Training tomorrow's firefighting professionals
Welcome to College of the Mainland Fire Technology program! As a certified training facility through the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) we provide Basic Fire Suppression courses designed to prepare students seeking a career as a professional firefighter.
College of the Mainland Fire Academy offers a low-cost, fast-track course of training (576 hours) designed to prepare the cadet for the Texas Commission on Fire Protection Basic Structural Firefighter Certificate. To be certified by the Commission an individual must complete an approved firefighter course and hold, as a minimum, a certificate as an Emergency Care Attendant. Upon completion of the Fire Academy, cadets are encouraged to take the credit Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course that is offered through our EMS department. Graduates of the Fire Academy and EMT earn 30 credit hours towards an Associates Degree in Fire Technology.
The Fire Academy will expose cadets to basic firefighting training that will include firefighting principles and theory lectures followed by hands on skills training. Cadets will experience the latest in firefighting techniques and equipment. Our instructors are amongst the finest in the field of firefighter education. The instructor staff is composed of full-time paid firefighters from various departments in Harris and Galveston counties. Many of our instructors are graduates of the College of the Mainland Fire Academy.
College of the Mainland Fire Technology offers both day and night Fire Academy courses. If you are interested in becoming a firefighting professional or would like more information concerning the Fire Academy please contact us.
Fire Technology
Fire Academy
Public Service Careers Building
1200 Amburn Road
Texas City, TX 77591
409.938.1211 ext. 285 or 224
1-888-258-8859 ext. 285 or 224
409.938.3146 Fax