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. 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. Northern Ireland firefighter Stephen Rea attended one of our Child and Family Weeks with his son Ethan, who has cerebral palsy. He says the Charity’s support over the years has been vital to him as a parent. West Yorkshire firefighter Dave Shaw and his partner Shona Mellon reveal how the Charity helped them access a piece of medical equipment they say helped save their daughter’s life - while supporting them for years. Scott Rumblow, a retained firefighter with Humberside FRS, was helped by our Welfare team when he was furloughed from his job, before later being struck down with Covid - the physical impact of which he's still suffering.
Kaisha: “I missed out a lot on teenage years… the Charity’s helped give me independence”
Anton: “I’d thought it was a Charity for firefighters… but it’s all about families too”
Stephen: “I couldn’t have coped without the Charity over the years”
Shona and Dave: “We didn’t want to admit we were struggling… now we’d accept help”
Scott: “You lifted the weight of worrying about feeding my children off my shoulders”
