Polk County Fire Rescue Archives

Curt VaroneDecember 14, 2022

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Florida Firefighter Accused of Payroll Fraud

A Polk County firefighter is facing felony charges for fraudulently submitting for working extra 24-hour shifts he did not work.…

Curt VaroneNovember 23, 2021

66

A wrongful death lawsuit filed against Polk County Fire Rescue and the Winterhaven Fire Department for a 2014 heart attack…

Curt VaroneJanuary 28, 2021

34

A captain with Polk County Fire Rescue has been arrested and charged with stealing three doses of COVID19 vaccine intended…

Curt VaroneOctober 20, 2019

373

The family of a man killed in a house fire has filed suit against Polk County Fire Rescue and a…

Curt VaroneMarch 12, 2019

83

The Polk County fire captain at the center of controversy involving the Snapchat video from the scene of a fatal…

Curt VaroneFebruary 11, 2019

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A Polk County, Florida fire captain is facing tough questions about his actions at the scene of a fatal house…