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Last verified September 3, 2026

Prosper Fire Department Academy

Prosper Fire Department runs this open-enrollment fire academy in Prosper, 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, 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. Print every cell. .

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 Next dated window unpublished.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. Print every cell.

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

Recruit $70,000 is the academy-adjacent cell on the live FY26 plan. No live 2026 firefighter posting this unit.

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"

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. Print all.

Phones: 972-347-2424 · 972-347-3010 · 4696671702 · 972-569-1161 · 972-346-2640. The academy prints more than one. They are not averaged.

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. Commission named mailbox omitted.
  • 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. Print all.
  • Phone/address conflict. Hub 972-347-2424 / 972-347-3010. TCFP 4696671702. closed posting posting 972-569-1161 / 972-346-2640. 911 Safety Way vs Town Hall 250 W. First. Print all. 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. The city publishes both figures. Those 2026 CFA dates are themselves past as of 2026-08-30.
  • Eligibility PDF 659, Hiring Process PDF 660, PAT PDF 662, Veterans Preference 663, PHS 3586 linked from Work For Us. Full PDFs not re-quoted this unit beyond the page list.
  • 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.