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The Polk County Fire Services Division, commonly called Polk County Fire Rescue, is the fire service branch of the Polk County Public Safety Department, which is part of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners. PCFSD provides fire service for the unicorporated portions of Polk County in Florida through a network of 28 fire stations and a series of interlocal agreements with most of the 17 municipalities in Polk City, Fla. These interlocal agreements exist in the form of automatic aid, mutual aid and contracted service. The division also provides service for Eagle Lake, Polk City and Hillcrest Heights, Fla. In 2005, Polk County Fire Services Division responded to more than 15,000 medical emergencies, 3,500 rescue calls and 3,500 fire calls. Polk County is located in central Florida and has a population of more than 7 million.

Polk County Property Appraiser, headquartered in Bartow, Fla., provides market value of property to the residents of Polk County, Fla. The agency searches, lists, and values taxable property in the county. The process involves valuing more than 320,000 portions of land and buildings. It also values more than 29,000 business accounts and over 31,000 mobile home accounts. Additionally, the agency values more than 100,000-acres of citrus land, pasture and phosphate land. It also processes a variety of assessments and evaluations including, administering more than 120,000 homestead exemptions. The agency also determines property entitled for agricultural exemption and the eligibility of various religious, charitable, educational, and municipal property for tax exemptions.