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Last verified August 30, 2026

Frisco Fire Department Academy

Frisco Fire Department runs this open-enrollment fire academy in Frisco, 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. FY26 Fire Pay Plan (DocumentCenter/View/29430): Firefighter/EMT Step 0 $82,568 through Step 6 $90,282. Closed NEOGOV 5290588: FF/EMT $28.35/hr–$30.54/hr; FF/Paramedic $29.93/hr–$34.73/hr. Career Employment links DocumentCenter/Home/View/7056 as Competitive Salary. Those pay documents disagree. Quote the FY26 table and the closed bulletin's hourly ranges. 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
NEOGOV 5290588 / 202600062April 27, 2026March 31, 2026Not datedFull-time
  • WINDOW CLOSED. Opening Date 03/31/2026; Closing Date 4/27/2026 11:59 AM Central. Live NEOGOV firefighter keyword search on 2026-08-30: 0 jobs found. Current Opportunities dates December 2021 / January 2022. That page is not a live door. The job-notification card is the wait path for the next cycle. Next exam is undated. Citizen's Fire Academy is not this door.

How much does it cost?

Paid hire path. FY26 Fire Pay Plan (DocumentCenter/View/29430): Firefighter/EMT Step 0 $82,568 through Step 6 $90,282. Closed NEOGOV 5290588: FF/EMT $28.35/hr–$30.54/hr; FF/Paramedic $29.93/hr–$34.73/hr. Career Employment links DocumentCenter/Home/View/7056 as Competitive Salary. Those pay documents disagree. Quote the FY26 table and the closed bulletin's hourly ranges. They are salary, not tuition.

This is a hire academy, not an open-enrollment tuition program. Certified at hire, not an uncertified cadet school.

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

ProgramWeeksHoursDelivery
Firefighter/EMT or Firefighter/ParamedicNot printedNot printedFull-time
  • Required at hire: TCFP Basic Structural Firefighter plus DSHS EMT or Paramedic. No uncertified cadet academy on the recruiting pages. Length unpublished
  • NEOGOV: employees hired as an EMT may be required to complete a Paramedic training program after hire
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List on 2026-08-30 has no Structure Firefighter row for Frisco Fire Department

Do you need EMT to enroll?

Before the academy. The sourced page says: "Must be a certified FF/Paramedic or FF/EMT"

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • Hire path. Certified at hire. Not open enrollment. Not the Citizen's Fire Academy
  • HS/GED
  • Recruiting: valid driver's license Class B or Class B exempt. NEOGOV: Texas Class B Exempt within six months of employment or equivalent from current state of residence. Those license clocks disagree

Where is it, and who do you contact?

Frisco Central Fire Station / Recruiting: 8601 Gary Burns / 8601 Gary Burns Dr., Frisco, TX 75034. TCFP Frisco Fire Department FDID 848 / NEOGOV employer: 6101 Frisco Square Blvd, Frisco, TX 75034. The 2022 Current Opportunities page also names Public Safety Training Center, 15151 Donnie Mayfield Way, Frisco. Those addresses disagree. This academy is not the Citizen's Fire Academy.

Phones: 972-292-6466 · 972-292-6300 · 972-292-6319 · 972-292-6010. The academy prints more than one. They are not averaged.

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • This is a certified-at-hire department path. A candidate cannot pay to enroll as an uncertified cadet. Collin College Fire Academy and the Citizen's Fire Academy are separate.
  • TCFP region: Frisco Fire Department FDID 848 at 6101 Frisco Square Blvd, Frisco, TX 75034, phone (972) 292-6300. Recruiting pages use 8601 Gary Burns.
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List checked 2026-08-30 has no Structure Firefighter row for Frisco Fire Department.
  • Current Opportunities (/1396) dates December 2021 / January 2022. Career Employment links pay PDF 7056 beside Recruiting's FY26 29430. Those documents disagree. Quote FY26 figures from 29430.
  • Live NEOGOV firefighter keyword search on 2026-08-30 returned 0 jobs. 5290588 remains readable as a closed 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 August 30, 2026. Aggregators are not sources.