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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...