NORTHWEST RESPONSE

Northwest Response provides First Aid training programs that cover everything from basic first aid to advanced and wilderness first aid.

We also offer standby first aid teams for special events, ensuring you’re prepared for any situation.

Northwest Response is a mobile first aid training company serving groups, agencies and corporations.

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2026 IS NOW IN SESSION!

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As of October 1, 2025
We now have to charge sales tax on classes.

As of October 1, 2025 Washington State has implemented a new tax on training classes/workshops (ESSB 5814) .  Attendees will now be charged tax on your registration. The tax rate is based off where the attendee is taking the class.

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New Rates for 2026

First Aid CPR/AED

$630.00per class*
  • *Course fee covers the first 6 students $100.00 ea additional student. Washington State Sales Tax is not included. All classes are now taxable.
  • Optimal Instructor to student ratio is 1:12
New Rate for 2026

Advanced First Aid

$1518per class*
  • *Course fee covers the first 6 students $253 ea additional student. Washington State Sales Tax is not included. All classes are now taxable.
  • Optimal Instructor to student ratio is 1:10
New Rate for 2026

Wilderness First Aid

$1794per class*
  • *Course fee covers the first 6 students $299 ea additional student. Washington State Sales Tax is not included. All classes are now taxable.
  • Optimal Instructor to student ratio is 1:10

Since 2012, Northwest Response has delivered First Aid courses throughout Washington & Oregon. Here are a few of our clients.

• Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife

• US Forrest Service

• Pacific Maritime Association

• The Boat Company

• National Parks Service

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Gig Harbor Police Department

• The City of Port Townsend

• Physicians Insurance Group

• US Department of Transportation

• Washington State Department of Agriculture

• West Fork Environmental

• Raytheon

• Kitsap Transit

• Behavioral Health Resources

• City of University Place

• SafeBoats 

• Washington State Health Care Authority

Responders Teaching Responders

Northwest Response (NWR) is an Emergency Medical Response Training and Stand-by First Aid Service Provider.  Our Instructors and Station Team Members are also Healthcare Professionals working in Hospital, Clinical and EMS.

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We’re an OSHA-Compliant Evaluator

When you take evaluations and fit tests with us, it’ll be according to official OSHA and Washington State Department of Labor & Industries requirements and guidelines.

Washington State Wildfire PPE

By Thomas | 06/20/2024

Safety Standards for Washington State Wildfire Smoke When looking for a N95 to protect your workers and comply with Washington State L&I Regulations during wildfire smoke incursion one option is the Lighthouse Shield Pro N95, the best in class N95. https://www.lni.wa.gov/safety-health/safety-rules/chapter-pdfs/WAC296-820.pdf#WAC_296_820_835 Wildfire smoke exposure is increasing in frequency and intensity, presenting health risks to workers.…

Wilderness First Aid for WA Department of Agriculture

By Thomas | 10/09/2023

What a week! Northwest Response (NWR) just wrapped up a marathon week of training on First Aid training from basic “Lay Responser” to “Wilderness First Aid” After 14 months of no First Aid Classes (CUZ… COVID) we have held eight classes in the last 30 days, in addition to our ongoing commitment to the WA…

AMR Pierce County EMT’s

By Thomas | 01/24/2023

It was very sad to read that AMR (American Medical Response) will be laying off hundreds of EMT’s in the South Sound by the end of January 2023. While we do not have any full time positions, we do need EMT’s for Stand-by First Aid during the Spring – Fall. We primarily work Marathons (running…

Choices

NWR is a multi program provider that offers classes from the American Red Cross, the American Safety & Health Institute’s Wilderness First Aid, Advanced First Aid, and the Health & Safety Institute’s Medic First Aid.

 

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