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Last verified August 30, 2026

Mesquite Fire Department Academy

Mesquite Fire Department runs this open-enrollment fire academy in Mesquite, 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. Requirements For The Job Base Salary (Effective January 1st, 2026): $83,868.63 per year starting. FY 2025-26 Fire Pay Plan TABLE B FG1 Base $83,868.6244. Those two starting 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
Civil Service Firefighter Exam Saturday, June 6, 2026June 6, 2026June 6, 2026Not datedFull-time
  • WINDOW CLOSED. Become a Firefighter checked 2026-08-30: Applications are now closed! Sign up for notifications when we open applications next year. Rankings for the June 6 exam are posted. That exam day is past. Next application year is undated beyond next year.

How much does it cost?

Paid hire path. Requirements For The Job Base Salary (Effective January 1st, 2026): $83,868.63 per year starting. FY 2025-26 Fire Pay Plan TABLE B FG1 Base $83,868.6244. Those two starting cells disagree. Not tuition.

Fee table effective / published: 2026-01-01.

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

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

ProgramWeeksHoursDelivery
Beginning firefighter / EMS training program chosen by MFDNot printedNot printedFull-time
  • Beginning path does not require TCFP at apply. The city chooses the EMS training program after hire. Lateral Transfer Program requires current TCFP Basic Structural Firefighter and DSHS EMT-Paramedic. Academy weeks unpublished
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List on 2026-08-30 has no Mesquite Fire Department row. Mesquite ISD Vanguard is a separate academy in this directory

Do you need EMT to enroll?

After the academy. The sourced page says: "Candidates must qualify for admission to the Emergency Medical Service Training Program chosen by the Mesquite Fire Department."

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • Hire / civil-service path. Not open enrollment. Not the Citizens' Fire Academy. Not Mesquite ISD Vanguard
  • U.S. citizen. At least 21 years of age on the day of the entrance exam, but no older than 35 years of age on the date of hire
  • 30 hours of college credit from an accredited college or university in any subject, or two years of active military service

Where is it, and who do you contact?

Fire Department / TCFP Mesquite Fire Department FDID 1490: 1515 N. Galloway Ave., Mesquite, TX 75149. PAT / practice: 215 Holley Park Dr., Mesquite, TX 75149. This academy is not Mesquite ISD Vanguard Fire Academy and not the Citizens' Fire Academy.

Phone: 972-216-6267.

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • This is a department hire / civil-service path. A candidate cannot pay to enroll. Mesquite ISD Vanguard Fire Academy is a high-school program already in this directory.
  • TCFP region: Mesquite Fire Department FDID 1490 at 1515 N. Galloway Ave., Mesquite, TX 75149, phone (972) 216-6267.
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List checked 2026-08-30 has no Mesquite Fire Department row.
  • Requirements prints $83,868.63 starting, effective January 1, 2026. TABLE B FG1 Base prints $83,868.6244. Those cells disagree.
  • PAT: 8 minutes and 57 seconds or less at 215 Holley Park Dr.
  • June 6, 2026 eligibility list is a posted ranking PDF. This page does not reprint candidate names.
  • Citizens' Fire Academy is a community program, not the recruit door.

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.