Polk County Fire Rescue Battalion Chiefs Ramon Gonzalez and Charles True will be moving up the ranks to deputy chiefs, ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla -- All Black History Month, we have been celebrating Black leaders in our communities. Today, we introduce you to Polk County Fire Rescue's new chief, Dr. Hezedean Smith. Dr ...

“With great reluctance and a heavy heart and in protest, I submit my resignation,” reads the beginning of a three-page resignation letter from Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Hezedean Smith.

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) – The chief of Polk County Fire Rescue has announced his retirement, just one day after an analysis was released detailing what went wrong in a fire that left a 76-year-old ...

Weech joined Polk County Fire Rescue in February 2017 as deputy fire chief of logistics and special services. He was joined Wednesday by his wife, Cathy, along with their daughter, Kennedy.

Deputy Chief Robert Weech will temporarily take over Polk County Fire Rescue after Chief Tony Stravino announced his retirement following a critical report on a 2018 fatal fire. BARTOW, FL— A ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Polk County Fire Rescue chief is resigning from his post after a review reportedly revealed management issues and "numerous challenges." Hezedean Smith tendered his ...

Polk County Fire Chief Robert Weech is heading back to the county he spent nearly 20 years with before joining Polk County in 2017.

Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic arrested Sheriff Grady Judd, along with PCFR Fire Chief Robert Weech and Deputy County Manager Joe Halman, is giving details about the arrest of Polk County Fire ...