POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – As a crisis unfolds in southwest Florida, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office will be part of the emergency response. “They would come to us if the roles were ...

Polk County Sheriff's Office, ... The Salvation Army staged eight emergency response teams at its North Lakeland site, ready to deploy to areas hardest hit by Idalia.

When three hurricanes hit Polk County in 2004, the county’s Emergency Management department was prepared. But it still learned many lessons and used those to move forward with an even better ...