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Last verified August 29, 2026

LBJ Fire Academy

Austin Independent School District, LBJ Early College High School runs this open-enrollment fire academy in Austin, 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: No academy tuition dollar is printed. This is an AISD CTE / student-sharing high school program. Handbook PROGRAM COSTS TO PARENTS / GUARDIANS (approximate): drug screen $36.00; 2-step or T Spot TB test approximately $40 to $77.00; flu shot $40.00; TCFP fire certification background $41.45; DSHS EMT certification background $41.45; TCFP firefighter license $75.00; DSHS EMT license $64.00. About: eligible for up to twelve (12) college credit hours in Fire Protection Technology from Austin Community College..

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
LBJ Fire AcademyNot datedNot datedNot datedFull-time
  • WINDOW: AISD high school students only. Two-year junior/senior academy; not adult open enrollment. TCFP Upcoming Training List had no LBJ Fire Academy row as of 2026-08-29. Apply through AISD CTE student sharing and the Student Information Packet on lbjfire.org. Adult candidates: Austin Community College or Austin Fire Department academy, not this campus.

How much does it cost?

No academy tuition dollar is printed. This is an AISD CTE / student-sharing high school program. Handbook PROGRAM COSTS TO PARENTS / GUARDIANS (approximate): drug screen $36.00; 2-step or T Spot TB test approximately $40 to $77.00; flu shot $40.00; TCFP fire certification background $41.45; DSHS EMT certification background $41.45; TCFP firefighter license $75.00; DSHS EMT license $64.00. About: eligible for up to twelve (12) college credit hours in Fire Protection Technology from Austin Community College.

Those TCFP / DSHS figures are parent costs, not academy tuition. Adult walk-up enrollment is not offered on the live pages.

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

ProgramWeeksHoursDelivery
Firefighter certification training (Fire 1 / Fire 2) with EMT in the senior yearNot printed375Full-time
  • Eligible to take TCFP Structural Firefighter exam (academy does not issue the certificate)
  • Eligible to take National Registry EMT and EMR exams

Do you need EMT to enroll?

After the academy. The sourced page says: "The first two and a half semesters consist of fire fighting certification training. The remainder of the senior year consists of EMT certification training."

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • Austin ISD high school student (home campus or CTE student sharing)
  • Two-year program starting junior year
  • Student Information Packet on lbjfire.org

Where is it, and who do you contact?

LBJ Early College High School campus: 7309 Lazy Creek Drive, Austin, TX 78724 (TCFP and AISD directory). This academy is not Austin Fire Department academy and is not Austin Community College Fire Training Academy, both already in this directory.

Phones: (512) 414-7063 · (512) 414-2543. The academy prints more than one. They are not averaged.

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • Two phones. TCFP: (512) 414-7063. LBJ Early College High School main on the AISD staff directory: (512) 414-2543. They disagree. Both numbers are published.
  • This is a high-school CTE program on the LBJ ECHS campus. Central Region FDID 657. It is not Austin Fire Department academy and is not Austin Community College Fire Training Academy.

Where should you go next?

Sources

Last verified August 29, 2026. Aggregators are not sources.