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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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Jamie: “You helped put some lights back on in what felt like a very dark world”

Jamie Shortland, a firefighter with Norfolk FRS, reached out for mental health support following a devastating accident. Now he’s taken on a huge challenge to say thank you.

29 Oct 2021

Lisa: “Thanks to the charity I’ve got hope of getting back on the run again”

Lisa Watson visited Jubilee House after arthritis in her knees suddenly flared up and meant she had to drop out of operational work. Now she’s found the tools she needs to slowly build her fitness up again.

22 Oct 2021

Beverley: “I’d have bitten somebody’s hand off for this, it was a lifeline”

Control Room Manager Beverley Woodman attended our first ever Covid Recovery Programme at Marine Court after struggling for more than a year with the symptoms of Long Covid.

14 Oct 2021

Tina: “We felt like we’d got stuck… it was good to be able to reach out for support”

Tina, whose husband was in Scottish FRS for 30 years before his retirement, reveals how her son Greg has been helped by the charity following a brain tumour and subsequent stroke.

07 Oct 2021

Jacqui: “When you’re active and that’s taken away, everything can snowball”

Jacqui McDonald ran the London Marathon for us in 2021, after receiving both physical and mental health support throughout her career.

28 Sep 2021

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