes since 1980 capping out at the EMT level. I recently took a WFA call offered by my employer and taught by David. David goes a great job presenting pertinent information in a very assessable way. It's easy to sit through his class and he keeps the discussion focused and fun. Highly recommended. read more

Ready SF does a wonderful job of combining education, adventure, and fun. They are dedicated to the success of their students to prepare them for the real world and create a safe learning environment. Highly recommend after doing my Wilderness First Responder course with them. Dave and Jess are incredibly knowledgeable and fantastic teachers. read more

I've taken first aid in some fashion every few years since the 80s -in the military, sponsored by various organizations, Red Cross, and even the NOLS Wilderness First Aid through a different provider. I recently took the Wilderness First Responder taught by Ready SF and it was great. This was my favorite and most complete. The time investment is high, but so is the reward. I know more than I ever did about first aid and feel the most capable of applying it in a practical situation. I highly recommend Ready SF for the great job. read more

I organized an office CPR/ AED and First Aid training for group of us. David was very responsive from the very first inquiry till we completed our training. He has a ton of experience working with individuals, small to big teams, and schools. He is a great trainer and makes a long training to be actually fun! We will also be getting Emergency Preparedness training from him. I strongly recommend David to everyone! Ozge. read more

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I had the pleasure of attending the NOLS / Ready SF Wilderness First Responder training led by Dave in March '22, and it was literally one of the most impactful learning experiences of my life. Dave has so much experience and tribal knowledge that compliments the core curriculum, and the hands-on scenarios designed by Dave were extremely effective in learning how to apply the analytical and practical skills learned in the classroom. I cannot recommend Dave and Ready SF strongly enough - if you have the opportunity to learn from Dave, don't miss it! read more

I took a Wilderness First Responder class sponsored by Ready SF and led by David Yacubian and it was really terrific. The class was tight and well-organized and David is a fantastic instructor. Highly recommend these folks for any type of emergency first aid or preparation! read more

Our school has used Ready SF for years. The trainers are knowledgable and enthusiastic, and make the entire experience impactful. Highly recommended for any school that wants to provide a convenient and valuable on-campus training for its employees. As a school nurse, I'm grateful that my colleagues have this experience, training and certification. read more

Thank you Ready SF and Dave for a most enjoyable afternoon of learning CPR, having fun while doing so and your sharing the wealth of information and experience. I appreciated the video pre training and in person practice/ continued training outdoors "on the deck". You are awesome! read more

Just took a Wilderness First Responder for Medical Professionals upgrade class. ReadySF communicated clearly about the class ahead of time and answered all of my questions quickly! The onsite trainers were both outstanding! read more

Best thing I've done in years. The instructors, Dave and Jaime, kept the energy going despite long and tiring days. There personal experience and passion for teaching kept us focused and on point. In the end, I feel ready for whatever may be thrown at me in the field. read more

Fantastic training and trainer. Practical, informative and supportive approach to CPR training. Highest recommendation!

I participated in a first aid weekend! It was awesome! I really appreciate how the instructors made a lot of information totally accessible and memorable. I did this course after a backpack trip I took with a couple people who were having asthmatic issues with smoke from a fire from Tahoe. I also appreciate the role play examples where we got to practice what were learning! I'm stoked to learn more and anticipate doing future courses. Thanks ReadySF for the awesome service to the community! read more

My company has worked with ReadySF for First Aid & CPR Training for several years. The instructors and course are always outstanding! Much better, hands-on and practical training compared to others courses we've tried. This is important information that you hope to retain after the training. Going through the drills and practice helps you remember the information better than watching PowerPoint presentations like some other companies use. I was appreciative and impressed how the instructors made the information the most relevant to situations that may arise in our workplace. The course is conversational and they made a comfortable space to be able to ask questions without feeling embarrassed. Several of our employees thanked me for planning the training and mentioned how much they appreciated and enjoyed the class. I also must mention how responsive and helpful David and Holly were in planning the class and following up afterwards. A HUGE thank you to everyone at ReadySF! read more

Did a Wilderness First Responder class with Ready SF and NOLS and it was excellent! Dave is an incredible instructor with lots of experience and expertise. The class was fun and informative and definitely empowering. I Would highly recommend coming to Dave and Ready SF with any of your wilderness medical training needs! read more

I took the WFR (Wilderness First Responder) course with ReadySF. They use the NOLS - WMI curriculum and I was absolutely impressed with how the course was designed and executed by ReadySF. Dave (the owner of ReadySF) and Nissa (a NOLS instructor) were articulate, positive and extremely helpful. Their knowledge of medicine in the wilderness is detailed and brought to life with relevant real-world experiences. The course is set-up so that about half the time is in the classroom - learning the fundamentals of the patient assessment system and the various types of injuries you can be exposed to outdoors. The other half is outdoors in mock scenarios and practice. These mock sessions were invaluable -- and so well executed. In addition to amazing course instruction, the people who take a WFR class are pretty awesome and add to the experience in many useful and fun ways. Overall, this was one of my best learning experiences. My one recommendation for those considering this course: take the time off of work to fully dedicate to the class, and if possible, stay close by so you don't have to deal with traffic and other mundane logistics. It is *intense* and you learn a whole new set of terminology and wilderness practices. It is also fun :) read more

