Versailles Fire Rescue Sets Record In 2020; Firefighter Of The Year Announced

It was a busy 2020 for Versailles Firefighters.

Cassi Hornsby is the Versailles Fire Rescue's 2020 Firefighter of the Year. Photo by Versailles Fire Rescue.

(Versailles, Ind.) – It was a busy 2020 for Versailles Fire Rescue.

At the fire department’s annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, it was announced that Versailles Firefighters responded to a record-breaking 613 incidents in 2020.

Cassi Hornsby was named the 2020 Firefighter of the Year.

The 2020 Chief’s Award went to Rick Dillion.

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