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Last verified August 30, 2026

Carrollton Fire Rescue Academy

Carrollton Fire Rescue runs this open-enrollment fire academy in Carrollton, 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 hire path. Civil Service CS1 Fire Fighter annual rates on Join CFR 40158 and Pay Plans 40069: 12 months $79,571.08; top-out 60 months $101,879.55. Pay Plans stamps Civil Service Effective 9-20-2025. Those two document IDs print the same CS1 annual cells. No recruit/cadet cell is printed. 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
Firefighter Recruitment Exam July 18, 2026July 18, 2026July 18, 2026Not datedFull-time
  • WINDOW CLOSED. Join CFR checked 2026-08-30 still names the Firefighter Recruitment Exam Saturday, July 18, 2026, 9:00 a.m., Courtyard Marriott 1201 Raiford Rd., Carrollton, TX 75007, and says Registration is closed. PAT was Saturday, July 25, 2026, 8:00 a.m. Practice PAT was Sunday, July 19, 2026, 9:00 a.m. That exam day is past. Treat the door as shut. Qualifications: civil-service entrance exam approximately twice a year. Next registration period is undated.

How much does it cost?

Paid hire path. Civil Service CS1 Fire Fighter annual rates on Join CFR 40158 and Pay Plans 40069: 12 months $79,571.08; top-out 60 months $101,879.55. Pay Plans stamps Civil Service Effective 9-20-2025. Those two document IDs print the same CS1 annual cells. No recruit/cadet cell is printed. Not tuition.

Fee table effective / published: 2025-09-20.

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

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

ProgramWeeksHoursDelivery
Beginning firefighter / fire training school if not TCFP-certifiedNot printedNot printedFull-time
  • Join CFR 2026 exam banner: Firefighter/EMT or Paramedic Only Certified
  • Qualifications Education: Basic Structural Fire Fighter Certification or National Registered Paramedic Certification required
  • Qualifications probationary: attend fire training school if not currently certified or certifiable by TCFP
  • Job description qualifications block does not list TCFP or DSHS as an at-hire cert. Those sources disagree
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List on 2026-08-30 has a Driver Operator-Pumper row for Carrollton Fire Rescue – OL 09/14/2026–09/25/2026 and no Structure Firefighter row. That D/O row is not this recruit door

Do you need EMT to enroll?

Not stated on the sourced pages. The sourced page says: "Must be Firefighter/EMT or Paramedic Only Certified & less than 36 years old by the test date above."

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • Hire / civil-service path. Not open enrollment. Not the Citizens Fire Academy
  • Join CFR: less than 36 years old by the test date. Qualifications: at least 18 to sit the exam; 36 or older is not eligible for a beginning position. Job description: 18–35 upon employment. Those three clocks disagree

Where is it, and who do you contact?

Fire Administration / TCFP Carrollton Fire Department FDID 360: 1111 W. Belt Line Rd. #100, Carrollton, TX 75006. TCFP Carrollton Fire Rescue – OL FDID 791: 1111 w. Beltline, CAROLLTON, TX 75011 (commission spelling). Those addresses disagree. Exam site on Join CFR: Courtyard Marriott, 1201 Raiford Rd., Carrollton, TX 75007. This academy is not the Citizens Fire Academy.

Phone: 972-466-3070.

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • This is a department hire / civil-service path. A candidate cannot pay to enroll. The Citizens Fire Academy is a community program, not the recruit door.
  • TCFP region: Carrollton Fire Department FDID 360 at 1111 W. Beltline, CARROLLTON, TX 75006, phone (972) 466-3070; Carrollton Fire Rescue – OL FDID 791 at 1111 w. Beltline, CAROLLTON, TX 75011, same phone. The commission spelling on the OL row is CAROLLTON.
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List checked 2026-08-30: Carrollton Fire Rescue – OL Driver Operator-Pumper 09/14/2026–09/25/2026. No Structure Firefighter row. That D/O class is not a recruit academy start.
  • Cert gate. Join CFR exam banner required Firefighter/EMT or Paramedic Only Certified. Qualifications Education requires Basic Structural Fire Fighter or National Registered Paramedic. Qualifications probationary list still says they send an uncertified hire to fire school. The job description qualifications block does not list TCFP or DSHS. Those sources disagree.
  • Incentive pay. Join CFR: $50 a month per degree and $50 a month per certification level. Qualifications: $50 a month for 60 college hours or $100 a month for a Bachelors; Intermediate $50 / Advanced $100 / Master $150. Those schedules disagree.
  • Pay documents: Join CFR links 40158. Pay Plans lists Civil Service Effective 9-20-2025 as showdocument?id=40069. CS1 Fire Fighter annual cells match. Stamp effective September 20, 2025 from the Pay Plans page.
  • Job description 22085 is the classification sheet that prints 18–35 upon employment.
  • Pay Plans 40069 is the Civil Service table stamped Effective 9-20-2025. Cite it beside Join CFR 40158; the two URLs are not the same file.

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.