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Last verified August 29, 2026

San Antonio Fire Department Academy

San Antonio Fire Department runs this open-enrollment fire academy in San Antonio, 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 cadet. Wages & Benefits: Fire Cadet $3,853.66 paid monthly. Probationary Firefighter thru 18th month $5,348 monthly. Those figures are salary, not tuition. Applicant Phase: six month training class is GI Bill eligible..

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
San Antonio Fire Department AcademyNot datedNot datedNot datedFull-time
  • WINDOW unknown. SAFD accepts applications and tests once a year (Applicant Phase and Exam FAQ). Official notices post on the Recruiting Announcements page. As of 2026-08-29 those pages Next public step is the Job Interest Card. The interest card is not an application.

How much does it cost?

Paid cadet. Wages & Benefits: Fire Cadet $3,853.66 paid monthly. Probationary Firefighter thru 18th month $5,348 monthly. Those figures are salary, not tuition. Applicant Phase: six month training class is GI Bill eligible.

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

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

ProgramWeeksHoursDelivery
Fire Cadet Training / Drill School25940Full-time
  • Basic Structural Firefighter (Cadet Phase: 940-hour, 25 week fire fighting program)
  • Basic Emergency Medical Technician (200-hour EMT curriculum). Already-NREMT cadets skip the National Registry exam but still sit the five week program and UT Health Science Center tests

Do you need EMT to enroll?

During the academy. The sourced page says: "Instructors teach them the fundamentals of firefighting, Emergency Medical Technician Basics, and selective advanced skills before they become eligible for graduation."

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • Hire academy; tests once a year under state law. Job Interest Card is not an application
  • At least 19 years of age, but having not reached 34 years of age by the date of the entrance exam. No military exception
  • Complete the Hepatitis B vaccine series prior to date of entry into the Fire Training Academy

Where is it, and who do you contact?

Fire Training Academy: 300 S. Callaghan Road, San Antonio, TX 78227 (Training page and Cadet FAQ). TCFP San Antonio Fire Department – OL FDID 746: 300 SOUTH CALLAGHAN ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78227. Recruiting: 315 S. Santa Rosa Ave., 2nd Floor, San Antonio, TX 78207. TCFP San Antonio Fire Department FDID 1910: 403 W CYPRESS, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78207. Those addresses disagree. This academy is not San Antonio College Regional Fire Academy and not the Citizen's Fire Academy.

Phones: 210-207-5950 · (210) 207-8401. The academy prints more than one. They are not averaged.

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • This is a department hire academy. A candidate cannot pay to enroll. San Antonio College Regional Fire Academy is a separate TCFP college program already in this directory.
  • Two TCFP region rows: San Antonio Fire Department – OL FDID 746 at 300 SOUTH CALLAGHAN ROAD (matches the Fire Training Academy street); San Antonio Fire Department FDID 1910 at 403 W CYPRESS. Training phone 210-207-5950 disagrees with TCFP (210) 207-8401.
  • Length disagrees: 25 weeks / 940 hours plus 200-hour EMT / six months GI Bill / approximately five and one-half months. Those lengths sit on the city's own pages.
  • Citizen's Fire Academy is not the recruit academy.
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List checked 2026-08-29 has no Structure Firefighter row for San Antonio 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

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