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Last verified August 30, 2026

Coppell Fire Department Academy

Coppell Fire Department runs this open-enrollment fire academy in Coppell, TX. The Texas Commission on Fire Protection lists it as a Structure Firefighter provider. The next dated cutoff on the sourced calendar is apply by October 11, 2026 (FD- FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC NEOGOV 5448017). Published tuition: Paid hire path, not civilian tuition. Live 5448017: Fire Recruit starting annualized $77,250. Firefighter/Paramedic Step 1 $87,375 including $2,400 paramedic certification. Sign-on $5,000.00 is on the certified Firefighter/Paramedic line. An older 4684633 posting snippet prints $84,900 including $2,400. Those certified cells disagree. 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
FD- FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC NEOGOV 5448017October 11, 2026Not datedNot datedFull-time
  • WINDOW OPEN. Opened 2026-08-21. Closing Date 10/11/2026 5:00 p.m. Central. Live on the City of Coppell careers board. CPAT October 19–23, 2026. Apply at NEOGOV 5448017. Act on 2026-10-11 5:00 p.m. Central.

How much does it cost?

Paid hire path, not civilian tuition. Live 5448017: Fire Recruit starting annualized $77,250. Firefighter/Paramedic Step 1 $87,375 including $2,400 paramedic certification. Sign-on $5,000.00 is on the certified Firefighter/Paramedic line. An older 4684633 posting snippet prints $84,900 including $2,400. Those certified cells disagree. Not tuition.

This is a hire academy, not an open-enrollment tuition program. Fire Recruit $77,250 is the paramedic-only Fire Academy Sponsorship cell.

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

ProgramWeeksHoursDelivery
Fire Recruit / Fire Academy Sponsorship (live 5448017)Not printedNot printedFull-time
  • Fire Recruit: paramedic only seeking Fire Academy Sponsorship, or Firefighter/EMT enrolled in paramedic school. Certified Firefighter/Paramedic is a separate cell. Recruitment lists the same three doors
  • Fire Recruit is a temporary status
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List on 2026-08-30 has no Coppell Fire Department row. Academy weeks unpublished

Do you need EMT to enroll?

Before the academy. The sourced page says: "Paramedic Only that needs Fire Academy Sponsorship"

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • Hire path. Not Life Safety Park. Live door 5448017 through 2026-10-11 5:00 p.m. Central
  • Age 18+. Attach requested certs or be disqualified. Three doors on the posting
  • CPAT October 19–23, 2026

Where is it, and who do you contact?

TCFP Coppell Fire Department FDID 540: 265 Parkway Blvd., Coppell, TX 75019. NEOGOV 5448017 employer address: 255 Parkway Blvd. Those addresses disagree. This academy is not Life Safety Park.

Phones: 972-304-3512 · 972-304-3699. The academy prints more than one. They are not averaged.

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • This is a department hire path with a live October 11, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Central door. If you are already a paramedic without TCFP, that is Fire Recruit $77,250 and Fire Academy Sponsorship. Certified firefighter/paramedic prints $87,375 including $2,400 plus a $5,000 sign-on. A candidate cannot pay to enroll as a civilian student.
  • TCFP region: Coppell Fire Department FDID 540 at 265 Parkway Blvd., Coppell, TX 75019.
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List checked 2026-08-30 has no Coppell Fire Department row.
  • Address conflict. TCFP 265 Parkway Blvd. NEOGOV 5448017 employer 255 Parkway Blvd. Those addresses disagree.
  • Pay conflict. Live 5448017 Firefighter/Paramedic Step 1 $87,375 including $2,400. An older 4684633 posting snippet prints $84,900 including $2,400. Those figures disagree.
  • The 2026 posting still shows a graphic that says the department will implement a 48/96 shift schedule in January 2025.
  • Life Safety Park is a youth class. That is not this hire door.
  • The live posting is on the City of Coppell careers board.

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.