CPR / AED
Adult emergency response skills emphasizing early recognition, high-quality CPR, and effective AED use.
Arkansas Safety Training
Practical safety training for the people who respond first.
Arkansas Safety Training delivers practical, hands-on CPR/AED, bleeding-control, emergency preparedness, responder-safety, and water-safety education across Arkansas. Programs are operated by the Arkansas Water Safety & Emergency Training Foundation.
Mobile training capability
Responder-focused instruction
Community-centered mission
Preparedness across the response chain
CPR & AED
Immediate action before advanced care arrives.
Bleeding Control
Hands-on skills for life-threatening bleeding.
Water Safety
Education for Arkansas waterways and boaters.
Safety Compliance
Practical workplace and responder safety education.
Our focus: putting usable, practiced skills into the hands of the people most likely to arrive first.
Our Mission
Improve safety. Strengthen readiness. Save lives.
Through Arkansas Safety Training, the Foundation works to improve safety and emergency preparedness across Arkansas through training, education, community partnerships, and increased access to essential response skills and equipment. Water and boating safety remain an important part of the Foundation’s charitable mission.
Built around practical community need
Many Arkansas communities depend on volunteer responders and local organizations that must act decisively during the first critical minutes of an emergency.
Bring training closer to the people who need it.
Use hands-on, skills-based instruction rather than passive awareness alone.
Build sustainable local capability through partnerships, grants, and repeat training.
Training Programs
Emergency skills people can actually use.
Arkansas Safety Training focuses on practical programs for departments, organizations, community groups, and specialized audiences. Course availability can be tailored to local needs, instructor capacity, and community partnerships.
Stop Life-Threatening Bleeding
Tourniquet use, wound packing, pressure application, and decisive action during severe bleeding emergencies.
Water & Boating Safety
Safety education supporting responsible boating, paddling, and preparedness on Arkansas waterways.
Find an AGFC Boater Education Class ↗Hazard & Exposure Safety
Practical education for organizations and volunteer responders on hazards, exposure awareness, and safer work practices.
Arkansas Boater Safety Resources
Take a certification course, bring a safety presentation to your group, or request a free vessel safety check.
Find a Boater Education Class
View and register for available instructor-led Arkansas Boater Education classes through the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
AGFC Class Registration ↗Request a Boating Safety Presentation
Connect with a local U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary flotilla about a boating or water-safety presentation for your school, organization, community group, or event.
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary ↗Request a Vessel Safety Check
Request a free recreational vessel safety check from a qualified U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Vessel Examiner.
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary ↗Who We Serve
Training where it can have the greatest local impact.
Our model is designed to reach both public-safety organizations and community groups, including areas where access to specialized training may otherwise be limited.
Volunteer Fire Departments
Emergency & Public Safety Groups
Boating & Paddling Communities
Community Organizations
Youth & Civic Programs
Workplaces & Nonprofits
How It Works
1
Identify the need
We work with the requesting organization to define the audience, risks, class size, and training objectives.
2
Bring the training to you
Programs can be delivered on-site using portable training equipment when appropriate.
3
Practice the skill
Students learn through demonstration, repetition, and hands-on competency rather than lecture alone.
4
Build lasting readiness
Departments and organizations can plan refresher training, equipment readiness, and future classes as needs evolve.
Why It Matters
The first few minutes belong to the people already there.
Rural geography, volunteer response systems, and transportation time can make immediate local action especially important. Our role is to help communities prepare for that window.
Earlier intervention
CPR, AED use, and bleeding control can begin before higher-level medical resources arrive.
More capable volunteers
Skills-based training helps local responders act confidently within their training and protocols.
Stronger local systems
Equipment, repeat education, and partnerships can turn one class into ongoing community readiness.
Support the Mission
Help put training and equipment into Arkansas communities.
Grants, sponsorships, charitable support, donated equipment, and community partnerships can expand the number of responders and residents we are able to train.
Donation language and online giving can be added once the Foundation’s preferred payment method and applicable tax-exempt language are finalized.
Examples of support
Funding can help support:
- CPR/AED and bleeding-control training equipment
- Responder-ready emergency kits
- Training consumables and student materials
- Instructor delivery to volunteer departments
- Water-safety and community preparedness programs
Contact
Request Arkansas Safety Training.
Contact Arkansas Safety Training about classes, community programs, sponsorships, or partnerships. The Foundation’s public phone number is listed below; public email and mailing address will be added once finalized.
Email: info@arkansassafetytraining.org Phone: 501-290-0058 Mailing address: Add Foundation mailing addressOrganizations we can work with
Volunteer fire departments, emergency-management partners, civic groups, boating organizations, nonprofits, public-safety agencies, and community partners can contact the Foundation about training, sponsorships, or collaborative programs.
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