Polk County Fire District No.1 has four fire stations. Volunteers staff three of these stations completely. Station 40 is located in Buena Vista and has been closed for several years but will reopen soon. Station 80 is located in Airlie, Station 70 in Pedee, and Station 90, (the Central Station) in Independence. The District also has Support, Special Services, and EMS only Volunteers.
Station 90 is the only station in the District that is staffed 24/7 with three shifts. Each shift is comprised of a Captain/Paramedic, and two Firefighter/Paramedics on duty for 24 hours a day. There are two additional Firefighter/Paramedics who rotate shifts from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm six days a week and work for 24 hours on Wednesdays. Not only are there career personnel and home responding volunteers at Station 90, but there are also Resident Volunteers who are students pursuing carrers in fire and EMS and are assigned rotating schedules when they’re not in class. The administrative office is also housed in Station 90.
The District has three full-time Chief Officers, the Fire Chief, a Deputy Chief of operations and training, and a Division Chief of EMS and logistics. A Volunteer Division Chief is in charge of the Volunteers. The District has an Office Administrator and an Office Assistant.
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Website Accesibilty Policy Polk County Fire District No. 1
Polk County Fire District No. 1 is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Polk County Fire District No. 1
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations
Polk County Fire District No. 1 has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Polk County Fire District No. 1 regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found. In our ongoing commitment to transparency, we make the
last three months' reports available to the public.
August 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report
July 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report
June 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.