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.
Gloucestershire Watch Manager, Amy Brown, has shared her experience of our Reset Programme at Harcombe House – and how it sparked deep friendships with others across the fire services community. Devon and Somerset firefighter, Adam Payne, shares how a week at Harcombe House provided the reassurance he needed during a challenging period for his mental health. Rich Welch, Assistant Chief Fire Officer with Avon FRS, shares how a call to us following the Grenfell Tower tragedy proved life-changing for him. They’re words we hear all too often: “I thought someone else needed it more” – but as Steve Quinton, Area Manager with Avon FRS, found, support from Fire Fighters Charity is available at every stage of life. Phil Martin, Chief Fire Officer of the Isles of Scilly FRS, says fundraising for us is incredibly close to his heart, after we helped him return to work following a major injury.
Amy: “As a firefighter, talking about feeling anxious is really scary – but the support was phenomenal”
Adam: “I thought I was covering it up, but in reality, I really needed help”
Rich: “We join this job to help people… what we’re not so great at is helping ourselves”
Steve: “I felt guilty, like I wasn’t ‘bad enough’ – but I learned I was entitled to help all along”
Phil: “We’re incredibly privileged… there’s very few people fortunate enough to have access to these amazing services”
