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    The PfISD Fire and EMT Academy is offered in partnership with the Pflugerville Fire Department/Travis County ESD 2

    Fire & EMT AcademyStudents in Fire Gear

    The PfISD Fire & EMT Academy is a Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) certified training program and a certified EMT training program. Successful graduates of the PfISD Fire & EMT Academy are eligible for the TCFP Structural Fire Fighter, Basic certification exam, and the National Registry Emergency Medical Technical Basic exam. Students can begin a career in the fire service or the emergency services with these industry certifications.

    The program courses are articulated with Austin Community College and taught by a PfISD teacher who is a retired firefighter with fire academy instructor experience. Students who meet all requirements will receive free college credit up to a Level 1 College Certificate. The courses are rigorous and require study time outside of class. Additionally, to meet the certification requirements, students are required to participate in several Saturday skill training exercises at the Pflugerville Fire Department Training Site, including a live fire exercise which is supervised by Pflugerville Fire Department instructors.

    The PfISD Fire & EMT Academy prepares students for a career in the fire service industry and emergency medical services. Students learn

    • TCFP rules and regulations
    • Proper incident reporting and recordkeeping
    • Proper use of personal protection equipment
    • Principles of fire safety
    • Texas Department of State Health Services rules and regulations
    • Principles of emergency medical services for EMT

    Students complete the following courses:

    9th grade - Medical Terminology (highly recommended)  

    10th grade - Disaster Response (only available at HHS, can also be taken in 10th grade)  

    11th grade - Anatomy and Physiology (science credit) and Firefighter I

    12th grade - Firefighter II


    PfISD Fire.EMT Academy Student Information Packet

    Potential cost savings for attending the PfISD Fire Academy

    HealthcareTherapeutics (EMT)

    Group Photo of EMT Students

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     One of the specializations available in the Healthcare Therapeutics program of study is Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). The PfISD EMT course is a National Registry   certified training program. Successful graduates of the EMT course are eligible to take the National Registry exam for industry certification, which makes them eligible for a     career in emergency services.

      The EMT course introduces students to emergency medical service careers. Students will learn
    • Texas Department of State Health Services rules and regulations
    • Proper incident reporting and recordkeeping
    • Proper use of personal protection equipment
    • Principles of emergency medical services.
    Students participate in ambulance ride-outs with paramedics and EMTs, and are active participants in emergency room settings through clinical rotations at a hospital. These work-based learning experiences are required for certification eligibility, and take place outside of class time. Students provide their own transportation to the work-based learning sites as they schedule the experiences based on their availability.
     
    Students must currently be enrolled in the Healthcare Therapeutics program of study, and have earned prerequisite credit for the following courses:
    • Medical Terminology (highly recommended)
    • Health Science Theory
    • Biology
     

    Important Information: 

    Students interested in the Fire & EMT Academy, or Healthcare Therapeutics-EMT course, must submit an information packet. This is not an application, as no application is required for entry into the program. But, it is important that the instructors review the packets and meet with students to ensure they understand the rigorous nature of these programs.
     
    The window to submit information packets for 2023-24 will open in early spring.

    Fire & EMT Academy

    Information packets are available at the counseling office of each high school campus.

    Healthcare Therapeutics EMT

    Information packets are available from health science teachers at each high school campus.
     

    Contact Information

    Aaron Segura

    		 Battalion Chief (Travis County ESD #2 ) 512-251-2801
    Traci Hendrix CTE Director 512-594-0118
    Latasha Wilson CTE Coordinator 512-594-0166
    Captain Michael Rhea PfISD Fire and EMT Academy Instructor  
    Shay Haude PfISD Healthcare Therapeutics-EMT Instructor