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.
Sally Belzoni-Champollion is married to a North Yorkshire firefighter and has received nursing and physiotherapy support from us at Jubilee House due to a number of health conditions. Will Raeper, an on-call firefighter with North Yorkshire FRS, received our support when a serious injury meant he faced months off work from his day job, with a dramatic cut to his income. Miriam Heppell is living with a genetic condition which causes chronic pain and seriously impacts her movement. She says the support she’s had, both in a centre and online, has changed her day-to-day life – and it’s all thanks to your donations. Alex Abrams, 23, is taking on two and a half marathons this year in memory of her dad, who died suddenly at work in November 2022. Here she shares why supporting our charity meant so much to him – and now to her as well… Crew Manager Mark Thompson, who works in Control for West Yorkshire FRS, was supported alongside his wife as they struggled with their mental health after losing two family members in a house fire. 
Sally: “It’s like a giant family… they completely take care of you so you can focus on your wellbeing”
Will: “I was facing potentially having nowhere to live – the charity was a lifeline”
Miriam: “The support I’ve had from the Charity has literally been life-changing for me”
Alex: “I want to use my dad’s strength and passion to run 2.5 marathons for the Charity”
Mark: “Your support changed our lives after we suffered a family tragedy”
