Saying Commissioner Bill Braswell's accusations about her department are wrong, the Polk County HR director suggests racial ...

The Polk County Commission voted Tuesday to create 75 new Fire Rescue positions to drastically reduce mandatory overtime of its first responders.

Polk County ... Fire Rescue Chief Hezedean A. Smith resigned in September. Assistant Chief Shawn Smith was named interim chief. Another Black director left recently for a better employment ...

troopers say A driver died when the box truck they were taking through Polk County struck the rear of a tractor-trailer and caught fire, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Read full article ...

County Commissioner Bill Braswell pressed the issue, saying the new positions are needed immediately to address turnover from ...

Polk County Fire Rescue has the go-ahead from county commissioners to hire 75 new firefighters and paramedics.

AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY. WE’RE ALSO FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN POLK COUNTY. MULTIPLE FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A FIRE IN AVON BETWEEN DES MOINES AND CARLISLE. IT’S ON EAST ...

POLK COUNTY, Minn. — None were injured in a barn fire that took place Monday morning, Feb. 17, in rural Winger, Minnesota. At 8:27 a.m., the Polk County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to 41334 ...

Deputies and Polk County Fire Rescue were dispatched around 2:29 a.m. on Monday to Spirit Lake Road in Winter Haven. According to PCSO, a 63-year-old man died Monday after being hit by a vehicle ...

The Polk County Board of County Commissioners approved funding for 75 additional Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) Firefighter Paramedic/Emergency Medical Technician positions during today’s board ...