General Info

About Hutto Fire Rescue Hutto Fire Rescue serves a 63 square mile area of Central Texas which has experienced massive population growth. As of the 2000 United States of America Census, Hutto had a population of 1250 persons with an estimated population in the coverage area for Hutto Fire Rescue of approximately 5, 000. At the end of 2005 the City of Hutto was over 12, 000 and the service area for Hutto Fire Rescue was estimated at over 39, 000. This growth is driven in large part by the construction of State Highway 130 ( SH130 ) thru Hutto. SH130 parallels the IH-35 corridor which runs thru Austin and Central Texas. Williamson County in general, and Hutto in particular is recognized as one of the fastest growing areas in Texas. This growth trend is not expected to slow for many years to come. Throughout the history of Hutto Fire Rescue, the Hutto community has seen many changes to the fire department. The first known action by the volunteer fire department in Hutto was around 1896. This was the Great Fire which destroyed the original Business District located south of the present railroad tracks in Hutto. At that time the community bucket brigade was used to battle this blaze. In 1902 the bucket brigade was again called into action to battle a major fire which destroyed half a city block. This fire took place in an area bordered by East and Farley Streets. Cisterns and shallow wells in the area were the major source of water used to battle this blaze. Mule team drawn water wagons were used to bring water from the well at the Round Bale Gin, which is the site of the old Hutto Coop Grain Tanks on highway U.S. 79. A short time after the 1902 fire, Hutto's first fire station was erected and the first alarm system implemented. The original site of the fire station was on the north side of Farley Street, midway between East Street and the old Taylor Highway, now FM 1660. The alarm system consisted of a bell mounted on a metal tower. At about this time the first firefighting apparatus, a hand-operated pumper, was also purchased and placed in operation.