Find out how The Fire Fighters Charity has supported beneficiaries 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.
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. Jacqui McDonald ran the London Marathon for us in 2021, after receiving both physical and mental health support throughout her career. After 30 years in the fire service, most of which she’s spent volunteering for the Charity, Kim McNeil has now retired. Here she shares how much it’s meant to her. Joe Harkins and Ludo Macaulay have both previously taken part in the Tunnel to Towers 5K event in New York, to pay their respects to the 343 firefighters that lost their lives. Firefighter Uroosa Arshid was inspired to become a Station Rep for the Charity having dreamed of joining the fire service and making a difference since she was a child. 
Tina: “We felt like we’d got stuck… it was good to be able to reach out for support”
Jacqui: “When you’re active and that’s taken away, everything can snowball”
Kim: “I’ve seen all sides of the Charity… from volunteering to receiving support”
Retired firefighters recall ‘moving’ Tunnel to Towers fundraiser, on anniversary of 9/11
Uroosa: “Being the first Hijabi firefighter in the UK is inspiring other women”
