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Fire Explorer Post 401

Fire Service Exploring is a worksite-based program for young men and women who have completed the eighth grade and are 14 years of age, or 15 years of age but have not yet reached their 21st birthday.
Fire Service Explorer posts help youth gain insight into a variety of programs that offer hands-on career activities. For young men and women who are interested in careers in the field of fire service, Exploring offers experiential learning with lots of fun-filled, hands-on activities that promote the growth and development of adolescent youth.
Explorer Post 401 meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Post 401 also offers ride-outs with the Engine Crews.Dues are $20.00 annually.  For more information, please call (512)251-2801 or email Nick Perkins at nperkins@pflugervillefire.com or Pat Moore at pmoore@pflugervillefire.com.

Meetings are on the First and Third Tuesday of each month and begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Education Building located at the Main Fire Station at 203 E.Pecan Street.

Post 401 at Texas A & M

Fire Service Career Info.

First thing is get registered as a student with ACC:

http://www.austincc.edu/apply//  Your school counselor may be able to assist you with this, but it is pretty straightforward. 

You will need to get a basic fire cert and your EMT basic cert to be a career fire fighter in Texas.  It is typically easier to get into an EMT program then a fire program.  Generally, there will be less of a wait to get into any EMT class.  Fire academies give preference for EMTs cadets first.  Remember these are college level courses, and they will be tougher than anything you have likely encountered in high school.  So study (learn how to study if you do not know how). 

  Things to consider are cost, time available, and the ability to get in! 

For your Fire cert, your options are:

-ACC fire academy website and fill out the online form, there is a waiting list:
http://www.austincc.edu/fireprot/Academy.html click on "fire academy"  Take time to read about the program as well. 

-Oakhill academy:
http://www.oakhillfire.org/fireacademy.aspx also take time to read about the program. 

-Travis County Minority Academy
http://www.esd4.org/fire-academy

--Private company in round rock:
http://www.emts-online.com/

For your EMT:

-got to ACC website:
http://www.austincc.edu/health/emsp/

-Oakhill offers EMT training also.  Info is found at the link above. 

-Private company in round rock:
http://www.emts-online.com/

Once you have these two certs, you can begin applying for most small fire departments.  For big departments like Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Ft Worth you can test any time as long as you meet their minimum requirements.  I recommend you do this while you are taking your fire or EMT courses.  That way you have all of your bases covered.