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Please visit our Regional Meetings webpage for more details.

Dates, times, and locations can be found by going to this webpage:

www.tcfp.texas.gov/regional-nfpa1850-sessions

(It's located under the"News + Events" tab.) 

Please direct your questions and concerns about these informational sessions to compliance@tcfp.texas.gov. 

We plan to offer two-hour informational sessions across the state to address the new 1850 standard and how it will affect your department's compliance with TCFP rules. These info sessions will be specifically designed for PPE/SCBA Officers.

Information sessions for Chief Officers will be presented at various conferences, symposiums, and regional meetings in 2026.

Dates and locations of these info session are in the works and will be coming soon. We will post additional announcements when we have more information to share.

Questions and concerns about these info sessions and NFPA 1850 updates can be sent to compliance@tcfp.texas.gov.

Sul Ross State University, Alpine Testing Center

East Highway 90, Brisco Administrative Building

Alpine, TX 79830

Online exams may be scheduled through your FIDO account. Reach out to us if you need help! Send an email to testing@tcfp.texas.gov. 

Sul Ross State University International Del Rio Testing Center

205 Wildcat Drive. Building L, Room 302

Del Rio, Texas 78840

Please schedule your online exam through your personal FIDO account. We are here to help if you need assistance. Send us an email: testing@tcfp.texas.gov. 

TaylorMade Careers

1101 Satellite View, Suite 302

Round Rock, Texas 78685

Tactix of Round Rock

600 Round Rock W Drive, Suite 303

Round Rock, Texas 78681

University of Texas Public Testing Center

1912 Speedway, SZB 5.102

Austin, Texas 78712

Southwest Texas College Testing Center

2401 Garner Field Road, R.K. Miller Building (Letter J)

Uvalde, Texas 78801

Please schedule your TCFP online exams through your FIDO account. If you need assistance or support getting scheduled, send an email to: testing@tcfp.texas.gov

Ho2 Academy

560 West Frontier Pkwy, Suite 125

Prosper, TX 75078

As always, you can schedule any online exams through your FIDO account. And we are here to help if you need assistance or have questions. Just email us at testing@tcfp.texas.gov. 

Please refer to our calendar webpage where you can download a copy of the meeting agenda. And if you have questions or concerns about the meeting, please send an email to: curriculum@tcfp.texas.gov. 

... to collect anthropometric body measurements from U.S. female firefighters to better inform the design, fit, and mobility of personal protective clothing. You are being invited to take part in this scanning session because you are an active-duty structural and/or wildland female firefighter in the United States. If you volunteer to take part in this study, you will be one of thousands to do so nationally.​​​​​​​
09-26-2025.Female FF Remote Scan Instructions.pdf

Tactix of Houston

8799 North Loop East Service Road

Suite 270

Houston, TX 77029

As always, please schedule your online exams through your FIDO account, and if you get stuck or need help, send us an email: testing@tcfp.texas.gov. 

Tactix of Dallas

1140 Empire Central Dr., Suite 235

Dallas, TX 75247

Tactix of Fort Worth

4200 South Freeway

La Gran Plaza, Suite 275

Fort Worth, TX 76115

Please schedule your online exams through your FIDO account. We're here if you have questions or need assistance: testing@tcfp.texas.gov

Tactix of San Antonio

9502  North Interstate 35

San Antonio, TX 78233

As always, you can schedule an online exam through your FIDO account. Please reach out to us if you need assistance or have questions: testing@tcfp.texas.gov 

Southwest University Testing Center

1420 Geronimo

Building 600, 2nd Floor

El Paso, TX 79925

Please schedule your online exam through your FIDO account. And if you need assistance, please send an email to testing@tcfp.texas.gov. 

If you have any questions or concerns about the Fire Marshal curriculum, please send an email to: certifications@tcfp.texas.gov. 

