POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Firefighters have fully contained a brush fire that has burned almost 700 acres. According to the Lakeland Florida Forest Service, crews had been working on putting the fire ...

One person is dead after being trapped inside an RV that caught fire on Saturday morning in Polk County, deputies say.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Fire crews are working to keep wildfires under control across Polk County amid a countywide burn ban.

Promising to address firefighters’ health and agency staffing levels, Fire Chief Hezedean A. Smith was formally sworn in during a ceremony Thursday to unveil a new Polk County Fire and Rescue ...

Polk County leaders have given the green light for the addition of 75 new firefighters amid staffing shortages.

For Black History Month, we celebrate Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Dr. Hezedean Smith, the agency's first Black chief.

Polk County Fire Rescue responded to a fatal recreational vehicle fire in Lakeland on Saturday.

Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in the area.

A fire at a vacant home in Polk County led to a large response from area fire crews.

Shawn Smith, who started with Polk Fire Rescue in 2003, has been interim chief since the resignation of former Chief Hezedean Smith in September.

FLORIDA — Polk County on Friday issued a burn ban, joining most of the rest of Central Florida. The ban includes campfires, bonfires, yard and trash fires, construction debris, unpermitted ...