Fire Chief Shawn Smith

Two Polk County Fire Rescue members are heading west to help battle a massive wildfire that has burned tens of…

EAGLE LAKE, FL — Polk County Fire Rescue is mourning the loss of one of its own after Volunteer Chaplain…

BARTOW, FL — Polk County Fire Rescue is now ranked among the top 7% of fire departments nationwide after earning…

WINTER HAVEN, FL — Polk County Fire Rescue has launched its first in-house Minimum Fire Standards Academy, with the inaugural…

Polk County has officially repealed the burn ban that had been in effect since May 5, citing improving weather conditions…