• February 18, 2026 - Workshop (time TBD)
• February 19, 2026 - Commission meeting, 9am
• May 14, 2026 - Commission meeting, 10am
• August 19, 2026 - Workshop (time TBD)
• August 20, 2026 - Commission meeting, 9am
• November 12, 2026 - Commission meeting, 10am

This is because the Commission still has to give their official recommendations for the Texas Fire Service, which will happen at the August 21 meeting. Once we have the recommendations, the report can be finalized, and then it will be posted on our website by September 1.

If you have questions or concerns about the 2024 Injury Report, please send an email to injuries@tcfp.texas.gov. 

Frank Phillips College - Main Site

ARC/TRiO Building

1301 W Roosevelt Street

Borger, Texas

Please schedule your exam through your online FIDO account. And we're here if you need help! Send an email to: testing@tcfp.texas.gov. 

... that allows you to take the ropes rescue certification exams without first having to take an approved course, you must submit your application to test no later than October 1, 2025.

Please see the following rules for more information:

• Awareness/Operations level - rule §469.1
• Technician level - rule §469.201

The rules can be found by selecting the Services tab > Manuals > Standards Manual, then clicking on Chapter 469.

Please email testing@tcfp.texas.gov if you have questions or need help.

What is the NFR for Cancer? The NFR is the largest existing effort undertaken to understand and reduce cancer among US firefighters. In 2018, Congress passed the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act. This act directed NIOSH to develop a voluntary registry of firefighters to better understand the link between firefighting and cancer.

How does the NFR for Cancer work? Every time someone is diagnosed with cancer, details about their cancer are reported to the cancer registry in their state, but detailed information about their work is not captured. By registering with the NFR and providing information about yourselves and your work as firefighters, it will allow researchers to match NFR information with cancer diagnosis information to better understand cancer and its risk factors in the fire service.

How do I join? Please visit NFR.CDC.GOV. It will take approximately 30 minutes to register.

You can download the NFR's fact sheet for more detailed information. 

It is critical that you have the NEWLY UPDATED CERTIFICATE from the SFFMA in order to apply for TCFP certification. Do not try to apply without first obtaining this new certificate from the SFFMA. Applications that are submitted without the new SFFMA certificate will not be accepted.

Please download the attached PDF document for complete instructions on how to apply and for further information on the process. If you still need assistance after reading the attached PDF, please contact the SFFMA directly.

TCFP SFFMA reciprocity information

First, a combined Incident Safety Officer (ISO) and Fire Instructor committee will review, edit and make changes to the curriculum, skills, test questions and the administrative code for the ISO and Instructor I, II, and III disciplines. The minimum requirements include:

• Instructor II certification
• ISO certification

Experience teaching an ISO and/or Instructor course is preferred.

Also, a Fire Officer committee will review, edit and make changes to the curriculum, skills, test questions and the administrative code for the Fire Officer I, II, III, and IV disciplines. The minimum requirements for this committee include:

• Instructor II certification
• Fire Officer II certification

Experience teaching a fire officer course is preferred.

More information about each of the committees can be found on this webpage. Applications will be accepted for both committees beginning August 4 through September 5, 2025.

and, if it gets approved, Ropes Operations (at a minimum) will be a prerequisite to getting said certification. If you have any questions, please reach out to certifications@tcfp.texas.gov.

TCFP will accept applications from July 1 – 31, 2025. The applications will be presented to the Commission during their August 20, 2025 workshop.

APPLICATION PROCESS

An ad hoc committee of commissioners will review the applications and create an eligibility list for each of the standing committees. The names on the eligibility list will be ranked in the order that they will be selected to fill vacancies. The eligibility lists will be effective for one year, beginning January 1, 2026 and expiring December 31, 2026. Whenever a committee vacancy occurs, TCFP staff will follow the appropriate eligibility list to fill the vacancy.

Yes, you may apply for more than one committee.

