Firefighters may clock off at the end of the day, but they’re always partly in their role – and one Mid and West Wales group proved that this month when they helped carry someone injured down a mountain midway through a fundraising climb.
That was one of many incredible highlights over the last four weeks, including everything from treasure hunts to charity lunches, sports matches, treks and more.
Scottish FRS also pulled off its inaugural FireRox event in aid of us, with a few highlights from the day here:
🔥FireRox 2024🔥
Huge thanks to everyone who came along today. Legends each and everyone of you! 👏👏💪🤩🚒👩🚒👨🚒Thank you! ❤️@firefighters999 @fire_scot pic.twitter.com/WZYj6Sr1Uu— LyndsayCampbellFFC (@lyndsay_ffc) September 21, 2024
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A fantastic inaugural @fire_scot and @firefighters999 “Firerox” event this morning. Away for a lie down, now. 🥵😂 pic.twitter.com/voNdQRpHlY
— Ian Sim (@_IanSim) September 21, 2024
Not all superhero’s wear capes! Our Phil and Darren spotted a young lad injured. Carrying him down from just below the peak. @mawwfire should be so proud! @HywelDdaHB @firefighters999 https://t.co/zuhL0srNv5 pic.twitter.com/blcHeOIqzL
— Jay Crouch (@Jayjaycrouchy) September 8, 2024
Local lass Hannah Binns is raising money for the fire fighters charity after she was involved in a serious Road traffic collision last year. Get involved in this awesome Car treasure hunt in October. @firefighters999 pic.twitter.com/4J6wTd47vM
— Clitheroe_Fire (@Clitheroe_Fire) September 13, 2024
Meet the firefighting brothers nominated for the “Most Outstanding Fire Service Award!”
➡️ They raised £3,500 for charity by climbing Leeds’ second tallest building 72 times, honouring the 72 lives lost at Grenfell.
Read more in our #WYFRS50 Newsroom: https://t.co/m4VfPT5HD2 pic.twitter.com/PQaYVnAjnl
— West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (@WYFRS) September 2, 2024
Challenge completed! 🙌🏻
5 runs in memory of @FFC_ScotsandNE in aid of @firefighters999.£1,100.00+ £238.75 Gift Aid raised!! pic.twitter.com/7GB8GOkIWL
— Karla Stevenson (@Karla5188) September 9, 2024
🏔️ Good luck to everyone from #TeamSouthWales who are conquering 10 climbs of Pen Y Fan today.
🚒 The team are raising money for @Firefighters999 and @tyhafan.
To donate, please visit 👇
🔗 https://t.co/AmZ3cZE8g9 pic.twitter.com/r4oEZyf6Xr— South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (@SWFireandRescue) September 5, 2024
🧼 Mae’r sbyngau yn barod!
🧽 Rhwng 11yb-3yp heddiw, mae Diffoddwyr Tân yng Ngorsaf y Barri yn cynnal golchfa geir elusennol, gyda’r holl arian a godir yn mynd tuag at @firefighters999 a @TyHafan.
👍 Galwch draw i ddangos eich cefnogaeth. pic.twitter.com/dhPrM4OeyD
— Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru (@TanDeCymru) September 1, 2024
24 hours after the end I’m my golf marathon, I’m definitely feeling it. You can still donate (link in comments). To those who took time to come and support me, your actions spoke volumes and that support kept me going!!! All monies raised go to @firefighters999 and @RosemereCF pic.twitter.com/CiDXeOjDzi
— Jonny Ashton (@JonnyAsh226) September 3, 2024
Thank you to everyone who came to the charity car wash at Lydney Community Fire Station last weekend🚒
The day was a huge success which we couldn’t have done without the community and hard work from the crew!
