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.
Gill Crow’s dad was an on-call firefighter and she went on to work in Control herself for 24 years, so always knew about our Charity. However, she says she never expected the support on offer to both of them in retirement. Piotr Gudan, an on-call firefighter with Scottish FRS, has received both physical and mental health support from us and says it’s a reassurance to have us there in the future, given the huge demands of his role. Joyce Glover, an Admin Assistant with Tyne and Wear FRS, says the impact our support had on her husband Terry was life-changing after he suffered a stroke - which had impacted his mental health. LFB firefighter Wayne Jackson has received our support in the past for both his physical and mental health, and more recently attended one of our Child and Family Weeks – which he says helped his autistic son hugely. Gary Chamberlain, a retired Crew Manager from Leicestershire FRS, shared with us his passion for ensuring all retired members of our fire services community stay connected.
Gill: “I knew about the Charity but never thought it applied to me – I couldn’t believe the support”
Piotr: “Not many people realise the toll of on-call firefighting – it’s tough but rewarding”
Joyce: “Your donations not only helped save my marriage, but my husband’s life too”
Wayne: “When you hit a brick wall you need a circuit breaker – the Charity helped us find that”
Gary: “When you retire, you feel like you lose your tribe – but you don’t need to lose that connection”