More information about each of the committees and the requirements to apply can be found on our website: https://www.tcfp.texas.gov/become-committee-member

To apply, please click on the link above and follow the prompts to submit your application by the July 31, 2025 deadline.

You may download the agenda from our calendar webpage: https://www.tcfp.texas.gov/calendar 

Questions about the meeting? Please send an email to curriculum@tcfp.texas.gov. 

TCFP is NOT currently accepting SFFMA certification for reciprocal TCFP certification.  The Register SFFMA Button that appears in the SUBMISSIONS portion of your FIDO account is non-functional at this time.  More information will be forthcoming after the SFFMA Conference later this month.  STAY TUNED!!!   

TCFP will accept applications from July 1 – 31, 2025. The applications will be presented to the Commission during the 8-20-25 workshop.

An ad hoc committee of commissioners will review the applications and create an eligibility list for each of the standing committees. The names on the eligibility list will be ranked in the order they will be selected to fill vacancies. The eligibility lists will be effective for one year, beginning 1-1-26 and expiring 12-31-26. Whenever a committee vacancy occurs, TCFP staff will follow the appropriate eligibility list to fill the vacancy.

Yes, you may apply for more than one committee.

HOW TO APPLY

At this time, please put a note on your calendar on July 1 to go to this link on our website.

Starting July 1, you will be able to find more information about each of the committees and the requirements to apply. Just follow the prompts to submit your application(s). Applications will only be accepted during the month of July.

Wed. June 11, 2025 - 9am

Bee Cave City Hall, Community Room

4000 Galleria Pkwy

Bee Cave, TX 

Tue. June 17, 2025 - 10am

505 W. Felix St.

Fort Worth, TX 76115

Wed. June 18, 2025 - 10am

8601 Gary Burns Drive

Frisco, TX 75034

For more information about our regional meetings, and for the rest of the 2025 schedule, please go to our webpage: https://www.tcfp.texas.gov/regional-meetings

Texas Tech University DFW

4201 SH 161, Suite 250 (2nd Floor)

Irving, Texas 75038

As always, you can schedule an online exam through your online FIDO account. Please contact our testing staff if you have questions or need help getting your exam scheduled. You can email them at testing@tcfp.texas.gov

You will be able to download the meeting agenda/notebook and register for CE from our calendar webpage a few days before the meeting.

We look forward to seeing you on May 15th! Questions or concerns about the meeting can be sent to info@tcfp.texas.gov.

Paris Junior College Greenville

6500 Monty Stratton Parkway

Greenville, TX 75402

Please schedule your exam through your FIDO account online. And if you need help or have questions, send an email to testing@tcfp.texas.gov.

Texas State University System - Polk County Center

1015 US Hwy 59 Loop N

Livingston, TX 77351

You can schedule an exam through your online FIDO account. Please send an email to testing@tcfp.texas.gov if you have questions or need assistance getting scheduled to take an exam.

We also want to welcome two new Commissioners, also appointed by Governor Abbott:

• James Mallinger of the Cedar Park Fire Department
• John Ortega, Jr. of the Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office

We're glad to have both of them join our team and look forward to working with them!

DelsyTech, LLC

3401 Custer RD, Suite 104 (Building 1)

Plano, TX 75023

Please schedule your exam through your online FIDO account. And if you need assistance or have questions, please send an email to testing@tcfp.texas.gov.

Odessa College - Pecos

1000 South Eddy Street

Pecos, TX 79772

As always, please schedule your online exam through your FIDO account. If you need help or have questions, please send an email to: testing@tcfp.texas.gov

The meeting agenda and notebook will be available on our calendar page a few days before the meeting. And you can get CE hours for attending. Please check-in with the TEEX representative when you arrive to make sure you get CE.

We look forward to seeing you March 27th. Questions or concerns about the meeting can be sent to info@tcfp.texas.gov.

Questions about the meeting? Please send an email to: curriculum@tcfp.texas.gov

Please visit our Regional Meetings webpage for more details.

