Polk County Fire Rescue

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

BARTOW, FL — Polk County Fire Rescue has promoted Deputy Fire Chief Charles “Charlie” True to the rank of Assistant…

LAKELAND, FL — A commercial structure fire damaged the Battery USA building on South Combee Road in Lakeland on Sunday…

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

MULBERRY, FL – A pilot and his son are expected to recover after their experimental light-sport aircraft crashed on State…

WINTER HAVEN, FL – Two elderly adults died in a house fire Sunday morning at a home in Winter Haven.…

LAKELAND, FL – A late-night crash between a bicycle and a scooter in the Kathleen area of Lakeland left one…

Polk County has officially repealed the burn ban that had been in effect since May 5, citing improving weather conditions…

Polk County Fire Rescue has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS® Gold Award for the second consecutive year,…

FROSTPROOF, FL — A missing boater was located and rescued Wednesday evening, April 29, following a multi-agency response at Lake…