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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.

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Gillian: “I took my physical health and joints for granted before… now I’ve got a new outlook”

Gillian Bonar, whose husband is a crew commander with Scottish FRS, says a stay at Jubilee House not only helped her regain some mobility after a serious injury, but also increased her confidence.

10 Feb 2022

Matt: “Without fundraising like this, the charity couldn’t keep offering the support it does”

Firefighter Matt Pendlebury helped us secure a valuable national partnership with leading forecourt retailer EG Group, after first approaching them for a donation towards his London Marathon fundraising drive.

01 Feb 2022

Kaisha: “I missed out a lot on teenage years… the charity’s helped give me independence”

Kaisha Robertson, whose father is a retired firefighter, is living with long-term health conditions which impact her movement and has been supported by our Physiotherapy and Welfare teams.

28 Jan 2022

Stuart: “You’re being put first, there’s nothing to feel embarrassed about or fear”

Assistant Chief Fire Officer Stuart Millington says raising awareness of what we do, not only for operational firefighters, but support staff too, is one of his top priorities after he experienced our support first-hand.

25 Jan 2022

Dean: “I’ll be in a wheelchair in a few years… you helped lift a huge weight off my shoulders”

Dean Nelson was forced to retire from his job as a firefighter after a devastating accident left him with major injuries. Now, while he knows his condition will continue to deteriorate, he says we have helped him achieve a better way of life.

18 Jan 2022

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