Find out how Fire Fighters Charity has supported service users across the UK and how you can share your story with the fire community. Click categories or regions below to filter the list of stories.
Wayne Field has been a firefighter for 20 years and his daughter, Destiny, has now followed in his footsteps. They share how open communication helps them both – and why having access to wellbeing support is so important.
Control Officers Helen and her daughter Laura received support at Marine Court and now hope to encourage any colleagues who’d benefit from help to reach out too.
Shirley Armitt was one of the first people to attend our Falls Management Exercise Programme (FaME) at Jubilee House and says it helped her come to terms with her MS and find ways of boosting her overall wellbeing.
When former firefighter Chelsea Taylor broke her back in 2022, she was temporarily paralysed and spent months out of work. However, she went on to build up her strength and get back on the run, before pursuing a new career in Fire Control.
Lancashire Group Manager, Jonny Ashton, says a stay at Jubilee House, our centre in Cumbria, provided the break he needed to begin building back his strength following cancer treatment.
