Texas Public Safety Training Academy is an Emergency Services Organization providing Local, State, and National Disaster Response by our Rescue Task Force personnel. Additionally, TPSTA is an Exempt Post Secondary Intuition. TPSTA is organizationally structured as 501c(3) Non-Profit, however, is considered a Governmental Body in accordance with Texas Government Code Chapter 52, Sec. 552.003(1)(A); and a “Governmental Unit” in accordance with Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 101, Sec. 101.001. TPSTA’s Board of Directors, serves as the governing body of the organization. TPSTA is registered with the Texas State Firefighters’ and Fire Marshals’ Association and Texas Commission on Fire Protection as a Department and Training Provider. TPSTA is also an EMS Training School registered with the Texas Department of State Health Services and as a Basic Security Officer and Continuing Education Training program approved by the Texas Department of Public Safety. TPSTA also maintains a force of licensed Internal Security Staff.
TPSTA was founded in 2018 with 3 strategic objectives:
- To bring affordable training opportunities to rural departments while keeping their members available for local 911 response.
- To provide jobs to Volunteer Firefighters and EMS personnel.
- To afford people the opportunity to achieve their dreams of a public safety career at little or no personal cost.
We have been successful in these objectives since day one and continue this mission every day.