More than 30 brush fires burned across Polk County on Feb. 15, according to Polk County Fire Rescue. The largest was in the Westgate River Ranch area in the far eastern portion of Polk County near ...

A Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic seriously injured in an ambulance crash earlier this month was met with applause as he left a hospital Wednesday. On Dec. 8, Paramedic John Parris was treating a ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said paramedic John Parris was injured during an ambulance crash on Monday along U.S. Highway 27 and Lucerne Park Road in Winter Haven. Parris' father said the 32-year ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Polk County Fire Rescue ambulance was involved in a crash while transporting a patient with lights and sirens on off U.S. 27 and Lucerne Park Road. The crash, which occurred on ...

Polk County Fire Rescue Helps Save Owl Tangled in Fishing Line First responders came to the rescue of an owl that was found hanging from a tree after becoming tangled in fishing line earlier this week ...

A former firefighter is suing Polk County, alleging discrimination based on his gender identity after a job offer was rescinded.

Law enforcement is investigating after responding to a reported bomb threat Sunday afternoon.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Fire Rescue responded to more than 30 brush fires on Sunday alone. PCFR firefighters extinguished a fire as big as 400 acres near State Road 60 in the River Ranch area.

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — One woman is dead after a fire broke out in a mobile home in Polk County Sunday morning. According to Polk County Fire Rescue, at 10:07 a.m., crews responded to Scenic View ...

A fire destroyed the Tucker House, a remnant of a farmhouse surrounded by open fields in the Kathleen area north of Lakeland.

LAKELAND, Fla. — A fire in a home in Lakeland turned deadly as firefighters found one person inside who didn't make it. Tuesday morning, Polk County Fire Rescue said crews responded to the fire off ...