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Last verified October 14, 2026

Coppell Fire Department Academy

Coppell Fire Department runs this fire academy in Coppell, TX. The Texas Commission on Fire Protection lists it as a Structure Firefighter provider. No dated cutoff on or after October 25, 2026 is on the sourced calendar. Published tuition: Paid hire path, not civilian tuition. NEOGOV 5448017 (closed 2026-10-11) printed: 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 CLOSED. Opened 2026-08-21. Closing Date 10/11/2026 5:00 p.m. Central. The posting is no longer on the City of Coppell careers board (read 2026-10-14). CPAT October 19–23, 2026 was the posting's anticipated date.

How much does it cost?

Paid hire path, not civilian tuition. NEOGOV 5448017 (closed 2026-10-11) printed: 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 (NEOGOV 5448017, closed 2026-10-11)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 Academy weeks unpublished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"

City of Coppell, FD- FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC (NEOGOV 5448017 / Job FDFFP 082126), closed 2026-10-11. Dates and starting pay re-read 2026-10-14. Other lines checked 2026-08-30

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • Hire path. Not Life Safety Park. Door 5448017 closed 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, the closed posting's anticipated date

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.

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • This is a department hire path; its NEOGOV 5448017 door closed October 11, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Central. 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. NEOGOV 5448017 (closed 2026-10-11) printed 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 (NEOGOV 5448017, checked 2026-08-30) showed a graphic that says the department will implement a 48/96 shift schedule in January 2025.
  • The Recruitment page footer lists Life Safety Park separately, at 820 South Coppell Road. The hire door is the NEOGOV posting, not Life Safety Park.
  • On 2026-10-14 the City of Coppell careers board listed 4 jobs and none was a fire posting.

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 October 14, 2026. Aggregators are not sources.