An incredible £745 was raised for the @firefighters999❤️ pic.twitter.com/9Cs7ndb54v
— Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (@Glosfire) September 4, 2024
🔥🚒 We are throwing it back to our Grangetown Open Day. Thanks to your amazing support, we raised over £2,000 for the incredible work of the @firefighters999 ! 🙌
👏 Once again we’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who made the day such a success. pic.twitter.com/3mLa94J64q
— ClevelandFB (@ClevelandFB) September 5, 2024
This weekend this lot are taking part in the Mansfield 10K 🏃♂️
Not only are they doing it in full fire kit, they are raising money for @firefighters999 👏🎽
You can donate here ▶️ https://t.co/0A6qlCm0Cf pic.twitter.com/xpfClc64SZ
— Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (@nottsfire) September 6, 2024
Today Fire Safety Inspecting Officer, Jack Portman, is trekking 57km across the South Downs to raise money for @firefighters999! 🚶
⏰ Jack is attempting to complete the hike in 12 hours.
You can find out more about the challenge, and donate, here: https://t.co/upIeOzlyFM pic.twitter.com/bD8wEI60DQ
— West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (@WestSussexFire) September 7, 2024
A massive thank you to everyone who came to @20NFRS Fire Station Open Day 🚒🔥
It was great to see and chat to so many people. Be sure to check out @northantsfire for Fire Safety Updates as well as how much was raised at today’s event for @firefighters999 pic.twitter.com/CPXmsJfWq8
— Nick (@nickg0804) September 7, 2024
Thankyou, we run peer support activities for those who serve / served! We also donated some Fire bricks to Cath on the @firefighters999 stall for fiture raffles 🙂 You are welcome to join us at a breakfast one month? pic.twitter.com/1izELJruLl
— Claire Squires (@CLW4158) September 8, 2024
Welsh 3 peaks ☑️ our Josh smashed it in full kit and BA for two amazing charities @firefighters999 and @HywelDdaHB still time to donate and read our story https://t.co/zuhL0srNv5 pic.twitter.com/evZJz7cPcZ
— Jay Crouch (@Jayjaycrouchy) September 8, 2024
Crews from Warsop Fire Station completed the Mansfield 10K yesterday! It may have been wet, but it didn’t stop them! ☔🏃
Well done team 👏
There’s still time to get behind them and donate to the @firefighters999 ⬇️https://t.co/0A6qlCmyrN pic.twitter.com/DERjHqSqYp
— Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (@nottsfire) September 9, 2024
Firefighters Charity Lunch on Saturday 7th September. We were able to raise £1219 thank you to everyone who helped / supported and donated 🥰💜 @firefighters999 pic.twitter.com/KT7saQ3xKa
— Kayleigh McInnes (@KayleighMcInne2) September 9, 2024
Game day
Our open age side face @kent_police in their opening @ESFL20 @serveandprotect league fixture
📅 Tuesday 10th Sep
🆚 @kent_police
⏰ 14:00pm kick off
🏟 @OfficialWands
📍 Flamingo park BR7 6HL
🏆 @ESFL20 @serveandprotect @Awards_FC_ @firefighters999 @WalkandTalk999 pic.twitter.com/MbApCRsc7h— London Fire Brigade Football Club (@LFBfootballclub) September 10, 2024
Good luck to the team from Audlem Fire Station, who have begun their charity bike ride from Audlem to Harcombe House in Devon in memory of beloved Crew Manager Steve Fellows. They’re raising money for @firefighters999 and @braintumourrsch.
To donate 👉 https://t.co/btxaUz3nVC pic.twitter.com/8Upt0BztXf
— Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service (@CheshireFire) September 10, 2024
So excited to be @GatwickFRS @Gatwick_Airport with @airambulancekss as they climb 110 floors….. thank you from @firefighters999 🚒🔥 pic.twitter.com/KaNMa6xvdA
— Louise Furneaux ( FFC) (@louise_ffc_furn) September 10, 2024
🚒👏 On Saturday, Firefighters from Malpas completed a 5km ladder carry in a fantastic 1 hour 53 minutes.
