Skip to content
READY TO SERVE
Create Free AccountSign In

Fire academies / Prosper, TX

Last verified September 3, 2026

Prosper Fire Department Academy

Prosper Fire Department runs this fire academy in Prosper, TX. The Texas Commission on Fire Protection lists it as a Structure Firefighter provider. No dated cutoff on or after October 25, 2026 is on the sourced calendar. Published tuition: Paid hire path, not civilian tuition. Fire Pay Plan FY 25/26 October 1, 2025: Recruit FS-0 $70,000.00; Firefighter/EMT FS-1 Step 1 $73,000.00 through Step 7 $87,165.82; Firefighter/Paramedic FS-2 Step 1 $79,000.00 through Step 7 $94,330.13. closed posting 2025 flyer 5057 matches those EMT/PM cells and adds + FLSA Overtime Eligible. closed posting 4573778 Starting Pay $71,251 / range $71,251.00-$87,630.00. closed posting Oct 1, 2024 plan 2433 Firefighter/Parmedic $74,168.64.

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
Firefighter closed posting flyer 5057 / live board emptyNovember 28, 2025Not datedNot datedFull-time
  • WINDOW CLOSED. Live Town of Prosper Careers 2026-08-30: 8 jobs found, none Fire. Re-read 2026-09-03: 7 jobs found, none Fire (Senior Planner, Accounts Payable Specialist, Parks Planner, Recreation Attendant-Seasonal, Parks Business & Operations Coordinator, Senior Engineer, Traffic Signal Technician). closed posting flyer Application Deadline November 28, 2025, testing December 2 & 3. closed posting 4573778 opened 2024-07-16 with no close printed. Next dated window unpublished. Watch Work For Us / governmentjobs.com/careers/prospertx.

How much does it cost?

Paid hire path, not civilian tuition. Fire Pay Plan FY 25/26 October 1, 2025: Recruit FS-0 $70,000.00; Firefighter/EMT FS-1 Step 1 $73,000.00 through Step 7 $87,165.82; Firefighter/Paramedic FS-2 Step 1 $79,000.00 through Step 7 $94,330.13. closed posting 2025 flyer 5057 matches those EMT/PM cells and adds + FLSA Overtime Eligible. closed posting 4573778 Starting Pay $71,251 / range $71,251.00-$87,630.00. closed posting Oct 1, 2024 plan 2433 Firefighter/Parmedic $74,168.64.

Fee table effective / published: 2025-10-01.

Recruit $70,000 is the academy-adjacent cell on the live FY26 plan. No 2026 firefighter posting was listed on August 30, 2026.

closed posting 4573778 and closed posting FY24 $74,168.64 are not the current door.

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

ProgramWeeksHoursDelivery
Paramedic-only then TCFP structural firefighter (Work For Us accepting door) / Recruit FS-0Not printedNot printedFull-time
  • Work For Us three doors by hire: preferred TCFP structural + Paramedic/Licensed Paramedic; accepting TCFP + EMT-Basic (may be required to obtain Paramedic); accepting Paramedic/Licensed Paramedic only (will be required to obtain TCFP structural firefighter)
  • Employment with Prosper Fire: TCFP Firefighter certification AND TXDSHS EMT-B or Paramedic at the time of application — no paramedic-only door on that page
  • closed posting 4573778: Possess, at the time of application, one or both of the following valid certifications: Texas Commission on Fire Protection Firefighter Certification, and Department State Health Services Paramedic Certification
  • closed posting flyer 5057: Valid TCFP Basic OR equivalent IFSAC seals (FF1, FF2, HA, HO) AND Valid TXDSHS Paramedic or EMT-Basic by hire date
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List on 2026-08-30 has no Prosper Fire Department row

Do you need EMT to enroll?

Before the academy. The sourced page says: "TXDSHS EMT-B or Paramedic Certification"

Town of Prosper, Employment with Prosper Fire

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • Hire path. Not Citizens Fire Academy. Live NEOGOV 2026-08-30 has 0 fire jobs
  • Work For Us: 18 at testing; U.S. citizen; HS/GED; one of the three cert combinations by hire; English; background; essential duties; pre-employment testing
  • Employment 240 process: application, written test, physical ability, oral interview, background, drug screen, doctor physical, Chief interview / offer
  • PAT on Work For Us: continuing series, 6 minutes / 360 seconds, turnout coat; fail a task fails the test. PAT PDF 662 linked
  • Disqualifiers listed at length on Work For Us (felony, Class A/B, drugs, driving, debt, academy performance). Print that page; do not collapse here

Where is it, and who do you contact?

TCFP Prosper Fire Department FDID 12: 911 Safety Way, Prosper, TX 75078. Town Hall 250 W. First Street, Prosper, Texas 75078. Stations also 1140 South Teel Parkway; 1500 East First Street; 3980 E. Prosper Trail.

Phones: 972-347-2424 · 972-347-3010 · 4696671702 · 972-569-1161 · 972-346-2640.

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • Hire path with a Recruit $70,000 cell on the FY26 plan and a Work For Us paramedic-only door that requires TCFP after hire. Employment page 240 instead requires TCFP at application. closed posting 4573778: Possess, at the time of application, one or both of TCFP Firefighter Certification and Department State Health Services Paramedic Certification. closed posting flyer 5057 requires TCFP or IFSAC plus EMT-B or paramedic by hire.
  • Live door is closed. Flyer deadline November 28, 2025 is past. Careers board 2026-08-30 has no firefighter posting.
  • TCFP region North Eastern: Prosper Fire Department FDID 12 at 911 Safety Way, Prosper, TX 75078, phone 4696671702. Size list rank 98, 86 appointed personnel.
  • Pay: FY26 Recruit $70,000 / FF/EMT $73,000 / FF/PM $79,000 effective October 1, 2025. closed posting 4573778 $71,251. closed posting FY24 plan Firefighter/Parmedic (sic) $74,168.64.
  • Phone/address conflict. Hub 972-347-2424 / 972-347-3010. TCFP 4696671702. closed posting 972-569-1161 / 972-346-2640. 911 Safety Way vs Town Hall 250 W. First. pfr@prospertx.gov and prosperfirerescue@prospertx.gov are on the Citizens Fire Academy page, not Work For Us; they are not the hire-door mailbox.
  • Citizens Fire Academy is a ten-week resident program beginning August 6, 2026, Thursdays 6:30-9:00 p.m. at 911 Safety Way, Saturday September 19 at Collin College Public Safety Training Center. Registration accepted until 5:00 p.m. Friday July 10, 2026 vs limited to the first 30 eligible applicants who apply by July 11. This resident program is separate from the hiring process described here.
  • Eligibility PDF 659, Hiring Process PDF 660, PAT PDF 662, Veterans Preference 663, PHS 3586 linked from Work For Us.
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List checked 2026-08-30 has no Prosper Fire Department row.
  • Town of Prosper, FIRE STEP PAY PLAN closed posting October 1, 2024 (DocumentCenter/View/2433) closed posting Firefighter/Parmedic $74,168.64 is not the FY26 cell.
  • Town of Prosper, Benefits & Compensation is the index that links the FY26 Fire Pay Plan updated October 1, 2025.

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.