No injuries were reported throughout the day.<\/p>\n
POLK COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 Polk County Fire Rescue responded to more than 30 brush fires on Sunday alone.<\/p>\n
PCFR firefighters extinguished a fire as big as 400 acres near State Road 60 in the River Ranch area.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This caused S.R. 60 to close for several hours before reopening around 9 p.m.<\/p>\n
Additionally, crews say an unknown number of camps were burned by the flames, but no home or other structures around Westgate River Ranch were damaged. No evacuations were ordered either.<\/p>\n
Fire rescue also responded to a two-alarm brush fire off the Osceola Polk Line Road in Davenport, where around 68 acres were burned along with four structures that weren’t housing anyone.<\/p>\n
Crews from Davenport, Haines City, Dundee and Orange County helped battle the fire.<\/p>\n
No injuries were reported throughout the day.<\/p>\n
Polk County brush fire response: Sunday, Feb. 15<\/p>\n
\nPolk County burn ban in effect <\/p>\n
Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Shawn Smith said this is an important time to take the current burn ban<\/a> in place for the area seriously, citing extreme drought conditions, lack of significant rainfall, recent high winds and a number of people not following burn ban guidance.<\/p>\n \u201cIt seems that brush fires have been a constant issue throughout the day today. I just want to remind everybody that there are serious drought conditions in Polk County,\u201d Smith said in a statement. \u201cThese illegal recreational fires need to cease.\u201d<\/p>\n