The town and school district are partnering with East Hartford -based VRSim in the launch of VRNA EMS, a new training system for emergency medical technicians, police officers, firefighters, and schoolchildren that immerses users in a computer simulation. The training system, which compliments traditional textbooks and training exercises, provides a variety of simulations for first responders, such as heart attacks, burns, childbirth, lacerations, broken bones, and overdoses. Virtual reality training is already in use in Vernon schools, such as for virtual dissections, Superintendent Joseph Macary said, adding that “virtual technology systems are the next evolution of teaching for all learners.”