Irving Firefighter Hiring 2026: Sept 7 Exam Held, Next Cycle

The short answer. Irving's Fall 2026 firefighter entrance exam was held as a walk-in sitting on Monday, September 7, 2026 at the Irving Convention Center, 500 W Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039 (doors 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.). That date has passed. Walk-In Information (read 2026-09-03, re-read 2026-09-08) still shows the September 7 text and no later test date. Online registration is closed. Hiring Process says Our Fall 2026 Firefighter Test Registration has closed and points you to that walk-in page. A careers search for firefighter returns 0 jobs found. The board lists 29 other jobs. The 2026 registration posting 5098668 / job 2500250 is still hosted and still says the city is accepting registration with a deadline to be determined; it is not on the keyword index. Age on the 2026 posting, Walk-In Information, and Fire Eligibility is 21 to 40. 5098668 prints $87,156.00 – $105,924.00 Annually. The physical is Irving's own suppression PAT, not a CPAT card.

Department listing: Irving Fire Department. Same-city police hiring is How to Become a Police Officer in Irving. Texas order of operations: how to become a firefighter in Texas. TCFP explained: what is TCFP certification. Recruiter James C. Malone, Jr., (972) 721-4861, FireCareers@irvingtx.gov, 845 W. Irving Blvd., Irving, TX 75060.

The September 7 walk-in sitting (held)

Walk-In Information, read 2026-09-03 and re-read 2026-09-08 with the same text:

• When: Monday, September 7, 2026
• Where: Irving Convention Center, 500 W Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039
• Time: Doors open at 7:00 a.m., close at 9:00 a.m.
• Online registration is closed. Walk-ins are first-come/first-served.
• Photo ID required.
• Veteran points: honorable discharge and a physical copy of the DD-214 at check-in.
• You will write your Social Security number on the Scantron.
• Books, notes, calculators, cell phones, smartwatches, smartglasses, or any other form of assistance are not allowed. Business attire is not required.

Hiring Process and Written Test still describe the registered path: about four weeks before the exam, registrants get a letter or email with date, time, and place, then must sign and return a copy to sit. Allow mail from noreply@governmentjobs.com. That sitting has passed. The walk-in page has not posted a next date.

Three city lines disagree on whether online registration is open. Hiring Process: Our Fall 2026 Firefighter Test Registration has closed. Walk-In Information: Online registration is now closed. 5098668: City of Irving is currently accepting registration and TEST REGISTRATION DEADLINE TO BE DETERMINED AND MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE. The keyword search returns 0 jobs found, so 5098668 is hosted and not on the live index. Treat online registration as closed. The September 7 sitting has passed; watch the walk-in page and Hiring Process for the next test date.

The department menu still lists Firefighter Eligibility List FF 092225 from the September 22, 2025 sitting. Hiring Process: the list remains in effect for one year; after it expires you register and take the next exam. Written Test also links a second stamp of that list (1759155627). The September 7, 2026 sitting produces the next list.

The 2024 posting 4667224 / job 2400219 (Firefighter Test Registration 2025, opened September 20, 2024) is still hosted. It is not the 2026 sitting.

What You Need for the Next Sitting

Entrance (this sitting)

• 21 to 40 on Walk-In Information, Fire Eligibility (Must be 21 to 40 years), and 5098668 (Must be between the ages of 21 and 40 to be hired). The 2024 posting 4667224 still says 21 and 35 to be hired. Those lines disagree. This sitting's documents are 21 to 40. If you are 36–40, act on the 2026 pages, not the 2024 posting.
• U.S. citizen.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Good driving record, clear arrest record, good credit rating, as printed on 5098668.
• Vision correctable to 20/20; distinguish red, green, and yellow. Fire Eligibility adds field of vision in the horizontal meridian of not less than 140 degrees, and hearing not less than 10/20 in the better ear for conversational tones without a hearing aid.
• 5098668 and Fire Eligibility do not list TCFP or EMT as a registration requirement.

