Polk County Fire District No.1 is a rural combination career and volunteer fire protection district covering approximately 185 square miles that is overseen by a five member Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer for the district is the Fire Chief who reports to the Board of Directors and supervises a staff comprised of four Division Chiefs and one Officer Administrator. The organization itself is made up of volunteers, shift and senior staff personnel that averages about 70 individual members responding from four fire stations.