VIDEO: The town of Vernon is proudly billing itself as the first community in the country to adapt what is called the VRNA EMS System to assist first responders.
The system, created by nearby East Hartford-based VRSim, uses virtual reality to better train firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, and police officers for an array of medical incidents.
Matthew Wallace, the president and CEO of VRSim, said, “The goal is to give them a repetition and training tool that will both attract and entice people to the industry.” Michael Purcaro, the Vernon town manager and emergency management director added that the town is hoping "our first responders will be able to sharpen their skills in a safe controlled virtual environment so that when they are needed in the real world, they will be better prepared to respond.”
WTIC-TV FOX 61 Hartford
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VIDEO: Meet Calley Thierfelder. This Connecticut teen spends her time traveling from school to the firehouse, then from the firehouse to the police department.
She is making an impact in her community, while also encouraging other girls and women to make the leap into male-dominated fields.
Whether she is on a fire truck or in a police car, she is there to help.
“My dad wanted me to grow up in an area with like-minded people. People who do things for the community,” Calley said.
She’s a member of the Northville Fire Department, working alongside her dad. She grew up going to calls in a car seat. Fourteen years later she joined the department.
Now, a high school junior, she’s responded to nearly half of the calls taken by the fire department in the past year.
WABI-TV CBS/CW+ 5 Bangor
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