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Last verified September 3, 2026

Irving Fire Department Academy

Irving Fire Department runs this open-enrollment fire academy in Irving, 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. NEOGOV Firefighter Test Registration 2026 (5098668): $87,156.00 - $105,924.00 Annually. That range is on the registration bulletin and is not labeled trainee versus firefighter. It is salary, not tuition. Academy length and a separate cadet rate are not on the hiring-process or walk-in pages..

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 5098668 online registrationNot datedNot datedNot datedFull-time
Fall 2026 walk-in examSeptember 7, 2026September 7, 2026Not datedFull-time
  • WINDOW CLOSED for online registration. Hiring Process re-read 2026-09-03: Our Fall 2026 Firefighter Test Registration has closed. For information about future testing opportunities, contact a recruiter or visit our Walk-In Information page. That page links https://irvingtx.gov/firefighterwalk-in.
  • WINDOW CLOSED. The Fall 2026 walk-in door was the Firefighter Entrance Examination on Monday, September 7, 2026 at the Irving Convention Center (doors 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.); that date has passed. Re-read 2026-09-08: https://irvingtx.gov/firefighterwalk-in still shows the September 7 walk-in text and no later exam date, and Hiring Process prints Our Fall 2026 Firefighter Test Registration has closed. Next testing date not published; the walk-in page names the recruiter for future testing.

How much does it cost?

Paid hire path. NEOGOV Firefighter Test Registration 2026 (5098668): $87,156.00 - $105,924.00 Annually. That range is on the registration bulletin and is not labeled trainee versus firefighter. It is salary, not tuition. Academy length and a separate cadet rate are not on the hiring-process or walk-in pages.

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

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

ProgramWeeksHoursDelivery
Firefighter entrance class / designated fire academyNot printedNot printedFull-time
  • Hiring Process: class reports to a designated fire academy after hire. Length unpublished. Eligibility pages do not require TCFP or EMT at apply
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List on 2026-08-30 has no Structure Firefighter row for Irving Fire Department

Do you need EMT to enroll?

Not stated on the sourced pages. The sourced page says: "Must have a high school diploma or GED. Documentation must be submitted with the application."

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • Hire academy. Civil service entrance examination
  • Age 21 to 40
  • U.S. citizen; high school diploma or GED
  • Suppression PAT in helmet, boots, gloves, and about 50 lb weighted vest

Where is it, and who do you contact?

IFD Administration: 845 W. Irving Blvd., Irving, TX 75060. TCFP Irving Fire Department FDID 1150: 845 W. Irving Blvd., Irving, TX 75060. TCFP Irving Fire Department – OL FDID 12102: 845 W Irving Blvd, Irving, TX 75060. NEOGOV employer: 825 W. Irving Blvd, Irving, Texas, 75060. Fall 2026 exam: Irving Convention Center, 500 W Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039. Those addresses disagree. This academy is not the Citizens Fire Academy.

Phones: (972) 721-4861 · (972) 721-2651 · (972)721-7330 · 972-721-2696. The academy prints more than one. They are not averaged.

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • This is a department hire academy. Candidates sit the civil-service exam, then join a designated fire academy class. The Citizens Fire Academy is not this door. Academy length in weeks is unpublished.
  • Two TCFP region rows, both at 845 W Irving: Irving Fire Department FDID 1150 phone (972) 721-2651; Irving Fire Department – OL FDID 12102 phone (972)721-7330.
  • A Firefighter Eligibility List PDF dated 092225 remains linked from the recruiting menu. That 2025 list is not the Fall 2026 walk-in door.
  • Re-read 2026-09-03: the live walk-in URL is https://irvingtx.gov/firefighterwalk-in (status 200, date, doors, and location still printed). https://irvingtx.gov/firefighterwalk without -in is not a walk-in page.
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List checked 2026-08-30 has no Structure Firefighter row for Irving Fire Department.

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 September 3, 2026. Aggregators are not sources.