College Station Firefighter Hiring 2026: Window Closed

The short answer. College Station Fire Department's certified Firefighter posting is closed. 5425751 (job 2602583, read 2026-09-03) still hosts the posting: Opening Date 08/10/2026, Closing Date 8/23/2026 11:59 PM Central. That clock has passed. Do not apply there. A careers search for firefighter returns 0 jobs found. The hiring process page is not an application. This posting was certified-only: TCFP Basic Structure Fire Suppression or above at apply. Hourly hiring range on 5425751: $21.78–$23.35. Certified Firefighter/Paramedic eligible for a $5,000 bonus after credentialing. Age: 18, no upper cap. Department PAT, not a CPAT card.

The posting body still lists September 5, September 23, and October 21 2024. Those dates are 2024. The header is the close clock.

The hiring process page still describes uncertified, EMT-only, and paramedic-only doors. Those doors are not this NeoGov posting.

Department listing: College Station Fire Department. Official hub: Fire Department. Recruiting: csfdrecruiting@cstx.gov, 979-764-2600. Texas order of operations: how to become a firefighter in Texas. TCFP explained: what is TCFP certification. EMT path: how to become an EMT in Texas.

What You Need Before You Apply

This posting (now closed): TCFP Basic Structure Fire Suppression or above at application. Attach the card.

Paramedic is not required to apply. A DSHS EMT-P credential is a $5,000 bonus after credentialing (5425751, read 2026-09-03), not the door that opened 5425751.

Also on the hiring page:

• Minimum age of 18 years. CSFD does not have an upper age limit.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid Texas driver license.
• Department PAT after the personal-history statement review, demonstrated on test day. Not a CPAT card.

The process page still lists an uncertified path: 12 college hours at 2.0 GPA, or military service with an honorable discharge on a DD-214. The city sends that class to an EMT-Basic academy, then the fire academy. FD1B must hold TCFP Basic Structure within eight months. That is not job 2602583. Paramedic-only applicants on that page are sent to a fire academy. That is also not job 2602583.

Does College Station Use CPAT?

No. Step 3 is a department Physical Ability Test. The PAT runs after PHS review and is demonstrated on test day. Event times were unpublished in the opened pack (retrieved 2026-08-21). Not a CPAT card. Department guide: CSFD physical agility PDF. Specs for the standard eight-event CPAT: CPAT vs firefighter physical ability tests.

How Long Is the Academy?

This posting hires people who already hold TCFP Basic Structure. The city has not published a recruit-academy week count for this certified window. TEEX Brayton is in College Station. It is not a required first step for 5425751.

Stations, headcount, and retirement

The city directory lists six stations, plus Fire Administration at 300 Krenek Tap Road, College Station, TX 77842. Station 7 is under construction with a 2026 estimate. It is not in service.

• Station 1: 304 Holleman Drive East
• Station 2: 2200 Rio Grande Blvd.
• Station 3: 1900 Barron Road
• Station 4: 1550 George Bush Dr. West
• Station 5: 1601 William D. Fitch Parkway
• Station 6: 610 University Drive East

Directory: Fire Stations and Community Room Usage.

TCFP appointed strength is 181 (FDID 470). The about page says 174 professionals. Texas A&M Forest Service last verified 177 paid firefighters on September 26, 2025 (Fireconnect 219). Those three counts differ.

The department dates to 1970 as a full-time city fire department (first chief April 1970). Suppression transferred from Texas A&M to the city by MOU on December 1, 1971. ISO is Class 1/8Y, effective April 1, 2019. Shift is 48/96, change at 0700. Pension is TMRS at 7 percent / 2-to-1, five-year vest, 20-and-out at any age. It is not a fire relief fund. TMRS College Station plan. Chief is Richard Mann. The union is College Station Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 4511.

What To Do Now

Do not apply on 5425751. The header close is 8/23/2026 11:59 PM Central. Hold TCFP Basic Structure. Train the department PAT, not a CPAT card. Watch governmentjobs.com/careers/cstx and the hiring process page for the next door. File a job interest card if the city offers one.

Ready to Serve is the candidate tracker for certifications, PAT fitness, and application materials.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. 5425751 closed 8/23/2026 11:59 PM Central. A firefighter keyword search on the careers index returns 0 jobs. Watch the careers board and the hiring-process page.

Do I need TCFP before I apply? The closed 5425751 posting required TCFP Basic Structure Fire Suppression or above at apply. The hiring-process page still describes uncertified, EMT-only, and paramedic-only doors. Those were not this posting.

What does College Station pay? 5425751 (read 2026-09-03) prints $21.78–$23.35 Hourly and the same hiring range. Certified Firefighter/Paramedic is eligible for a $5,000 bonus after credentialing.

Does College Station use CPAT? No. The hiring process names a department Physical Ability Test after PHS review.

How old do I have to be? 18. CSFD does not publish an upper age limit.

Related

• How to become a firefighter in Texas
• What is TCFP certification
• CPAT vs firefighter physical ability tests
• How to become an EMT in Texas

Sources

• City of College Station, NeoGov Firefighter posting 5425751 / job 2602583. Opening Date 08/10/2026; Closing Date 8/23/2026 11:59 PM Central; $21.78–$23.35 Hourly; TCFP Basic Structure at apply; $5,000 paramedic bonus after credentialing. Body 2024 dates. Read 2026-09-03. HTTP 200.
• City of College Station, careers search firefighter. 0 jobs found. Read 2026-09-03. HTTP 200.
• City of College Station, Selection and Hiring Process. Age 18, no upper limit. Department PAT after PHS, demonstrated on test day. Uncertified / EMT-only / paramedic-only doors described; not job 2602583. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
• City of College Station, CSFD physical agility PDF. Department PAT guide. Event times unpublished. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
• City of College Station, Fire Department hub. ISO Class 1/8Y effective 2019-04-01. Chief Richard Mann. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
• City of College Station, About CSFD. 174 professionals. Six stations. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
• City of College Station, Fire Stations and Community Room Usage. Stations 1-6 plus admin 300 Krenek Tap Road. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
• City of College Station, Pension Plan. TMRS employee 7 percent, match 2-to-1, vest 5 years, 20-and-out any age. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
• TMRS, City of College Station plan. City employees including fire. Not TLFFRA. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
• Texas A&M Forest Service, Fireconnect 219, College Station Fire Department. Paid 177, last verified 2025-09-26. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
• City of College Station, History of CSFD. Full-time department 1970; first chief April 1970. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
• College Station Professional Firefighters Association, Local 4511 history. Chartered April 2006. MOU 1971-12-01 TAMU-to-city suppression transfer. Retrieved 2026-08-21.