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Great class, great instructors, great learning experience. Highly recommend for any outdoor enthusiast. I have 23 years experience as a Physician Assistant in Emergency Medicine, Orthopedics, and Trauma and am also a NREMT-P and learned a ton of cool stuff in this course. read more

Dave taught a CPR class for our swim group at China Beach. The lessons, were thoughtful, intelligent and practical - just what I had hoped for. As a longtime swimmer, freediver, and scuba diver, I have seen situations that come out of nowhere. It's great to stay up to date on the latest info. Dave and Ready SF delivered! Great class! Great training! read more

I recently took a NOLS WFR course through ReadySF. I was absolutely blown away with the quality of instruction from Dave and the team at ReadySF. They clearly have tons of backcountry / outdoors experience and have run this course enough to understand what will really help students take their skills into the real world. Would absolutely recommend these fine folks! read more

I just completed a 10-day Wilderness First Responder course with Ready SF, which was sponsored by NOLS Wilderness Medicine Institute. Our instructors Dave and Shaun were fantastic! I can't believe how much I learned in this class from them. They've inspired me to learn more about wilderness medicine and risk management. The WFR material was engaging, essential information and the instructors from Ready SF made it fun, too. Our class started out as complete strangers and we enjoyed the course so much we're keeping in touch and planning future hiking trips. You get to meet the most interesting people taking these classes. Students came to the San Francisco class from all over California, including some folks from Utah, Washington and even Australia - so don't let distance be a factor! If you're thinking of doing a Wilderness First Aid (WFA) or Wilderness First Responder (WFA) course with Ready SF, I highly recommend them. The classes are definitely worth the cost, and the course I took was held at the Presidio, Crissy Field and the Marin Headlands with gorgeous views of the Golden Gate and downtown SF. You couldn't ask for a better urban location to take a class. If you check out their website - http://www.readysf.com - they also puts on disaster and earthquake preparedness training, and basic CPR classes. And they have scheduled classes, but it looks like you can also work with them to create specialized classes for larger groups and for organizations. Very cool! read more

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This is extremely high quality education. I just finished a Wilderness First Responder certification course with Dave and Thea, and I cannot imagine having taken the course with anyone else. They make the material fun to learn, and they teach it in such a way that you learn not only WHAT to do, but WHY you do it that way. By understanding how the human body works, you learn how to see the impact of injury and sickness, and how to intervene when things get serious. By practicing in "real" situations over and over again, you learn by doing, and gain a complete applicable system for dealing with emergency and first aid situations. You will not be bored. You will be engaged and present, soak up the material like a sponge, and be a better person for it. They don't just teach first aid, they teach high quality patient care, serious improvisational skills, and how to be focused and caring in crazy intense situations. We even practiced thrilling and serious "night scenarios" in beautiful bay area settings. This is like ninja training for first aid badasses. I used to be a ninja. Now I am a prepared ninja. I feel 100% prepared to deal with anything I might come across in an urban or wilderness setting. I am very happy with my investment. I am still going over the material daily, just to make sure my learning sticks. I'm hooked like a geek. When I re-certify, I will definitely be doing so via Ready SF. I highly recommend just bypassing the other options and make a B-line straight for these guys. You won't regret it. read more

I just graduated from one of Ready SF's Wilderness First Responder programs, and thanks to the OUTSTANDING teaching and wealth of expertise brought to the table by Dave and his teaching partner, Thea, I feel 100% ready to competently deal with any wilderness medicine situations that crop up on my next trip into the great outdoors. (A lot of the time, that means making smart decisions about when a person needs to be evacuated.) Getting a WFR certification is no easy feat: 80 hours of class time and scenarios are packed into nine days. There isn't a moment where your brain isn't being stretched by new information and skills. It's something of a marathon, but Dave is exactly the person you want putting you through your paces. He's knowledgeable, funny, and makes the entire process thoroughly enjoyable. If you're looking into getting a WFR certification, re-cert, or any sort of disaster management, look no further than Ready SF. You be glad you did. read more

David came to train a large group at our central office (16). He did a great job at keeping the training moving at a nice pace. We never felt bored! He is very knowledgeable and applies a lot of common sense to teaching us how to handle these situations. I highly recommend him to anyone! read more

Just finished a Wilderness First Responder class in Marin and Dave Y from Ready SF (in tandem with Liz S from NOLS/WMI) made it a fantastic learning experience. They are good listeners and teachers. You do fantastic hands on training so be prepared to be engaged and dedicated to the program thru to the last day and testing. Dave has a wealth of knowledge but an easy approachable manner so it's easy to ask follow up questions and challenge your previous training and concepts. read more

