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 Watch Manager, Martin Aldred, shares how we’ve supported both his physical and mental health – and why taking the time to look after yourself, early, can pay dividends in the long run. Kristi Burling visited Marine Court on our rehab programme after an injury meant she had to come off the run from her on-call role. Here, she shares how we helped her build her confidence again. Thomas Warner, who works as Service Improvement Manager with Bedfordshire FRS, shares his experience of attending our Reset Programme and how he’s adapted his lifestyle since. 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. 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.
Martin: “I don’t think I’d be where I am today without the charity’s help”
Kristi: “Your rehabilitation team is helping me get back on the run as an on-call firefighter”
Thomas: “I’d not seen the signs I was depressed… but I’d have recognised them in a colleague”
Gill: “I knew about the charity but never thought it applied to me – I couldn’t believe the support”
Gary: “When you retire, you feel like you lose your tribe – but you don’t need to lose that connection”
