Find out how Fire Fighters Charity has supported beneficiaries across the UK and how you can share your story with the fire community.
When Sean Michael was forced to resign from the job he loved as a firefighter due to illness, he struggled to cope amid Covid-19. But he says the support he received from the charity was life-changing.
When the first lockdown hit, firefighter Uzair Yaqoob saw his job change overnight. But keen to help where he was most needed, he volunteered as an ambulance driver to support his emergency services colleagues.
For firefighter Jim Johnson’s wife Karen, the charity has supported her not once, but twice - more recently providing a much-needed break following a cancer diagnosis. Now she’s urging anyone else struggling to reach out.
When firefighter Sasha Acheson injured her shoulder playing rugby, she faced weeks out of work. But thanks to the support she received from the charity, she went on to achieve her dream just months later.
When Cumbria firefighter Jon Helm was struck down with long Covid, he struggled to see an end to the ordeal. But after speaking to us, he received the help he needed through video sessions and later face-to-face.
