Polk County Shelters Remain Closed BARTOW, Fla. (September 6, 2017) – Polk County’s shelters remain closed at this time despite the announcement that Polk County Public Schools has cancelled classes for Friday. The shelters will remain closed until the track of Hurricane Irma has been determined. At that point,…
April 1 was a busy day for Saluda Fire & Rescue, as they contained brush fires, had a wilderness rescue and ended the day with assisting with a house fire.
Polk County Emergency Management says they received complaints that some people did not receive tornado warnings during Saturday morning s severe weather.
Polk County Emergency Management: Polk County Roads and Drainage to provide sandbag fill sites Bartow, Fla. (Aug. 21, 2020) – Sandbags will be provided to Polk County residents at all Roads and Drainage maintenance units and another site in Poinciana from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; Aug.…