FIRE DEPARTMENT

Grand Prairie Fire Department

Location: Grand Prairie, TX
County: Tarrant
Established: 1909

No open posting recorded

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Official department site

Record figures

235
Sworn personnel: 10
Stations: $85,509
Starting pay

About the department

No source on file

Bulk-imported from a public agency roster. Unconfirmed.

Grand Prairie Fire Department spans Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis counties and operates on a 48-96 schedule. The department is finishing the rollout of four-person engine companies. The most recent entrance exam closed in early 2026; the next cycle has not been published. Grand Prairie requires Texas Paramedic licensure: candidates whose name comes off the eligibility list without a paramedic license at that time are skipped.

Pay

Read by Ready to Serve

Source: Pay plan, checked Aug 29, 2026.

$105,022
Top of the entry rank

3 recorded

Assignments and specialties

No source on file

Bulk-imported from a public agency roster. Unconfirmed.

Operations

Paramedic Service
Technical Rescue
Swift Water Rescue

Contacting the department

No source on file

Bulk-imported from a public agency roster. Unconfirmed.

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Official site: https://www.gptx.org/Departments/Fire/Employment-Opportunities

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