Dates, times, and locations can be found by going to this webpage:

www.tcfp.texas.gov/regional-nfpa1850-sessions

(It's located under the"News + Events" tab.) 

Please direct your questions and concerns about these informational sessions to compliance@tcfp.texas.gov. 

We plan to offer two-hour informational sessions across the state to address the new 1850 standard and how it will affect your department's compliance with TCFP rules. These info sessions will be specifically designed for PPE/SCBA Officers.

Information sessions for Chief Officers will be presented at various conferences, symposiums, and regional meetings in 2026.

Dates and locations of these info session are in the works and will be coming soon. We will post additional announcements when we have more information to share.

Questions and concerns about these info sessions and NFPA 1850 updates can be sent to compliance@tcfp.texas.gov.

Sul Ross State University, Alpine Testing Center

East Highway 90, Brisco Administrative Building

Alpine, TX 79830

Online exams may be scheduled through your FIDO account. Reach out to us if you need help! Send an email to testing@tcfp.texas.gov. 

Sul Ross State University International Del Rio Testing Center

205 Wildcat Drive. Building L, Room 302

Del Rio, Texas 78840

Please schedule your online exam through your personal FIDO account. We are here to help if you need assistance. Send us an email: testing@tcfp.texas.gov. 

TaylorMade Careers

1101 Satellite View, Suite 302

Round Rock, Texas 78685

Tactix of Round Rock

600 Round Rock W Drive, Suite 303

Round Rock, Texas 78681

University of Texas Public Testing Center

1912 Speedway, SZB 5.102

Austin, Texas 78712

Southwest Texas College Testing Center

2401 Garner Field Road, R.K. Miller Building (Letter J)

Uvalde, Texas 78801

Please schedule your TCFP online exams through your FIDO account. If you need assistance or support getting scheduled, send an email to: testing@tcfp.texas.gov

Ho2 Academy

560 West Frontier Pkwy, Suite 125

Prosper, TX 75078

As always, you can schedule any online exams through your FIDO account. And we are here to help if you need assistance or have questions. Just email us at testing@tcfp.texas.gov. 

Please refer to our calendar webpage where you can download a copy of the meeting agenda. And if you have questions or concerns about the meeting, please send an email to: curriculum@tcfp.texas.gov. 

... to collect anthropometric body measurements from U.S. female firefighters to better inform the design, fit, and mobility of personal protective clothing. You are being invited to take part in this scanning session because you are an active-duty structural and/or wildland female firefighter in the United States. If you volunteer to take part in this study, you will be one of thousands to do so nationally.​​​​​​​
09-26-2025.Female FF Remote Scan Instructions.pdf

Tactix of Houston

8799 North Loop East Service Road

Suite 270

Houston, TX 77029

As always, please schedule your online exams through your FIDO account, and if you get stuck or need help, send us an email: testing@tcfp.texas.gov. 

Tactix of Dallas

1140 Empire Central Dr., Suite 235

Dallas, TX 75247

Tactix of Fort Worth

4200 South Freeway

La Gran Plaza, Suite 275

Fort Worth, TX 76115

Please schedule your online exams through your FIDO account. We're here if you have questions or need assistance: testing@tcfp.texas.gov

Tactix of San Antonio

9502  North Interstate 35

San Antonio, TX 78233

As always, you can schedule an online exam through your FIDO account. Please reach out to us if you need assistance or have questions: testing@tcfp.texas.gov 

Southwest University Testing Center

1420 Geronimo

Building 600, 2nd Floor

El Paso, TX 79925

Please schedule your online exam through your FIDO account. And if you need assistance, please send an email to testing@tcfp.texas.gov. 

If you have any questions or concerns about the Fire Marshal curriculum, please send an email to: certifications@tcfp.texas.gov. 