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Go with ReadySF! I took a 10 day WFR with David, Daniel and PeeBee. They were able to make the course interesting, fun and useful. Their enthusiasm for the subject sets their classes apart from the rest. Plus we had our classes in the climbing gym, so I always had a great workout afterwards. The people I met in class were the great too. read more

David visited my school last week for a CPR training. I've been to many of them over the years, and his was by far and away the best. He explained things in a crystal clear way that will really help the information stick, and he was also just funny and fun to be around. Teachers have to renew their certification on a regular basis, and I hope that we'll get to work with him again. read more

Its rare a rate something 5 stars this whole heartedly. Dave ready sf are absolutely stellar. He makes first aid courses both fun and effective. I re certify my wfr with him every other year and am always a 100 percent happy with the course. He also does a training for my staff customized for the outdoor work we do with kids. I recommend him highly. read more

David is the best CPR trainer; he's super engaging and real. He's incredibly knowledgeable - always presents correct terminology and helpful descriptions. Training sessions are pleasant and fly by. I feel more confident and better prepared should an emergency arise. Highly recommend! read more

Excellent quality training tailored to our group's specific needs. David is highly qualified and exceptionally personable

Highly recommended. I took a PR/AED/Epi training with David Yacubian and he was very knowledgeable and a great instructor.

Dave is awesome! Took Wilderness First Aid and CPR Training from him and he is so well-spoken and clear and full of fun energy! Both courses were amazing. read more

Great class. Dave communicated clearly what you have to do in emergency situations, while keeping it simple and easy to remember. I highly recommend this class to anyone, especially parents. I feel far more prepared than I did prior to the class. I would take this training again! read more

I took a Wilderness First Responder course with SF Ready this past March and owner/instructor Dave Yacubian vastly exceeded my expectations of what my experience with the course would be like. The curriculum used is from the NOLS Wilderness Medicine Institute, and Dave brings a wealth of knowledge to the classroom from his experience as a NOLS instructor. Co-instructor, Liz, is also a seasoned Wilderness EMT with a great deal of outdoor experience. The instructors each had a wonderful sense of humor and created a fun learning environment, while still being serious about providing a top notch wilderness medicine education. What impressed me the most was the style of learning this course uses. I wish all my time in college and high school could have used such an all encompassing teaching approach. The course is pretty intense, 80 hours of medical training that includes trauma, broken bones, dislocations, allergic reactions, stomach illnesses, evacuations, the more common scrapes and bruises and a whole lot more in just over a week's time. Yet when I began reviewing for the exam, nervous there was too much material covered so fast to properly retain it all, I found it was all there, nicely retained inside my memory, leaving me very well prepared for the exam. We would go over a new topic for about an hour or so in the classroom with questions being answered. Then a demonstration would be given in front of the class, or we would break off and practice new treatments and techniques. Then we would go outside and practice this further in realistic scenarios, followed up with a discussion about aspects we did well and areas we needed to improve. Each new topic built off the previous, practiced over and over until it became ingrained in us. It was amazing how far we came in such a short period of time. I now feel empowered that if I am in a wilderness setting with fellow hikers and somebody gets hurt, I will be able to provide them with competent medical help. read more

I have known David for a number of years now. When my school needed someone to come in and teach CPR/AED and EPI trainings, I knew who to go to. David is very knowledgeable, has a keen sense of humor, but can combine that with the urgency and importance that comes along with doing these trainings. My school has a wide range of student ages, and many different types of faculty and administrators, and David was able to teach to them all. My staff actually looks forward to the trainings. (ok, I am kidding myself there, but none of them complain, which says a lot!!) Even more, David helps me run my annual Live Action Disaster Drills. These drills simulate a major disaster, including injuries. Everyone on campus (no students, though) takes part. David has helped us to run these trainings so that everyone learns their role, and feels comfortable "should the big one hit." I highly recommend David and Ready SF. read more

I took the 2-day NOLS Wilderness First Aid course with Dave Yacubian and learned a great deal! He's a knowledgable, experienced, engaging, and entertaining instructor who fit a lot of material into a short class. I now feel much more confident about taking care of myself and others in the backcountry. read more

When it comes to medical training in the Bay area, look no further than Ready SF. Dave provides professional, friendly, and educated medical trainings for people in the bay area. I recently re-certified my Wilderness First Responder through a class that Ready SF sponsored and felt that the trainers were top notch. They took every question with the utmost sincerity and answered them truthfully and completely. The class was fun and never felt as though it dragged, which can happen in 16 hour trainings. Registration process was easy, information about the class was accessible, and the site of the class was fantastic (Planet Granite) If you have medical training needs I would highly recommend Ready SF and Dave Y. read more