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From the Rigs to the Fire Hall: Get Your Advanced First Aid Certification in 2026
Thinking about leaving the rigs to pursue firefighting? Our Camp Rotation Advanced First Aid courses for 2026 are designed for rig workers with demanding schedules. Get certified, gain real-world emergency skills, and take the first step toward a career saving lives.
You’ve worked the rigs, long shifts, tough conditions, and no room for hesitation. Now you’re ready for the next challenge: a career in firefighting or emergency response. The skills you’ve built on the rigs — teamwork, problem-solving, and staying cool under pressure — are exactly what fire departments and responder agencies are looking for. All you need is the right certification to start that journey.
That’s where we come in. Our Advanced First Aid (AFA) program is designed to bridge the gap between industrial safety and professional emergency response. You’ll learn how to manage trauma, perform advanced assessments, and provide life-saving care — all skills that will set you apart when applying to firefighter programs or first responder roles.
And because we know your schedule doesn’t stop for training, we’ve launched NEW Camp Rotation AFA Schedules for 2026! Whether you’re on a 2-week rotation or transitioning out of camp work, our courses are built to fit around your shifts — so you can train without losing time on the job.
By earning your AFA certification, you’ll not only meet entry requirements for many emergency services programs, but also gain the confidence and medical readiness expected in the field.
Camp worker on a 2-week rotation? Check out our NEW Camp Rotation AFA Schedules and start preparing for your next chapter — from the rigs to the fire hall.
👉 Register today and take the first step toward a career that puts your experience and drive to work saving lives.
AED Fundraiser for CrossFit Above All
We are partnering with CrossFit Above All in Calgary Alberta to deliver a blended learning Standard First Aid program. All proceeds will go towards the purchase of an AED for their box. Every year, about 40,000 cardiac arrests happen in Canada - that’s one every 13 minutes. Cardiac arrest can strike without warning, affecting people of all ages and all degrees of fitness.
Delta Emergency Support Training is partnering with CrossFit Above All in Calgary Alberta to deliver a blended learning Standard First Aid and CPR program. The certification will be from the largest humanitarian organization in the world, the Canadian Red Cross. This first aid course will be a charity event, as all profits are being donated towards the purchase of an AED for their box. We have 16 spots for this event on Sunday November 19, 2017. Everyone that needs exceptional First Aid and CPR training is welcome, and we hope to see you there! Register here: AED Fundraiser.
Every year, about 40,000 cardiac arrests happen in Canada - that’s one every 13 minutes. Cardiac arrest can strike without warning, affecting people of all ages and all degrees of fitness. When cardiac arrest happens, every minute counts. If delivered in the first few minutes of a cardiac arrest, defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can double survival rates. But with each passing minute, the probability of survival decreases by 7 to 10 per cent.
AEDs are not dangerous, and will not shock someone who doesn't need defibrillation. The electrodes which attach to the patients chest relay information to a computer inside the AED that analyzes whether a shock is necessary. If needed, the electrodes will deliver a shock to the body which reset the electrical activity in the heart allowing it to change to a normal beating rhythm. Receiving this shock to restart the heart is essential to survival as there is about 6 minutes before brain damage occurs. The average EMS response time is 11 minutes, so having an onsite AED is crucial to both survival and neurological health.
According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, access to early CPR and defibrillation could potentially save the lives of thousands of Canadian adults and children each year. Join us on November 19, 2017 and train to become a confident responder!
Blended Learning - The Delta Dispatch
The Canadian Red Cross now offers blended learning in their Emergency & Standard First Aid programs. As a training partner, Delta Emergency Support Training offers this option to the public and businesses that want to minimize classroom instruction.
The Canadian Red Cross Blended Learning Program
Delta Emergency Support Training has moved to Calgary. Our Canadian Red Cross programs ARE now offered in Calgary!
The Canadian Red Cross now offers blended learning in their Emergency & Standard First Aid programs. As a training partner, Delta Emergency Support Training offers this option to the public and businesses that want to minimize classroom instruction.
With traditional standard first aid training, a student would need to attend a 2 day course in a classroom, taking 16 hours of time to complete. With the blended learning program, the student does the all the reading and tests on a computer at their own pace. With blended learning you will need 8 hours of at home study, but this can be done over several weeks.
After you complete the online training, print your verification of completion, and attend a 1 day skills course to complete the skills training session. This 6-8 hour session is focused on all the hands-on skills of a first aid program.
The Canadian Red Cross Online is a professional learning centre that offers the convenience of independent study while maintaining the benefits of interactive, diverse learning. Participants will enjoy easy, online access to their award-winning programs, and qualified instructors with Delta Emergency Support Training.
We are offering a blended learning Standard First Aid program on November 19, 2017 to raise money for an AED at Crossfit Above All. All course profits will go towards the purchase of an AED for their facility. Click here to register.