REST IN PEACE  One person is dead and another was airlifted to the hospital following a house fire in Polk County.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County officials have a pretty clear message on this New Year’s fireworks: don’t try them at home. “It’s dry so any spark or small ember, not only from fireworks, but outside ...

Polk County Fire Rescue and the Bartow Fire Department are battling a fire at Sonny's BBQ on 595 N. Broadway Avenue. Roads are closed in the area.

A deadly house fire is under investigation in Lakeland. The fire broke out on Wednesday morning at a residence on Bendelow Drive in Lakeland, near the Huntington Hills Golf Club. LAKELAND, Fla. - A ...

One person died and another was sent to a hospital after a fire broke out at a home in Lakeland on New Year’s Eve.

Firefighters discovered the deceased person inside the home while battling the blaze. A house fire in the Huntington Hills Golf Course community killed on person and sent another to the hospital.

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 ...

BARTOW, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida firefighters were able stop a naked person in distress who suddenly became distressed and grabbed a firearm. According to Polk County, on Monday the Polk County Fire ...

Joe Halman, Polk's deputy county manager for public safety, will become Haines City's new public safety director.

A fire in Lakeland, Polk County, resulted in one fatality and one injury, with emergency services responding and an ...