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Find out how Fire Fighters Charity has supported service users 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.

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A man with short gray hair wearing a black polo shirt sits outdoors in front of a glass railing, with an ocean and beach scene in the background. The sky is clear and there are a few umbrellas and boats visible.

Steve: “I felt guilty, like I wasn’t ‘bad enough’ – but I learned I was entitled to help all along”

They’re words we hear all too often: “I thought someone else needed it more” – but as Steve Quinton, Area Manager with Avon FRS, found, support from Fire Fighters Charity is available at every stage of life.

28 Oct 2025

A man in a red “Fire Fighter” shirt holds a matching fire fighter charity banner while standing on a rocky hilltop with green valleys and a winding river in the background.

Drew: “Since contacting the charity, my life has improved massively – I’m so grateful”

Firefighter Drew Telfer has received counselling support as well as attending our Reset Programme at Harcombe House – both of which he says have massively improved his mental wellbeing.

21 Oct 2025

A woman wearing a yellow jacket and glasses smiles while hiking on a hillside, holding walking poles. A winding river and green fields stretch out in the valley behind her under a cloudy sky.

Francesca: “The HOPE Programme empowers you and makes you feel really independent”

Francesca Saunders shares what inspired her to become one of our HOPE volunteer facilitators, after trying the online wellbeing programme herself and finding it so beneficial.

09 Oct 2025

A smiling bald man in a blue shirt takes a selfie outdoors next to a brown dog. The background shows greenery and a cloudy sky.

Phil: “We’re incredibly privileged… there’s very few people fortunate enough to have access to these amazing services”

Phil Martin, Chief Fire Officer of the Isles of Scilly FRS, says fundraising for us is incredibly close to his heart, after we helped him return to work following a major injury.

02 Oct 2025

Two women smiling outdoors in front of a wooden-framed window; the woman in back has her hands on the shoulders of the woman in front, who is wearing sunglasses. Sunlight is shining on both of them.

Tash: “I found a bit of light at the end of a very dark tunnel after the first phone call”

Tash Campbell-Bell, who works in the protection team at Royal Berkshire FRS, turned to us during one of the most challenging periods of her life and says our support was “life-changing”.

22 Sep 2025

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