Fire Eligibility

Minimum Eligibility Requirements

1. Achieve a minimum passing score of seventy (70) percent on the written examination;

2. Successfully complete the physical ability test;

3. Pass a background investigation;

4. Pass oral interviews;

5. Successfully complete a post-offer polygraph examination.

6. Successfully complete a post-job offer psychological examination  and medical examination that includes passing a visual acuity test, and physician certification that the applicant is not dependent on and does not use illegal drugs;

7.  Be at least nineteen (19) years of age and not be thirty-six (36) years of age or older at the time of hire;

8.  Be a graduate of an accredited high school or have an equivalency certificate;

9. Have a valid Texas driver’s license at the date of hire;

10. Be a citizen of the United States by birth or naturalization;

11. Be able to read, write, and speak the English language;

12.  Be of good moral character;

13. Be certified as a basic firefighter, or certifiable at time of appointment, as established by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection and the Texas Department of State Health Services. At or before the time of entrance examination, applicants shall provide either (1) evidence of certifiability issued by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, or (2) evidence of current enrollment in a basic recruit fire training academy approved by the Texas Commission of Fire Protection; and

14. Be certified as EMT-Basic or higher, or certifiable at time of appointment, by the Texas Department of State Health Services. At or before the time of entrance examination, applicants shall provide either (1) an EMT Certificate issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services, or (2) evidence of current enrollment in an EMT course approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services