Texas Fire Academy’s basic structure fire suppression-training program covers all the objectives of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection’s Basic Fire Suppression Curriculum.

The Basic Fire Suppression Curriculum consists of 468 hours of basic fire protection training and is equivalent to the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Fire Fighter I, Fire Fighter II, HazMat-Awareness and HazMat-Operations.

This course is taught on-line using Texas Fire Academy’s popular E-Learning platform. Although timelines can and do change, the basic course runs 18 weeks. During those 18 weeks cadets will participate in the virtual classroom at their own leisure; however, cadets are required to meet the hour requirements of the Commission within the designated week (see course syllabus for more info).

Cadets will also spend 10 weekends (cadets will bunk in the fire station for the weekend) in San Marcos practicing in skills required by the course including, but not limited to, fighting fires, performing simulated rescues and hazardous materials simulations. This course is physically demanding and TFA requires physical training for all cadets.

Basic Fire Fighter Academy $2,450.00 Gear Rental $250.00