A virtual reality tool is helping firefighters train in the field without leaving the station. Northcentral Technical College and Illinois-based GTI Energy partnered to develop emergency response testing modules for firefighters. The project was State funded by the Department of Transportation. Each module simulates an emergency situation on a highway with vehicles. Trainees are asked a set of question as they navigate the fire. "This module can be a turned over car, a rollover like this one was... It can be a cargo type truck and then third module is a train derailment..." explained Ray Deatherage, GTI Energy Education and Training Director. But it is not set to replace hands-on field training. "We've done simulators on the computer where we've walked through a scenario where you just kind of point and click. It was a lot more interactive where you have your set of hands," said John Kraegenbrink Firefighter and Paramedic with the Merrill Fire Department.