Hutto Fire / Rescue

Hutto Fire/Rescue recently took delivery of their newest piece of fire Apparatus. It is a Pierce Impel Class A pumper with CAFS Capabilities.

Three firefighters from Hutto Fire Rescue show their new rank of lieutenant on their helmets.

They are, left to right, Jim Burke, Tom Hines and Rob Bocanegra. They are the first full-time staff to be promoted.

photo and story by Nancy Royden

City evaluating growth to determine where to build

It wasn’t all that long ago that a new fire station was built on Exchange Boulevard to give firefighters in Hutto more room for a growing department.

Now its leaders are determining where a second station should be built.

"We know we will need one and need it soon," Mark Moellenberg, chief of Hutto Fire Rescue, said.

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