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Last verified August 30, 2026

Wylie Fire Rescue Academy

Wylie Fire Rescue runs this open-enrollment fire academy in Wylie, 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. Career page: Firefighter/ EMT-B Starting Salary = $ 66,030.80/ annually; Firefighter/ Paramedic Starting Salary = 68,780.80/ annually. Closed 5088623: $78,181.99 Annually plus Paramedic Certification Pay $2,750.00 per year. Live class spec 1111496 Firefighter or Paramedic: $80,931.99 - $105,632.21 Annually. Those three figures disagree. Not tuition..

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/EMT or Firefighter/Paramedic NEOGOV 5088623October 13, 2025October 25, 2025Not datedFull-time
  • WINDOW CLOSED. NEOGOV Fire - Firefighters checked 2026-08-30: 0 jobs found / No jobs at this time. City careers board 8 jobs, none Fire - Firefighters. Career page: We hold recruit testing annually or based on department needs; watch Human Resources / Job Notification Subscription. Closed 5088623 close 2025-10-13 4:00 PM Central, test 2025-10-25, cert-by 2026-01-01. Those dates are past. Next dated window is unpublished.

How much does it cost?

Paid hire path, not civilian tuition. Career page: Firefighter/ EMT-B Starting Salary = $ 66,030.80/ annually; Firefighter/ Paramedic Starting Salary = 68,780.80/ annually. Closed 5088623: $78,181.99 Annually plus Paramedic Certification Pay $2,750.00 per year. Live class spec 1111496 Firefighter or Paramedic: $80,931.99 - $105,632.21 Annually. Those three figures disagree. Not tuition.

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

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

ProgramWeeksHoursDelivery
Firefighter/EMT or Firefighter/Paramedic (hire)Not printedNot printedFull-time
Paramedic-only then Fire Academy (class spec path)Not printedNot printedFull-time
  • Career page: Certified at a minimum as a Basic Structural Fire Protection Personnel by TCFP or eligible to obtain your certification; must have passed all required certifications by the hire date
  • Closed 5088623: MUST BE BOTH FIRE AND EMT/PARAMEDIC CERTIFIED BY JANUARY 1, 2026 to be eligible to test; also Must be both Fire Certified AND EMT Certified by hire date
  • Class spec When hired as Firefighter: TCFP Basic Structural Firefighter plus EMT-B or Paramedic; EMT hires must complete paramedic school after hire. When hired as Paramedic: DSHS Paramedic, then attend Fire Academy and pass TCFP. Those cert gates disagree
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List on 2026-08-30 has no Wylie Fire Department / Wylie Fire Rescue row. Academy weeks unpublished

Do you need EMT to enroll?

Before the academy. The sourced page says: "When hired as Firefighter: Certification as an EMT-Basic or Paramedic through the Texas Department of State Health Services. Full-time employees must be certified by the Texas Department of State Health Services as a paramedic. Employees hired as an EMT will be required to attend and successfully complete a paramedic-training program"

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • Hire path. Not the Citizens Fire Academy. Not open enrollment while the Fire - Firefighters search is empty
  • Career page: Minimum age 18, high school diploma or equivalent; TCFP Basic or eligible to obtain; DSHS/NR Paramedic; DSHS/NR EMT; Wylie PAT; unrestricted Texas Motor Vehicle Operator's License; all required certifications by hire date
  • Closed 5088623: TCFP Basic plus EMT or Paramedic by January 1, 2026 to test

Where is it, and who do you contact?

TCFP Wylie Fire Department FDID 2285: 2000 N. HWY 78 Country Club Rd., Wylie, TX 75098. City Fire home Public Safety Complex: 2000 N. Hwy. 78, Wylie, TX 75098. This academy is not the Citizens Fire Academy.

Phones: 972-429-8110 · 972-442-8110 · (972) 429-8157. The academy prints more than one. They are not averaged.

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • This is a department hire path. A candidate cannot pay to enroll as a civilian student. Class spec still describes a Paramedic-only hire who is then sent to a Fire Academy. Career page still says TCFP Basic or eligible to obtain. Closed 5088623 required both fire and EMT/paramedic by January 1, 2026 to test. Those three doors disagree.
  • TCFP region North Eastern: Wylie Fire Department FDID 2285 at 2000 N. HWY 78 Country Club Rd., Wylie, TX 75098, phone 9724298157. Size list rank 129, 76 appointed personnel.
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List checked 2026-08-30 has no Wylie Fire Department or Wylie Fire Rescue row.
  • Pay conflict. Career page $66,030.80 EMT-B / $68,780.80 Paramedic. Closed 5088623 $78,181.99 plus $2,750 paramedic certification pay. Live class spec $80,931.99–$105,632.21. Those three figures disagree.
  • Phone conflict. Career contact 972-429-8110. Fire home Fire Administration 972-442-8110. TCFP region 9724298157. Those phones disagree.
  • PAT conflict. Career page requires the Wylie PAT. Closed 5088623 skipped firefighter PAT that cycle. Those sources disagree.
  • Citizens Fire Academy is a public-education assignment in the class spec. That is not this hire door.
  • TCFP size list rank 129 with 76 appointed personnel.

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 30, 2026. Aggregators are not sources.