The Annual North Central Texas Area Fire Protection School sponsored by the Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department was a tremendous success. Over 300 students representing over 80 different fire departments from throughout Texas made the trek to Mineral Wells to participate in this year’s school. Over 4,000 training hours were awarded by the Emergency Services Training Institute, a part of the Texas Engineering Extension Service of Texas A&M. The North Central Texas Area Fire Protection School is held annually on the third weekend of October.