Several new wildfires in Florida have sent residents fleeing their homes and closed roadways to traffic. The Sunshine State ...

Unincorporated areas of Polk County, along with the City of Winter Haven, are now under a burn ban as dry conditions create an increased risk of brush fires.

As the drought worsens, more Florida counties have issued burn bans.Here's the dry weather outlook and where the fires are burning.

Polk County's average drought index reading surpassed 500 on Tuesday, indicating an elevated chance of wildfires.

The Tennessee Army National Guard provided two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from Knoxville’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter ...

A man faces a list of charges after Polk County deputies say he violently threatened his partner, then set his camper on fire ...

"A red flag warning means warm temperatures, very low humidity, and stronger winds are expected to combine to produce an ...

After mapping out calls for service, the city and the county decided that they needed a fire station in the same area. The ...

From this vantage point, Bill Wilson watches as Chinook helicopters, spotter planes and air tankers launch an aerial fight against the Black Cove and Deep Woods fires in Polk County. Looking out ...

Polk County firefighters were able to rescue a person from a burning mobile home in Mulberry Saturday morning.