One home was destroyed and three others have been damaged in a large brush fire north of Lake Wales, where 200 homes are being evacuated. ...more

March 29, 2009

DUNDEE - Firefighters swam across a canal today to reach a fire at a rental resort that eventually destroyed a mobile home and a two-story wood house, Polk County Fire Rescue said. ...more

June 19, 2008

BARTOW A brush fire consumed between 1 and 2 acres and destroyed a shed today in central Polk County. The fire started near the intersection of Alturas Babson Park Cutoff Road and Alturas Road, southeast of Bartow. At one point, people in two homes had to evacuate, but firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze before it damaged any homes, according to a news release from Polk County Public Safety. Firefighters from Polk County Fire Rescue, the Lake Wales Fire Department, Ft. Meade Fire Department and the Division of Forestry are still on the scene. The 6900 block of Alturas Babson Park Cutoff Road is temporarily blocked by equipment. Investigators from the Division of Forestry are working to determine what caused the fire. ...more

June 7, 2008

The father of a newborn baby boy surrendered by his mother to the Lake Wales Fire Department wants the child back, according to published reports. The father told authorities that he had not known the mother was turning over the child in accordance with Florida's safe haven for newborns law, The Ledger newspaper reported. ...more

November 17, 2007

LAKE WALES - A woman left a healthy newborn boy at the Lake Wales Fire Department's main station about 8:50 this morning, Fire Chief Jerry Brown said. ...more

November 15, 2007