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.
Keith and Gillian Lupton have visited Jubilee House, our centre in Cumbria, three times – providing Keith, who suffered a stroke, with one-to-one support from our Nursing team, while offering Gillian a break. 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. Retired firefighter Lee Fisher and his wife Lynne visited Jubilee House for separate injuries. They say having supported the charity for years, they were able to get the help they both needed when they needed it most. Steve Flint, who works for Staffordshire FRS, has been supported by the charity - both digitally and face-to-face - ever since being involved in a near-fatal motorcycle accident last year. Jo Bosworth has been supported by the charity for years, after being diagnosed with MS at a young age. Here she reveals how our Welfare team helped her regain her independence for the first time in years.
Gillian: “I care for my husband full-time – visiting you is a much-needed break for both of us”
Tina: “We felt like we’d got stuck… it was good to be able to reach out for support”
Lee & Lynne: “To get this level of support you’d usually have to be a pro sports player”
Steve: “It can feel like you’re another number in hospital, but the charity is so personal”
Jo: “Thanks to the charity I’ve got my independence and dignity back”
