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.
Andrew Robinson has been supported by the Charity with his mental health recently – and he says online Living Well Groups have helped him reconnect with the community he missed so much. 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. Our Welfare Services team supported the Naylor family in securing funds for an assistance dog for their 11-year-old son, Theo, who has autism. Theo's dad, Anthony, reflects on what a huge difference Malone the Labrador has made to his family. When attending the will reading of his big brother after he had died unexpectedly, Mark Nicholson was surprised and proud to discover Paul had left £20,000 to The Fire Fighters Charity as a way of saying thank you for the support he had received during his 30 year career in Devon. Retired Lancashire Firefighter Les Monkman is one of several Brits who have found themselves stranded abroad during the coronavirus lockdown. A Type I Diabetic, Les was running out of life-saving insulin and shared his story with the BBC, which is how we heard about his plight and reached out an offer of help.
Andrew: “My heart and soul were in firefighting… it was difficult adjusting to retirement”
Jon: “I can’t stress what a difference speaking to the Charity made to my life”
Anthony: “The therapy dog you helped my family bring home has saved my son”
Mark: “It’s comforting to know my brother has done some good with his money”
Les: “You’ve made me feel like I haven’t been forgotten”