• February 18, 2026 - Workshop (time TBD)
• February 19, 2026 - Commission meeting, 9am
• May 14, 2026 - Commission meeting, 10am
• August 19, 2026 - Workshop (time TBD)
• August 20, 2026 - Commission meeting, 9am
• November 12, 2026 - Commission meeting, 10am

This is because the Commission still has to give their official recommendations for the Texas Fire Service, which will happen at the August 21 meeting. Once we have the recommendations, the report can be finalized, and then it will be posted on our website by September 1.

If you have questions or concerns about the 2024 Injury Report, please send an email to injuries@tcfp.texas.gov. 

Frank Phillips College - Main Site

ARC/TRiO Building

1301 W Roosevelt Street

Borger, Texas

Please schedule your exam through your online FIDO account. And we're here if you need help! Send an email to: testing@tcfp.texas.gov. 

... that allows you to take the ropes rescue certification exams without first having to take an approved course, you must submit your application to test no later than October 1, 2025.

Please see the following rules for more information:

• Awareness/Operations level - rule §469.1
• Technician level - rule §469.201

The rules can be found by selecting the Services tab > Manuals > Standards Manual, then clicking on Chapter 469.

Please email testing@tcfp.texas.gov if you have questions or need help.

What is the NFR for Cancer? The NFR is the largest existing effort undertaken to understand and reduce cancer among US firefighters. In 2018, Congress passed the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act. This act directed NIOSH to develop a voluntary registry of firefighters to better understand the link between firefighting and cancer.

How does the NFR for Cancer work? Every time someone is diagnosed with cancer, details about their cancer are reported to the cancer registry in their state, but detailed information about their work is not captured. By registering with the NFR and providing information about yourselves and your work as firefighters, it will allow researchers to match NFR information with cancer diagnosis information to better understand cancer and its risk factors in the fire service.

How do I join? Please visit NFR.CDC.GOV. It will take approximately 30 minutes to register.

You can download the NFR's fact sheet for more detailed information. 

It is critical that you have the NEWLY UPDATED CERTIFICATE from the SFFMA in order to apply for TCFP certification. Do not try to apply without first obtaining this new certificate from the SFFMA. Applications that are submitted without the new SFFMA certificate will not be accepted.

Please download the attached PDF document for complete instructions on how to apply and for further information on the process. If you still need assistance after reading the attached PDF, please contact the SFFMA directly.

TCFP SFFMA reciprocity information

First, a combined Incident Safety Officer (ISO) and Fire Instructor committee will review, edit and make changes to the curriculum, skills, test questions and the administrative code for the ISO and Instructor I, II, and III disciplines. The minimum requirements include:

• Instructor II certification
• ISO certification

Experience teaching an ISO and/or Instructor course is preferred.

Also, a Fire Officer committee will review, edit and make changes to the curriculum, skills, test questions and the administrative code for the Fire Officer I, II, III, and IV disciplines. The minimum requirements for this committee include:

• Instructor II certification
• Fire Officer II certification

Experience teaching a fire officer course is preferred.

More information about each of the committees can be found on this webpage. Applications will be accepted for both committees beginning August 4 through September 5, 2025.

and, if it gets approved, Ropes Operations (at a minimum) will be a prerequisite to getting said certification. If you have any questions, please reach out to certifications@tcfp.texas.gov.

TCFP will accept applications from July 1 – 31, 2025. The applications will be presented to the Commission during their August 20, 2025 workshop.

APPLICATION PROCESS

An ad hoc committee of commissioners will review the applications and create an eligibility list for each of the standing committees. The names on the eligibility list will be ranked in the order that they will be selected to fill vacancies. The eligibility lists will be effective for one year, beginning January 1, 2026 and expiring December 31, 2026. Whenever a committee vacancy occurs, TCFP staff will follow the appropriate eligibility list to fill the vacancy.

Yes, you may apply for more than one committee.

