Brandon Brown

Assistant Chief

Chief Brown is a native of Anderson County. He joined the Anderson County Fire District in 1998 as an explorer. Moved up as a recruit firefighter, then firefighter, and has held the ranks of Lieutenant-Station 1, Captain-Station 1, and Battalion Chief over Hazmat and SCBA program before being promoted to Assistant Chief in 2017. Chief Brown currently serves as the Administration Chief for the department.

Chief Brown is IFSAC Level 1 and 2 certified, IFSAC Hazardous Materials Awareness, IFSAC Hazardous Materials Operations, IFSAC Level 1 Fire Instructor, Nation Register EMT, Hazardous Materials Technician, Rope Rescue Technician, FEMA IS 100A, 200A, 300, 400, 700, 701, 702, 703, 706, 800, 804, and a Certified Car Seat Technician Instructor. He also serves as an Assistant Chief for the Versailles Fire Department.

The county is in the heart of the Kentucky Bluegrass region along the Kentucky River. From its beginning days in the early 1800s, its heritage is preserved today and includes Civil War scrimmages, the gravesite of the late great-grandparents of department store founder J.C. Penney, the story of African American Anna Mac Clarke, and the evolution of bourbon.