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.
When Bedfordshire firefighter Chris Parnham's new-born son needed life-saving surgery, our Welfare Caseworkers offered financial support so his family would have one less thing to worry about. Lyndon Thomas has spent over 70 years feeling grateful for the support he received from The Fire Fighters Charity when he was a little boy, following the death of his firefighter father in the 1940s. Scottish firefighter David Kerr has raised the most amount of money by any individual during our Fire Family Challenge. He and his wife, Karen, turned a negative into a positive to say thank you to the Charity for the support we showed them during the toughest months of their lives. Our Welfare Services team supported the Naylor family in securing funds for an assistance dog for their 11-year-old son, Theo, who has autism. Theo's dad, Anthony, reflects on what a huge difference Malone the Labrador has made to his family. Wife to a Scottish Volunteer Watch Manager, Bunty Macdonald has spent 30 years caring full-time for her son, who has a life-limiting form of epilepsy. But she doesn't let things get her down, preferring to approach each day with love and laughter.
Chris: “Your help made a horrible situation just that little bit more bearable”
Lyndon: “I’ve never forgotten the help you gave my family 70 years ago”
David and Karen: “How do we find the words to say thank you?”
Anthony: “The therapy dog you helped my family bring home has saved my son”
Bunty: “I don’t think of myself as his carer, I think of myself as his mum”