More information about each of the committees and the requirements to apply can be found on our website: https://www.tcfp.texas.gov/become-committee-member

To apply, please click on the link above and follow the prompts to submit your application by the July 31, 2025 deadline.

You may download the agenda from our calendar webpage: https://www.tcfp.texas.gov/calendar 

Questions about the meeting? Please send an email to curriculum@tcfp.texas.gov. 

TCFP is NOT currently accepting SFFMA certification for reciprocal TCFP certification.  The Register SFFMA Button that appears in the SUBMISSIONS portion of your FIDO account is non-functional at this time.  More information will be forthcoming after the SFFMA Conference later this month.  STAY TUNED!!!   

TCFP will accept applications from July 1 – 31, 2025. The applications will be presented to the Commission during the 8-20-25 workshop.

An ad hoc committee of commissioners will review the applications and create an eligibility list for each of the standing committees. The names on the eligibility list will be ranked in the order they will be selected to fill vacancies. The eligibility lists will be effective for one year, beginning 1-1-26 and expiring 12-31-26. Whenever a committee vacancy occurs, TCFP staff will follow the appropriate eligibility list to fill the vacancy.

Yes, you may apply for more than one committee.

HOW TO APPLY

At this time, please put a note on your calendar on July 1 to go to this link on our website.

Starting July 1, you will be able to find more information about each of the committees and the requirements to apply. Just follow the prompts to submit your application(s). Applications will only be accepted during the month of July.

Wed. June 11, 2025 - 9am

Bee Cave City Hall, Community Room

4000 Galleria Pkwy

Bee Cave, TX 

Tue. June 17, 2025 - 10am

505 W. Felix St.

Fort Worth, TX 76115

Wed. June 18, 2025 - 10am

8601 Gary Burns Drive

Frisco, TX 75034

For more information about our regional meetings, and for the rest of the 2025 schedule, please go to our webpage: https://www.tcfp.texas.gov/regional-meetings

Texas Tech University DFW

4201 SH 161, Suite 250 (2nd Floor)

Irving, Texas 75038

As always, you can schedule an online exam through your online FIDO account. Please contact our testing staff if you have questions or need help getting your exam scheduled. You can email them at testing@tcfp.texas.gov

You will be able to download the meeting agenda/notebook and register for CE from our calendar webpage a few days before the meeting.

We look forward to seeing you on May 15th! Questions or concerns about the meeting can be sent to info@tcfp.texas.gov.

Paris Junior College Greenville

6500 Monty Stratton Parkway

Greenville, TX 75402

Please schedule your exam through your FIDO account online. And if you need help or have questions, send an email to testing@tcfp.texas.gov.

Texas State University System - Polk County Center

1015 US Hwy 59 Loop N

Livingston, TX 77351

You can schedule an exam through your online FIDO account. Please send an email to testing@tcfp.texas.gov if you have questions or need assistance getting scheduled to take an exam.

We also want to welcome two new Commissioners, also appointed by Governor Abbott:

• James Mallinger of the Cedar Park Fire Department
• John Ortega, Jr. of the Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office

We're glad to have both of them join our team and look forward to working with them!

DelsyTech, LLC

3401 Custer RD, Suite 104 (Building 1)

Plano, TX 75023

Please schedule your exam through your online FIDO account. And if you need assistance or have questions, please send an email to testing@tcfp.texas.gov.

Odessa College - Pecos

1000 South Eddy Street

Pecos, TX 79772

As always, please schedule your online exam through your FIDO account. If you need help or have questions, please send an email to: testing@tcfp.texas.gov

The meeting agenda and notebook will be available on our calendar page a few days before the meeting. And you can get CE hours for attending. Please check-in with the TEEX representative when you arrive to make sure you get CE.

We look forward to seeing you March 27th. Questions or concerns about the meeting can be sent to info@tcfp.texas.gov.

Questions about the meeting? Please send an email to: curriculum@tcfp.texas.gov