• Results-oriented - We know what is expected of us, and we get it done on time!
• Excellence - We do right things right, first time, every time.
• Accountability – We take personal responsibility for what is expected of us.
• Collaboration/Teamwork – We work together to accomplish more than we could as individuals. Together Everyone Accomplishes More!
• Honesty/Truth – We tell the truth to the best of our knowledge and do not mask or hide it.
• Integrity – We act justly and honorably, consistent with our words. We walk the talk.
• Stewardship – We each take responsibility for the care and management of the resources entrusted to us: our communities, the environment, the financial and human resources of Polk County.

Polk County BoCC Website

"After the Fire"

Includes brochure and

list of clean up and restoration contractors

New Lighweight Floor and Truss Placard Rule

Life and Kids 

• A sub-division of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners
• 32 Fire Stations and 13 Ambulance Stations
• 527 employees
• 100 volunteers
• 16 Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
• Basic and advanced life support level service
• 83,000 incidents per year
• 7 minute average response time
  
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 The Polk County Fire Rescue Division is the fire service and ambulance branch of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners.   We provide fire and rescue services for the unicorporated portions of Polk County through our network of 31 fire stations and a series of interlocal agreements with most of the 17 municipalities here in Polk. These interlocal agreements exist in the form of Automatic Aid, Mutual Aid, and contracted service.  We also provide service for the City of Eagle Lake, the City of Polk City, the City of Mulberry, the Town of Lake Hamilton, and the Town of Hillcrest Heights.

Polk County Fire Rescue Division
Mailing Address:
PO Box 1458
Bartow, Fl 33831
Physical Address:
2470 Clower Lane
Bartow, FL 33830
Office: (863) 519-7350
Fax: (863) 519-7439