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Last verified August 30, 2026

Garland Fire Department Academy

Garland Fire Department runs this open-enrollment fire academy in Garland, 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. Benefits: Salary $77,575 to $100,214. That page stamps Top firefighter step pay effective January 1, 2025. Paramedic Incentive Pay up to $7,200 per year. Those figures are the 2025-stamped table, not a later 2026 adopted step. 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
2026 Civil Service Entrance ExamSeptember 25, 2026September 4, 2026Not datedFull-time
  • WINDOW not open as of 2026-08-30. Career Opportunities: Applications will open Friday, September 4 and close on Friday, September 25. Exam Monday, October 5, 2026. You must submit an application during that three-week window to sit the exam. Recruitment Page 2026: Applications will open on Friday, September 4, 2026. Apply on Workday when the posting is live. Workday firefighter search on 2026-08-30 returned no live firefighter job. Info sessions August 24–27, 2026 are past. On-site agility practice September 1, 2, 3, 15, and 16 is still ahead. A 2025 Jotform (250475609048158) sits next to the 2026 info-session form (261624378958169). Use the 2026 form. The Notice of Examination is an Adobe Acrobat cloud link, not pulled as a PDF in this packet.

How much does it cost?

Paid hire path. Benefits: Salary $77,575 to $100,214. That page stamps Top firefighter step pay effective January 1, 2025. Paramedic Incentive Pay up to $7,200 per year. Those figures are the 2025-stamped table, not a later 2026 adopted step. They are salary, not tuition.

Fee table effective / published: 2025-01-01.

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

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

ProgramWeeksHoursDelivery
Firefighter Recruit / entrance classNot printedNot printedFull-time
  • Hire recruit academy. Length unpublished. Minimum Requirements does not list TCFP or EMT as an at-apply gate
  • Benefits lists Paramedic Incentive Pay up to $7,200 per year. That is incentive pay, not an at-apply certification gate
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List on 2026-08-30 has no Structure Firefighter row for Garland Fire Department

Do you need EMT to enroll?

Not stated on the sourced pages. The sourced page says: "Age - At least 18 years of age but not over 35 years of age at the date of examination."

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • Hire academy. Civil service entrance examination. Not open enrollment
  • Age: at least 18 but not over 35 at the date of examination
  • High school graduate or GED
  • Career Opportunities FAQ: Do I have to be a U.S. citizen? No.
  • Entrance exam: multiple-choice, three hours. Plan to be at the test location at least 5 hours

Where is it, and who do you contact?

Fire Administration / TCFP Garland Fire Department FDID 880: 1500 Highway 66 / 1500 State Hwy 66, Garland, TX 75040. TCFP Garland Fire Dept – OL FDID 625: 1500 EAST STATE HWY 66, GARLAND, TX 75040. City Hall footer: 200 N. Fifth St., Garland, TX 75040. Those addresses disagree.

Phones: (972) 781-7149 · (972) 781-7100 · (972) 781-7138 · 972-205-2000. The academy prints more than one. They are not averaged.

Email: GFDRecr@GarlandTX.gov

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • This is a department hire academy. A candidate cannot pay to enroll. Recruiting mailbox GFDRecr@GarlandTX.gov on the page versus GFDrecr@GarlandTx.gov in the mailto. Those casings disagree.
  • TCFP region: Garland Fire Department FDID 880 at 1500 State Hwy 66, phone (972) 781-7100; Garland Fire Dept – OL FDID 625 at 1500 EAST STATE HWY 66, phone (972) 781-7138.
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List checked 2026-08-30 has no Structure Firefighter row for Garland Fire Department.
  • Benefits stamps Top firefighter step pay effective January 1, 2025 on a page checked 2026-08-30. The $77,575–$100,214 range carries that 2025 date.
  • Workday Career Center is the application door once the September posting is live. The 2026 recruitment page is not the application itself.

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.