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Last verified September 3, 2026

The Colony Fire Department Academy

The Colony Fire Department runs this open-enrollment fire academy in The Colony, 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. 2025-26 Fire Department Step Plan REVISED 09/23/25: FF/PM annual Step 1 $81,702.43 through Step 8 $100,494.95 (eight steps; Step 7 is $97,565.00). Separate PARAMEDIC row annual $47,580.00 / EST ANNUAL W/PROJ OT $79,216.13. closed posting 4393205 Salary $76,268.81-$88,282.82 Annually. Print closed posting as closed posting. .

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/Paramedic closed posting 4393205; live board emptyNot datedNot datedNot datedFull-time
  • WINDOW UNKNOWN. Live City of The Colony Careers 2026-08-30: 9 jobs found, none Fire Department. Re-read 2026-09-03: 7 jobs found, none Fire Department (Certified Police Officer, Chief Building Official, Fleet Technician I, PT Recreation Leader, PT Senior Center Recreation Leader, Registered Sanitarian II, Streets & Drainage Operator I). closed posting 4393205 opened 2024-02-15 with no close printed. closed posting newsletter 247015 still advertises Certified Firefighter/Paramedics. Next dated window unpublished. Watch governmentjobs.com/careers/thecolonytx.

How much does it cost?

Paid hire path, not civilian tuition. 2025-26 Fire Department Step Plan REVISED 09/23/25: FF/PM annual Step 1 $81,702.43 through Step 8 $100,494.95 (eight steps; Step 7 is $97,565.00). Separate PARAMEDIC row annual $47,580.00 / EST ANNUAL W/PROJ OT $79,216.13. closed posting 4393205 Salary $76,268.81-$88,282.82 Annually. Print closed posting as closed posting.

Fee table effective / published: 2025-09-23.

No Recruit/cadet cell on the FY26 plan. Certified TCFP + paramedic is the closed posting hire door.

PARAMEDIC $47,580 / $79,216.13-with-projected-OT is a separate EMS row on the same plan.

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

ProgramWeeksHoursDelivery
Firefighter/Paramedic (certified-at-hire; closed posting 4393205)Not printedNot printedFull-time
  • closed posting 4393205: Basic Texas Structural Firefighter AND Texas Department of Health Paramedic at hire. All TDH certifications shall be maintained. TCFP Driver/Operator-Pumper within 24 months, before step 5 on the Fire Department Pay Plan
  • No recruit/cadet academy cell on the FY26 plan. Do not invent a civilian academy or a paramedic-only-then-fire-school door from this unit's sources
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List on 2026-08-30 has no The Colony Fire Department row

Do you need EMT to enroll?

Before the academy. The sourced page says: "Basic certification as a Texas Structural Firefighter and Texas Department of Health Paramedic."

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • Hire path. Certified firefighter-paramedic closed posting. Live NEOGOV 2026-08-30 has 0 fire jobs
  • closed posting 4393205: HS/GED; Texas Class B Exempt DL; TCFP Basic Structural; TDH Paramedic; vision 20/40 uncorrected each eye, corrected 20/20, no color blindness; D/O-Pumper within 24 months
  • Do not use Police Requirements page 216 (age 21 TCPD) as the fire door

Where is it, and who do you contact?

TCFP The Colony Fire Department FDID 2120: 4900 BLAIR OAKS, THE COLONY, TX 75056. Fire Department physical 4900 Blair Oaks, The Colony, TX 75056. City contact 6053 Main Street, The Colony, Texas 75056. Print all.

Phones: 972-625-3944 · 972-624-2326 · 972-625-1756 · (972) 624-2310. The academy prints more than one. They are not averaged.

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • Certified-at-hire closed posting. TCFP Basic Structural plus TDH Paramedic. FY26 plan has FF/PM and a separate PARAMEDIC row, no Recruit cell. Named closed posting mailboxes omitted.
  • Live door unpublished. 9 NEOGOV jobs 2026-08-30, none Fire. closed posting 4393205 opened 2024-02-15. closed posting newsletter still says hiring certified firefighter/paramedics. The city publishes both figures.
  • TCFP region North Eastern: The Colony Fire Department FDID 2120 at 4900 BLAIR OAKS, THE COLONY, TX 75056, phone (972) 624-2310. Size list rank 119, 79 appointed personnel. Commission mailbox blank.
  • Pay: FY26 FF/PM Step 1 $81,702.43 through Step 8 $100,494.95 revised 09/23/25 (eight steps; Step 7 is $97,565.00). PARAMEDIC $47,580.00 / EST ANNUAL W/PROJ OT $79,216.13. closed posting 4393205 $76,268.81–$88,282.82. Print all.
  • Phone/address conflict. Fire 972-625-3944 / Marshal 972-624-2326 / City 972-625-1756 / TCFP (972) 624-2310. 4900 Blair Oaks vs 6053 Main Street. Print all.
  • Police Requirements page 216 is TCPD (age 21). No current Citizens Fire Academy page found this unit; 2004 council minutes mention a first Citizen's Fire Academy.
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List checked 2026-08-30 has no The Colony Fire Department row.
  • City of The Colony, Human Resources indexes Pay Plans and the NEOGOV board.
  • City of The Colony, Pay Plans is the pay-plan hub that links 13651.
  • City of The Colony E-Newsletter closed posting, The Colony Fire Department is hiring Certified Firefighter/Paramedics is closed posting hiring copy, not a dated 2026 window.

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.