Lateral (Lateral Entry Personnel)

• Hire is at Firefighter rank, regardless of prior rank.
• TCFP certification, plus Chapter 143 age, testing, and eligibility at the time of testing.
• Starting salary by whole years as a certified firefighter with any career fire department. Breaks less than 60 days between agencies, and not more than 60 days between the last agency and Irving hire.
• Scale printed on that page: 1 whole year $91,512; 2 $96,084; 3 $100,884; 4 $105,924.
• Laterals still take the entrance examination (the lateral page links Walk-In Information).

Written exam sections (Hiring Process and Written Test): Reading Comprehension; Mathematical Ability; Mechanical Reasoning; Teamwork, Public Relations, and Community Living. Five points are added for an honorable discharge (DD-214). Sample questions: Firefighter Practice Questions.

Pay, from the city's documents

Three city documents, not combined.

Firefighter Test Registration 2026, 5098668 / job 2500250, Opening Date 10/01/2025, read 2026-09-03: $87,156.00 - $105,924.00 Annually.

Civil Service Pay Plan FY 2025-26, 1st Edition, Effective January 4, 2026 (January 23, 2026 Pay Date), job 531F, grade CF01, Firefighter, Monthly Salaries by Time in Rank: Rank Entry 7,263; 0.5 7,626; 1.5 8,007; 2.5 8,407; 3.5 8,827. The plan prints monthly cells. It does not print annual figures.

Lateral Entry Personnel prints the annual scale above.

The 2024 posting 4667224 prints $85,632.00 - $104,088.00 Annually. That is the prior registration posting, not this sitting.

5098668's benefits block says full-time employees receive competitive health benefits and that the city participates in TMRS. The two-page pay plan (read 2026-09-03) does not print a pension line. This page does not name a firefighter pension fund.

Does Irving Use CPAT?

No. After the written, you sit Irving's suppression PAT (suppression PAT and PAT PDF, read 2026-09-03). Helmet, boots, gloves, and a weighted vest. Protective gear with the vest is approximately 50 pounds (IFD gear about 15 pounds; vest about 35 pounds). No extra points for finishing faster than the required time.

• Part 1. Aerial ladder at a 70-degree angle. Climb 70 feet and return to the base in 2 minutes and 18 seconds or less. Then a 5-minute timed recovery.
• Part 2. Nine events in a cumulative 5 minutes and 59 seconds or less: charged hose drag 340 feet; high-rise pack to the third floor; 90-pound box 12 feet; haul 50 feet of 1¾-inch hose to the third floor; 158-pound force-machine sled 3 feet with an 8-pound dead-blow hammer; charged 3-inch hose 35 feet; 24-foot extension ladder off the rack 8 feet; smoke-ejector fan 70 feet; 165-pound manikin 15 feet.

Then polygraph, oral interview, a physical (vision, audiogram, blood pressure), and a psychological exam at the Fire Chief's discretion. Specs for the standard eight-event CPAT (a different test): CPAT vs firefighter physical ability tests.

How Long Is the Academy?

Hiring Process, Walk-In Information, and 5098668 do not print a week count. Hiring Process: you begin with the rest of your class at your designated fire academy.

What To Do Now

The September 7, 2026 sitting has passed. If you sat it, watch for the eligibility list; Hiring Process says a list remains in effect for one year. If you did not, train Irving's weighted-vest PAT (Part 1 2:18, Part 2 5:59), not a 10:20 CPAT card, and watch Walk-In Information and Hiring Process for the next test date. Recruits: 5098668 does not require TCFP to register. Laterals: keep TCFP current and read ifdlateral. File a job interest card if you want a ping; it is not an application. Do not treat 4667224 as a live sitting.