The team is raising funds for @firefighters999 and @DementiaUK.
If you’d like to support the challenge 👇https://t.co/Cx6DuAaJ2a pic.twitter.com/YWjCJL9AfQ
— South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (@SWFireandRescue) September 10, 2024
Thanks to everyone who came down to the charity cricket match last week at Norton Oakes Cricket Club! 🏏
Norton came away victorious, despite an unbeaten 31 knock from our Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Andy Strelczenie.
It was a lot of fun and raised £500 for @firefighters999 🥳 pic.twitter.com/cmS1uLd1UL
— South Yorkshire Fire (@SYFR) September 11, 2024
👏 Thankyou as always for your amazing donations at our @SpeedQuizzing nights in @queens_lytham with @djpaulobrien
🚒 This month we’ve raised £105.00 for @firefighters999 @LancashireFRS @LythamFire
❤️ Thankyou. pic.twitter.com/LzXtVatrta
— Lytham Event Company (@LythamEvent) September 12, 2024
Thank-you to everyone who supported our Oundle Fire Station open-day last weekend. After a final count, over £1600 was raised for @firefighters999 Charity. Well done everyone!
Plans are already being made for another to be held next September! pic.twitter.com/vbadV3OPkK
— Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue (@northantsfire) September 12, 2024
🤝 Over the last year, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service has raised a staggering £166,297 for the Fire Fighters Charity @firefighters999!
This money has been raised due to the incredible efforts of the Service’s operational and support staff. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/VwKL4STdax
— Tân CGC / MAWW Fire (@mawwfire) September 13, 2024
Good Luck to @fire_scot FF Ruaridh, who is taking part in the Edinburgh @thekiltwalk in full fire fighting kit & breathing apparatus on Sunday, raising vital funds for @firefighters999 and on his birthday too👨🚒🎂.👏You can donate to Ruaridhs challenge here https://t.co/aJ8c42r34m
— LyndsayCampbellFFC (@lyndsay_ffc) September 13, 2024
Happy Friday! Tomorrow is Finchley Fire stations open day. These cakes, now decorated, will be sold to raise money for @firefighters999 . #guvnorswife #bakingday pic.twitter.com/31s5Y9s8F2
— Rebecca Lewington (@RebeccaLewi) September 13, 2024
Fantastic atmosphere yesterday at the @NlandFRS West Hartford Fire Station Open Day.
Lovely to see it so packed with families along supporting the event, raising money for @firefighters999
and learning about being safe with some really interesting demonstrations. pic.twitter.com/mtkTF6ys3o— Emma Foody MP (@efoody) September 15, 2024
Another ridiculously busy day at @BromleyLFB Beckenham open day! Thanks to all our visitors, especially our badge makers who gave very generously to the @firefighters999.
What a weekend! pic.twitter.com/fuyg1ivObL— Helen Rea (@helenamelia77) September 15, 2024
@JohnBuckley_717 is running the Robin Hood Half Marathon tomorrow in aid of the @firefighters999 🏃
We would be extremely grateful for any donations to this amazing charity 🔽https://t.co/JZIQj5imi1 pic.twitter.com/OyfC1fMq6e
— Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (@nottsfire) September 28, 2024
Not long until the Goose Fair is back!
As we do every year, we’ve got a stall raising money for The @firefighters999, so please come and see us!
