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.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight firefighters Jason Haste and Sean Ratcliffe took on 20 peaks in 20 days in aid of us – but a medical emergency midway through led to them also calling on our support.
Becci Dickens, an Admin Support Officer with Shropshire FRS, has received our help for both her physical and mental health. She’s now hoping to spread the word round more non-uniform staff like herself.
Firefighter Robert Cowie has received digital and face-to-face support from us following a Crohn’s disease diagnosis. Thanks to your donations, he’s now been able to return to work.
Keith and Gillian Lupton have visited Jubilee House, our centre in Cumbria, three times – providing Keith, who suffered a stroke, with one-to-one support from our Nursing team, while offering Gillian a break.
Steve Bartlett, his brother, their father and their uncle have all worked as on-call firefighters at the same station, now and in the past – and Steve says we’ve supported them throughout most of that time.