Confirm the live Walk-In Information page before you plan around any date. Ready to Serve is the candidate tracker for certifications, PAT fitness, and application materials.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Irving hiring firefighters right now? No open door on our read. Online registration is closed (Hiring Process and Walk-In Information, read 2026-09-03, re-read 2026-09-08) and the Fall 2026 walk-in exam was held Monday, September 7, 2026. No next test date is published. A firefighter keyword search returned 0 jobs on 2026-09-03. 5098668 is still hosted and still says registration is being accepted; it is not on the index.

What is the age limit? This sitting: 21 to 40 (Walk-In Information, Fire Eligibility, 5098668). The 2024 posting 4667224 still says 21 to 35 to be hired. Those lines disagree. Act on the 2026 documents for the next sitting.

What does Irving pay? 5098668 prints $87,156.00 – $105,924.00 Annually. The FY 2025-26 civil-service plan (Effective January 4, 2026) prints Firefighter monthly Rank Entry 7,263 through 3.5 years 8,827. Lateral Entry Personnel prints 1 year $91,512 through 4 years $105,924.

Do I need TCFP before I walk in? The 2026 entrance posting does not list TCFP or EMT as a registration requirement. Laterals must hold TCFP and meet Chapter 143 at testing.

Does Irving use CPAT? No. Department suppression PAT: ~50 lb gear, aerial 70 feet in 2:18, then nine events in 5:59, 165 lb manikin 15 feet.

Related

• How to become a firefighter in Texas
• What is TCFP certification
• CPAT vs firefighter physical ability tests
• How to Become a Police Officer in Irving

Sources

• Irving Fire Department, Hiring Process. "Our Fall 2026 Firefighter Test Registration has closed." Walk-In Information linked. Written sections, ~50 lb PAT, one-year list. Read 2026-09-03.
• Irving Fire Department, Walk-In Information. Online registration closed; walk-ins first-come/first-served. Monday, September 7, 2026. Irving Convention Center, 500 W Las Colinas Blvd. Doors 7:00 a.m., close 9:00 a.m. Age 21-40. HS Diploma/GED. Read 2026-09-03; re-read 2026-09-08, same text, no later date.
• City of Irving, careers index. 29 jobs found. Read 2026-09-03.
• City of Irving, careers search firefighter. 0 jobs found. Read 2026-09-03.
• City of Irving, Firefighter Test Registration 2026, 5098668 / job 2500250. Opening Date 10/01/2025. $87,156.00 - $105,924.00 Annually. Age 21 and 40 to be hired. "currently accepting registration." Deadline to be determined. Read 2026-09-03.
• City of Irving, 5098668 print. Same salary and age lines. Read 2026-09-03.
• City of Irving, Firefighter Test Registration 2025, 4667224 / job 2400219. Opened 09/20/2024. Age 21 and 35 to be hired. $85,632.00 - $104,088.00 Annually. Hosted; not this sitting. Read 2026-09-03.
• Irving Fire Department, Fire Eligibility. Must be 21 to 40 years. U.S. citizen. HS/GED. Read 2026-09-03.
• Irving Fire Department, Lateral Entry Personnel. Hire at Firefighter. 1 year $91,512; 2 $96,084; 3 $100,884; 4 $105,924. TCFP and Chapter 143 at testing. 60-day break rule. Read 2026-09-03.
• Irving Fire Department, suppression PAT and PAT PDF. ~50 lb. Part 1 2:18. Part 2 5:59. 165 lb manikin 15 feet. Read 2026-09-03.
• Irving Fire Department, Written Test. Four sections. Five veteran points. One-year list. FF 092225. Read 2026-09-03.
• Irving Fire Department, Recruiting and Employment. Entrance examination link. Images link 5098668. Read 2026-09-03.
• City of Irving, Civil Service Pay Plan FY 2025-26, 1st Edition. Effective January 4, 2026 (January 23, 2026 Pay Date). Firefighter 531F CF01 monthly 7,263 / 7,626 / 8,007 / 8,407 / 8,827. No pension line on the two-page plan. Read 2026-09-03.