Recent heavy rains lowered the risk of wildfires in Polk County. The wet weather pattern led to a repeal of an April 15 burn ban.

Polk County Fire Rescue issued a burn ban on Friday, days after a fire in Lake Wales spread to 1,000 acres and destroyed hundreds of outbuildings.

Polk County issued a burn ban due to dry conditions and high wildfire risk. The ban prohibits various activities, including campfires, bonfires, and burning yard waste. Violators of the burn ban ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla — Due to continuing dry conditions, Polk County officials expanded the burn ban enacted on April 15. The following municipalities will enforce the ban in their city limits: ...

Because of a prolonged lack of rainfall and weather conditions that elevated the risk of wildfires, Polk County officials issued a burn ban effective Tuesday to include unincorporated areas of the ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla — With the Tampa Bay area's lack of rain in recent months and lingering dry conditions, Polk County has become the latest in the region to issue a burn ban.

Unincorporated areas of Polk County, along with other cities within the county, are now under a burn ban as dry conditions create an increased risk of brush fires.

An open burning ban has been issued in Polk County, according to the Polk County Fire Marshal's Office. Effective Sunday at 3 p.m., officials said the ban is in accordance with the North Carolina ...

Polk County's burn ban will begin at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning and will be in place until further notice.

FLORIDA — Polk County on Friday issued a burn ban, joining most of the rest of Central Florida. The ban includes campfires, bonfires, yard and trash fires, construction debris, unpermitted ...

Three different wildfires are burning hundreds of acres in Polk County, North Carolina, officials say.

N.C. Forest Service has issued a statewide burn ban while three substantial, uncontained wildfires prompt mandatory evacuations in Polk County.