If you’re heading to the Forest Recreation ground then have a great time! 🎡 https://t.co/gcGTGeAJlm
— Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (@nottsfire) September 16, 2024
LSO McKay,Bishopbriggs Green Watch and all personnel that supported the event,would like to pass our thanks and appreciation to partner agencies & members of the public that attended our open day .Your generosity helped to raise over £700 for charities including @firefighters999 pic.twitter.com/jKpr5S7ISq
— @Scotfire_EWDAB (@abewdhq) September 18, 2024
Nuneaton and Bedworth Mayor Cllr Bill Hancox and Mayoress Alderwoman Sheila Hancox were special guests at Nuneaton Fire Station’s annual open day. The event, hosted by @WarksFireRescue at Newtown Road station, raised more than £5,000 for the @firefighters999 charity. pic.twitter.com/Askeo8kh5T
— NBBC (@NBBCouncil) September 20, 2024
From April 2023 to April 2024 we have raised £80,861 for @firefighters999 👏
Thank you to everyone who has supported us and our fundraising events over the past year to raise this amazing amount of money.@CFO_Nottsfire pic.twitter.com/Iyq2btT6AN
— Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (@nottsfire) September 20, 2024
Yesterday @fire_scot Chief Officer & Trustee of @firefighters999, Ross Haggart & I were presented with a cheque for an astonishing £15,000 at @Th_Macallan, alongside @LSO_Highland Keith FS, @RobertsonTrust & @edringtoncomms. We are overwhelmed by your support. Thank You!👏🤩⬇️ pic.twitter.com/89WdYNmqa3
— LyndsayCampbellFFC (@lyndsay_ffc) September 25, 2024
.@Aico_Limited employees volunteered to support the Fire Fighters Charity, assisting with maintenance tasks at Jubilee House, the charity’s rehabilitation centre in Penrith.#ukhousing #socialhousing #communitynews #firesafety @firefighters999 https://t.co/O7FxD9XOAp
— Housing Digital (@housingdigital_) September 25, 2024
I want to say a MASSIVE thank you to everyone who donated!! I’ve completely smashed my target. Reached £607 for @firefighters999 and £774 for @DementiaUK
My heart is full 💛💛💛https://t.co/lAaVqNhKVv#firefamilychallenge #teamdementiauk pic.twitter.com/0C5URC5WmZ— Emma Perry (@emmaperry1989) September 25, 2024
@Brooklin2024 took on Scafell Pike to raise funds for @firefighters999 and conquered it despite the weather. Thank you so much for your support! pic.twitter.com/mOElRfTUbr
— Alex Byers FFC – NW & Yorks (@AlexByersFFC) September 27, 2024
My daughter will be selling cakes here that she bakes to raise money for the @firefighters999 ! Come along! 🍰🚒🔥 https://t.co/4mnznq3TfI
— Caz Bruce 😜 (@bruceyx) September 27, 2024
Blaze had a smashing day @_ukro yesterday! He saw many of his fav fire family folk – come down and see us today @firefighters999 @HantsIOW_fire @GunwharfQuays and the historic dockyard in Portsmouth 🚒🔥 pic.twitter.com/0tt6DRV5Wr
— Louise Furneaux ( FFC) (@louise_ffc_furn) September 28, 2024
Last night saw the @MAA_Charity Recognition Awards take place at @thenec 🏆.
We’re honoured to have won the ⭐ Star Award for outstanding fundraising in memory of Iain Hughes, raising over £80k for @MAA_Charity, @TheBHF and @firefighters999.
Thank you to everyone involved! 👏 pic.twitter.com/VYNpyrRoRt
— West Midlands Fire Service (@WestMidsFire) September 28, 2024
If your car is a little dusty or just in need of a little TLC… come down to Brandon fire station and meet your local firefighters 🚒 who will wash 🧽 your car and ensure it leaves sparkling for a donation to our amazing Firefighters Charity until 2pm today! @firefighters999 pic.twitter.com/gdW9zXes9q
— Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service (@SuffolkFire) September 28, 2024
Today @LancashireFRS and the @BlackburnRugby U14’s team completed a charity car wash at Hyndburn FS.
Fantastic effort, thank you to everyone who supported the event where we raised over £1000 to be split between @firefighters999 & @elhospice pic.twitter.com/kDSLTgcJ0K— Liam Wilson (@Liamwilson_LFRS) September 28, 2024
