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.
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. Keith Baxter and his wife Barbara were looking forward to their retirement together when she had a devastating accident and was left needing 24-7 care. Here he reveals how the charity helped him in the most difficult times. For retired firefighter Nigel Brown, the fire service has become ingrained in his family history. Now he reveals why he is gifting part of his father’s estate to the charity, as a thank you for the years of support they’ve received. For firefighter Jim Johnson’s wife Karen, the charity has supported her not once, but twice - more recently providing a much-needed break following a cancer diagnosis. Now she’s urging anyone else struggling to reach out. Louise Moody had no idea she could access the charity's support. But as the partner to a serving firefighter, when she reached out for mental health support, we were only too happy to help.
Jo: “Thanks to the charity I’ve got my independence and dignity back”
Keith: “I was caring for my wife alone, the regular calls were invaluable”
Nigel: “The charity helped our family, we wanted to give something back”
Karen: “For me it was a bit of a lifeline – I’d recommend anyone reach out”
Louise: “The charity’s support branches out to the whole fire network”
