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Martin: “When I volunteered as a paramedic in lockdown I never expected to fall in love”

Martin: “When I volunteered as a paramedic in lockdown I never expected to fall in love”

When the pandemic hit in 2020 and pressure grew on the ambulance service, on-call firefighter Martin Green volunteered to help out – never expecting to fall in love and become engaged in the process.

16 Sep 2021

Kim: “I’ve seen all sides of the Charity… from volunteering to receiving support”

Kim: “I’ve seen all sides of the Charity… from volunteering to receiving support”

After 30 years in the fire service, most of which she’s spent volunteering for the Charity, Kim McNeil has now retired. Here she shares how much it’s meant to her.

16 Sep 2021

Retired firefighters recall ‘moving’ Tunnel to Towers fundraiser, 20 years after 9/11

Retired firefighters recall ‘moving’ Tunnel to Towers fundraiser, 20 years after 9/11

Joe Harkins and Ludo Macaulay have both previously taken part in the Tunnel to Towers 5K event in New York, to pay their respects to the 343 firefighters that lost their lives.

10 Sep 2021

Rob: “The Charity is changing people’s lives – it’s a good place to leave money to”

Making a will is a job many of us put off for years, but when Rob saw we’d partnered with Bequeathed to offer an entirely free will-making service, he jumped at the chance to support us into the future.

07 Sep 2021

Steve: “It can feel like you’re another number in hospital, but the Charity is so personal”

Steve Flint, who works for Staffordshire FRS, has been supported by the Charity - both digitally and face-to-face - ever since being involved in a near-fatal motorcycle accident last year.

01 Sep 2021

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