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Fire academies / San Marcos, TX

Last verified August 29, 2026

Texas Fire Academy

Texas Fire Academy runs this open-enrollment fire academy in San Marcos, 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: The BSF page also shows Basic Fire Fighter Academy Tuition: $4250.00 (subject to change), waiting-list deposit $1100.00. The same page says the firefighter course has been indefinitely suspended. They disagree. The $4,250 figure is the still-posted price, not a live 2026 door. Payment widget on that page: The form you've requested does not exist. 2026 Course Dates PDF lists EMT $1800, Driver/Operator $300, Officer/Instructor $275, Inspector/Investigator $750; it has no basic firefighter row..

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
Texas Fire AcademyNot datedNot datedNot datedBlended
  • WINDOW: indefinitely suspended as of 2026-08-29. The BSF page still sells a waiting-list packet on a course it declares indefinitely suspended. TCFP upcoming for this provider is Driver Operator-Pumper 09/5/2026–10/3/2026 at 3528 Hunter Rd, not Structure Firefighter. Watch the BSF page and the 2026 Course Dates PDF.

How much does it cost?

The BSF page also shows Basic Fire Fighter Academy Tuition: $4250.00 (subject to change), waiting-list deposit $1100.00. The same page says the firefighter course has been indefinitely suspended. They disagree. The $4,250 figure is the still-posted price, not a live 2026 door. Payment widget on that page: The form you've requested does not exist. 2026 Course Dates PDF lists EMT $1800, Driver/Operator $300, Officer/Instructor $275, Inspector/Investigator $750; it has no basic firefighter row.

$4,250 is the still-posted BSF figure. Read it with the indefinite-suspension line.

The $1,100 waiting-list deposit is not a currently open registration door.

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

ProgramWeeksHoursDelivery
Basic Structural Firefighter Course18468Blended, Online
  • TCFP Basic Fire Suppression curriculum (FF I, FF II, HazMat Awareness and Operations), 468 hours, when the course runs
  • Posted BSF tuition includes initial TCFP testing fees (when the course runs)

Do you need EMT to enroll?

Not stated on the sourced pages. The sourced page says: "BSF page does not make EMT a prerequisite. 2026 Course Dates PDF lists a separate EMT academy at $1800."

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • When the course is running: completed Course Application, Refund Policy, Waiting List Policy; $1,100 deposit to reserve a waiting-list spot; remaining documents and tuition by last day of registration; in-person appearance during the last week of registration at 3528 Hunter Road
  • Downloads still posted (several dated 2019–2020): physician's release, OSHA respirator questionnaire, background check, TCFP FIDO PIN, diploma/GED/college transcript, driver's license
  • The waiting-list packet is not a live 2026 registration door. No restart date is on the sourced pages.

Where is it, and who do you contact?

3528 Hunter Road, San Marcos, TX 78666 (contact page and TCFP Texas Fire Academy – (P) OL). Skills days: cadets will not be allowed to respond to emergency incidents while attending skills days at the South Hays Fire Station. This academy is not Central Texas Regional Training Academy at 215 S Remier St., San Marcos.

Phone: (512) 749-1200.

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • This academy at 3528 Hunter Road is not Central Texas Regional Training Academy at 215 S Remier St., San Marcos. Different TCFP listings.
  • Posted BSF downloads include a Spring 2020 student policy manual and 2019 application forms. Those are not a 2026 cohort calendar.
  • Home page: Cadets will not be allowed to respond to emergency incidents while attending skills days at the South Hays Fire Station. Office is Hunter Road. They disagree on the skills site versus the office.

Where should you go next?

Sources

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