Last verified August 30, 2026
Plano Fire-Rescue Academy
Plano Fire-Rescue runs this open-enrollment fire academy in Plano, 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 civilian tuition and no trainee pay printed on the Fire-Rescue Employment or Requirements pages. This is a hire path for already-certified Firefighter/Paramedic candidates, not an open-enrollment academy you pay to attend..
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?
| Program | Cutoff | Start | End | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plano Fire-Rescue Academy | Not dated | Not dated | Not dated | Full-time |
- WINDOW unknown / not open now. Employment page: Our next entrance exam(s) will be in 2027. The same page links Register for the Firefighter / Paramedic or EMT entrance exam (careers.plano.gov JobOpeningId=226254). That careers page did not return a live firefighter posting on 2026-08-30. Those two lines disagree. The register link is not an open door. Next public step is the Candidate Interest Card, which the city says is not an application, and the Civil Service hotline 972-941-7402.
How much does it cost?
No civilian tuition and no trainee pay printed on the Fire-Rescue Employment or Requirements pages. This is a hire path for already-certified Firefighter/Paramedic candidates, not an open-enrollment academy you pay to attend.
This is a hire academy, not an open-enrollment tuition program.
How long is the academy, and what does it award?
| Program | Weeks | Hours | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firefighter / Paramedic civil-service hire (certified at apply) | Not printed | Not printed | Full-time |
- Not an uncertified academy. TCFP structural firefighter and DSHS EMT-Paramedic or Licensed Paramedic are required at apply
- Academy length in weeks is not printed on the employment or requirements pages
- TCFP Upcoming Training List on 2026-08-30 has no Structure Firefighter row for Plano Fire Department
Do you need EMT to enroll?
Before the academy. The sourced page says: "Hold a current certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)-Paramedic or Licensed Paramedic by the Texas Department of State Health Services."
What are the enrollment prerequisites?
- Hire path. TCFP structural firefighter at apply. DSHS EMT-Paramedic or Licensed Paramedic at apply
- High school diploma or GED. United States citizen
- Age 18 to 35 at the time of testing. Must not have reached 36 years of age as of the date of appointment
- Chapter 143 civil service. Passing score 70. Additional 5 points for honorable discharge with 180 consecutive days Active Duty and an undeleted DD214. Eligibility list in effect one year
- Civil Service employment hotline 972-941-7402
Where is it, and who do you contact?
Plano Municipal Center: 1520 K Avenue, Plano, TX 75074. TCFP Plano Fire Department FDID 1780: 1901 K Ave., Plano, TX 75074. Those addresses disagree. This academy is not the 8-week Citizens Fire Academy.
Phones: 972-941-7295 · 972-941-5351 · 972-941-7402 · 972-941-7000 · (972) 941-7159. The academy prints more than one. They are not averaged.
What else do the sourced pages say?
- Plano Fire-Rescue does not publish an uncertified recruit academy you can pay to attend. You already need TCFP structural firefighter and paramedic credentials. The 8-week Citizens Fire Academy is not this door.
- The 2027 exam sentence and the JobOpeningId=226254 register link sit on the same employment page. The 226254 careers page did not render a firefighter posting on 2026-08-30.
- TCFP region: Plano Fire Department FDID 1780 at 1901 K Ave., Plano, TX 75074, phone (972) 941-7159. Municipal Center on the employment page is 1520 K Avenue. Those addresses disagree.
- TCFP Upcoming Training List checked 2026-08-30 has no Structure Firefighter row for Plano 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
- City of Plano, Fire-Rescue Employment · retrieved August 30, 2026
- Texas Commission on Fire Protection, Fire Departments by Region (Plano Fire Department row) · retrieved August 30, 2026
- City of Plano, Fire-Rescue Certification & Eligibility Requirements · retrieved August 30, 2026
- City of Plano, Fire-Rescue Civil Service Exam · retrieved August 30, 2026
- City of Plano, Citizens Fire Academy · retrieved August 30, 2026
- City of Plano careers (JobOpeningId=226254 Firefighter / Paramedic or EMT entrance exam link from the employment page) · retrieved August 30, 2026
- Texas Commission on Fire Protection, Upcoming Training List · retrieved August 30, 2026
Last verified August 30, 2026. Aggregators are not sources.