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.
Sarah Mansbridge, who is Head of Finance for Mid and West Wales FRS, says the Charity equipped her with the tools she needed to get back to her favourite hobby following a hip replacement. When Jane Rose-Greenberg’s husband passed away before the pandemic, she faced months of potential isolation. However, she says our virtual Living Well Groups helped her connect with the fire service again. When retired firefighter Brian Hull’s wife passed away in 2019, he received support from his former colleagues through the Charity’s Living Well Groups. 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. When attending the will reading of his big brother after he had died unexpectedly, Mark Nicholson was surprised and proud to discover Paul had left £20,000 to The Fire Fighters Charity as a way of saying thank you for the support he had received during his 30 year career in Devon.
Sarah: “I achieved more in 10 days than I would have achieved in 10 months”
Jane: “There’s camaraderie still between the retired staff who share their stories”
Brian: “The fire service is a family – having Living Well Groups keeps us in touch”
Lyndon: “I’ve never forgotten the help you gave my family 70 years ago”
Mark: “It’s comforting to know my brother has done some good with his money”
