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Last verified August 29, 2026

Palmview Fire Department Academy

Palmview Fire Department runs this open-enrollment fire academy in Palmview, 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 is printed on the city Fire and EMS page, the Firefighter/EMT-Basic job announcement, or the TCFP upcoming/region/size listings checked this unit. The city's live job announcement pays Firefighter/EMT-Basic $36,048.48 annually. Do not invent an academy 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
Palmview Fire Department AcademyNot datedOctober 12, 2026March 5, 2027Online
Palmview Fire Department AcademyNot datedSeptember 20, 2024Not datedFull-time
  • Dated academy window is TCFP's only: class 10/12/2026–03/5/2027. City pages checked this unit have no academy application form and no academy close date.
  • Firefighter/EMT-Basic (Pool) job announcement: Posted 09/20/2024, Closed: Until Filled. Documents page last modified 2025-10-08. Still on cityofpalmview.gov/documents/firefighter-emt-basic/ as of 2026-08-29. Apply at cityofpalmview.gov/human-resources-applications/ or in person at 400 W Veterans Blvd, Palmview, TX 78572. This is a job pool, not an academy enrollment packet.

How much does it cost?

No academy tuition is printed on the city Fire and EMS page, the Firefighter/EMT-Basic job announcement, or the TCFP upcoming/region/size listings checked this unit. The city's live job announcement pays Firefighter/EMT-Basic $36,048.48 annually. Do not invent an academy tuition.

A social post quoting $2,500 tuition is not a source. Aggregators and Facebook are never sources.

$36,048.48 is salary on the job announcement, not tuition.

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

ProgramWeeksHoursDelivery
Structure Firefighter (online listing)Not printedNot printedOnline
  • TCFP Structure Firefighter course listed for Palmview Fire Department – OL 10/12/2026–03/5/2027
  • Job announcement: TCFP Firefighter Basic or higher, or obtain within one year of employment
  • Job announcement: DSHS EMT-Basic or EMT-Advanced, or obtain EMT within six months

Do you need EMT to enroll?

Not stated on the sourced pages. The sourced page says: "Certified through the Texas Department of State Health Services as an EMT-Basic or EMT-Advanced. EMT certification must be obtained within six months if not already certified."

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • High school diploma or equivalent (required) — job announcement
  • Background investigation; no felonies on record
  • Current Texas Class C driver’s license (Class B preferred); eligible to obtain Class B
  • Job announcement prints both: already TCFP Firefighter Basic or higher, AND TCFP Firefighter Basic must be obtained within one year of employment. Both are shown here.
  • Job announcement prints both: already DSHS EMT-Basic or EMT-Advanced, AND EMT within six months if not already certified. Both are shown here.
  • Bilingual Spanish/English preferred
  • The city Fire and EMS page and FAQs/employment stubs checked this unit do not list academy-only prerequisites

Where is it, and who do you contact?

400 W Veterans Blvd, Palmview, TX 78572 (city Fire and EMS footer and TCFP OL / upcoming list). TCFP also prints 400 W. VETERANS BLVD, MISSION, TX 78574 on the non-OL department row. Same street, two city/ZIP labels.

Phones: (956) 432-0306 · (956) 432-0300 · (956) 432-0307. The academy prints more than one. They are not averaged.

Email: cmartinez1@palmview.us

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • City Fire and EMS: combination department since 1987, "33 dedicated full time and volunteer professionals," population 15,830, MICU EMS as of 2018. TCFP size report disagrees: Palmview Fire Department FDID 1681, 19 appointed; Palmview Fire Department – OL FDID 12222, 3 appointed. Both are shown here.
  • Two TCFP entities, VETERANS BLVD, MISSION, TX 78574, (956) 432-0307, jalaniz@cityofpalmviewtx.us, Structure Firefighter on the training-sites map. FDID 12222 Palmview Fire Department – OL, 400 W Veterans Blvd, Palmview, TX 78572, (956) 432-0306, eruiz@cityofpalmviewtx.us; upcoming Structure Firefighter row is on the OL entity.
  • City fax on the Fire and EMS footer is (956) 581-7494. TCFP OL map row fax is (956) 581-3301. Both are shown here.
  • fire-department-employment and fire-faqs URLs exist and returned essentially empty bodies this unit (last modified 2022). Career Opportunities article (2024-01-26) only points at job-opportunities. No academy tuition, length in weeks, or enrollment form on the city site.

Where should you go next?

Sources

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