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.
Shannon Barlow works for Heathrow Airport’s fire service and attended one of our Covid Recovery Programmes at Marine Court – which she says helped her feel less alone on her health journey. On-call firefighter George Christmas and his wife received financial support and guidance from us after a back injury meant George faced months off work with a huge cut to his income. 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. James Small works as an Inspecting Officer with West Sussex FRS but had only been in the job a few weeks when he was diagnosed with cancer. We’ve since offered him and his family support. 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.
Shannon: “The programme makes you feel like you’re going through this as a family”
George: “After the support we’ve had I’d highly recommend the Charity to other on-call firefighters”
Sally: “It’s like a giant family… they completely take care of you so you can focus on your wellbeing”
James: “Our stay gave us the opportunity to recharge after a very difficult few months”
Will: “I was facing potentially having nowhere to live – the charity was a lifeline”
