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 ...

Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Dr. Hezedean Smith said the agency has battled fires on more than 6,500 acres so far this ... 600 files found on hidden cam in FL fire station … 38 mins ago.

What's next. The incident is currently under investigation by the Florida State Fire Marshals Office and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. FOX 35 News has reached out to officials for more ...

Polk County officials released the 242-page post-incident analysis on a tragic fire that led to the death of a 76-year-old woman last year in Lakeland, which appeared to back up many of the ...

Polk County (FL) Adds 17 New Cancer-Fighting Fire Stations. November 11, 2021. FFN Editorial Staff. 1 min read. Share To: Polk County is spending $68 million to build 17 new fire stations, ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Fire crews are working to keep wildfires under control across Polk County amid a countywide burn ban. What You Need To Know Polk County is under a countywide burn ban as fire ...

According to Smith, there were 120,000 calls for service in 2022 by Polk County Fire Rescue. For comparison, Polk County responded to 118,709 calls in 2021 and at that time it put the agency at ...

According to PCFR, Brian Herr, 41, was a firefighter/paramedic who died in a vehicle crash on Interstate-4 in Davenport, Fl. He was hired in the fire department in March 2023 and was sworn in on ...

Polk County Fire Rescue serves over 700,000 people. The department he is expected to leave has been dealing with staffing issues and mandatory overtime for several years as the county faces ...