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Last verified August 30, 2026

Arlington Fire Department Academy

Arlington Fire Department runs this open-enrollment fire academy in Arlington, TX. The Texas Commission on Fire Protection lists it as a Structure Firefighter provider. No dated cutoff on or after August 29, 2026 is on the sourced calendar. Published tuition: Paid trainee. Recruitment page: Trainee Pay is currently $21.82 an hour; Entry $76,689. FY 2026 2080 and 2912 Fire Step Plans, effective October 1, 2025: Firefighter hired on or after January 1, 2015 ENTRY $78,990.4617. 2080 hourly at that ENTRY step is $37.9762. 12-month recruiting $80,525 vs plan $82,941.5287. 240-month recruiting $102,872 vs plan $105,958.5074. Those figures disagree. They are salary, not tuition..

As of August 29, 2026. Where this academy's own pages disagree, every version is below. Act on the earliest restriction.

When can you apply?

ProgramCutoffStartEndDelivery
Arlington Fire Department AcademyNot datedNot datedNot datedFull-time
  • WINDOW unknown. Recruitment page: The 2026-2027 Hiring Process is expected to start this Fall/Winter. There is no scheduled timeline for the 2026-2027 hiring process. Entrance exam date, time, and location to be determined. Next public step is the Job Interest Card, not an application.

How much does it cost?

Paid trainee. Recruitment page: Trainee Pay is currently $21.82 an hour; Entry $76,689. FY 2026 2080 and 2912 Fire Step Plans, effective October 1, 2025: Firefighter hired on or after January 1, 2015 ENTRY $78,990.4617. 2080 hourly at that ENTRY step is $37.9762. 12-month recruiting $80,525 vs plan $82,941.5287. 240-month recruiting $102,872 vs plan $105,958.5074. Those figures disagree. They are salary, not tuition.

This is a hire academy, not an open-enrollment tuition program.

How long is the academy, and what does it award?

ProgramWeeksHoursDelivery
Non-certified Fire Academy + EMT-A16Not printedFull-time
Certified / Lateral Fast Track Fire Academy12Not printedFull-time
  • In-house Fire Academy for every candidate. Non-certified academy about 16 weeks; total training with EMT-A about 8-9 months. Certified and lateral Fast Track about 12 weeks
  • No certifications required to apply or to be hired. EMT-A during the academy through Tarrant County College. Certified path is TCFP Basic Structural Firefighter plus TDSHS EMT-A or Paramedic
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List on 2026-08-30 has no Structure Firefighter row for Arlington Fire Department

Do you need EMT to enroll?

During the academy. The sourced page says: "If you are hired, we will send you to school to obtain the necessary EMT-A certification. We also offer our own in-house Fire Academy."

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • Hire academy. No certifications required to apply or to be hired
  • Suppression hiring range 18 to 45. Must not have reached 46 as of the test. Civil Service: must not have reached 46 as of appointment. Those age clocks disagree
  • Class B Exempt driver's license within one year of employment

Where is it, and who do you contact?

Fire Training: 5501 Ron McAndrew, Arlington, TX 76013. Fire Administration: 620 W. Division Street, Arlington, TX 76010. TCFP Arlington Fire Department FDID 80: 2102 North Collins St., Arlington, TX 76011. Those addresses disagree. This academy is not Tarrant County College Fire Academy and not AISD Fire Academy.

Phones: 817-459-6022 · 817-459-5500 · 817-459-6020. The academy prints more than one. They are not averaged.

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • This is a department hire academy. A candidate cannot pay to enroll. Tarrant County College Fire Academy is a separate TCFP college program already in this directory; Arlington partners with TCC for EMT-A only. AISD Fire Academy is not this recruit door.
  • Recruiting trainee $21.82 an hour and Entry $76,689 disagree with the FY2026 2080 and 2912 ENTRY $78,990.4617 (effective October 1, 2025), 12-month $80,525 vs $82,941.5287, and 240-month $102,872 vs $105,958.5074. Those figures are not averaged.
  • TCFP region: Arlington Fire Department FDID 80 at 2102 North Collins St., Arlington, TX 76011. The TCFP region table has no Arlington OL row. Fire Training street is 5501 Ron McAndrew. Administration is 620 W. Division.
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List checked 2026-08-30 has no Structure Firefighter row for Arlington Fire Department.
  • FY 2026 2912 Fire Step Plan (24/48 on-shift) prints the same ENTRY annual $78,990.4617 as the 2080 plan, at $27.1258 hourly.

Which department pages sit near this academy?

Nearby is not a hiring endorsement. Confirm that department's own requirements.

Where should you go next?

Sources

Last verified August 30, 2026. Aggregators are not sources.