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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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Billy: “I found the courage to say ‘I need help’ – it’s the hardest thing you’ll have to do”

Thanks to your generous donations over the years, we’ve been able to support Billy with his mental health via both remote counselling sessions and also on our Reset Programme – which he says “changed his life”.

01 Sep 2022

Jeff & Naomi: “Without your support we may not have our future as a family ahead of us”

Naomi Parton-Smith is running the 2022 London Marathon for us as a thank you for the mental health support we’ve offered her partner, Jeff. Thanks to your donations, we were able to help him find the tools he needed to aid his recovery.

26 Aug 2022

Ivan: “You got me walking confidently for the first time since my motorbike crash”

Firefighter Ivan Lintin, who used to regularly compete in the Isle of Man TT, tragically lost a friend in a motorbike crash that almost claimed his own life too. Here he reveals how your donations helped him on his recovery…

18 Aug 2022

Judy: “I’ve seen how your donations help – they helped my husband at a difficult time”

Judy Campbell recently walked just under 700 miles in aid of us, raising over £3,500, having seen how we supported her husband Pete with both his physical and mental health.

16 Aug 2022

Adam: “I don’t want mental health to be a taboo subject – a lot of people sadly think it is”

Adam Evans, 30, has completed a 100km cross-country route on foot, with a 2,500m total ascent, to raise funds for us after receiving support for his mental health when he was really struggling.

11 Aug 2022

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