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.
Retired firefighter Andrew Billingham recently spent a week at Harcombe House following a string of major health issues, thought to have been sparked by a difficult battle with Covid-19. 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. Dan Coward, a retained firefighter, has been forced to spend months off the run since catching Covid-19. Here he reveals how the Charity supported him on a programme dedicated to those struggling with long Covid recovery. Jo Bosworth has been supported by the Charity for years, after being diagnosed with MS at a young age. Here she reveals how our Welfare team helped her regain her independence for the first time in years. What started as a personal fundraising journey for retained Warwickshire firefighter Alison Insley's Fire Family Challenge became an event that brought her community together.
Andrew: “I needed to get away from everything and the Charity helped me do that”
Steve: “It can feel like you’re another number in hospital, but the Charity is so personal”
Dan: “Coming here has validated the experience I’ve gone through with Covid”
Jo: “Thanks to the Charity I’ve got my independence and dignity back”
Alison: “My fundraising in lockdown helped grow community spirit”
