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.
Kaisha Robertson, whose father is a retired firefighter, is living with long-term health conditions which impact her movement and has been supported by our Physiotherapy and Welfare teams. Craig Sadler has supported the Charity for years and now, as his son joins the service and begins working in the same station as him, he too hopes to follow in his father’s footsteps. Firefighter Russell Webb has been helped by the Charity for years, having suffered an accident at work and later tragically losing his wife and both his parents within less than two years. Davie Blair worked as a firefighter for 34 years and supported the Charity throughout, so when he suffered a stroke, he turned to us for support with not only his physical health, but also his mental wellbeing. Firefighter Anton Awramenko and his family were supported by our Welfare Team after he revealed their struggle to include their youngest son, who has learning disabilities, in family activities.
Kaisha: “I missed out a lot on teenage years… the Charity’s helped give me independence”
Craig: “I’ve always supported the Charity after seeing how it helps, now my son will too”
Russell: “So many men are struggling with mental health – they need to know there’s help there”
Davie: “They’re genuinely concerned about you, I can’t tell you how much that means”
Anton: “I’d thought it was a Charity for firefighters… but it’s all about families too”
