The Fire Fighters Charity delivers 10,000 virtual consultations since start of pandemic
The Fire Fighters Charity is celebrating a significant milestone, having delivered more than 10,000 online video consultations to individuals in the fire services community – supporting them with their health and wellbeing – since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.…
The Fire Fighters Charity launches women’s health awareness programme
The Fire Fighters Charity has launched a month-long awareness programme focused on women’s health, to better inform women in the fire service – as well as families of personnel – about ways of improving their wellbeing, at work and at…
The Fire Fighters Charity launches 20th Anniversary Lottery Draw to mark two life changing decades for beneficiaries and winners
The Fire Fighters Charity is celebrating the 20-year anniversary of its Fire Fighters Lottery by adding 20 extra prizes to its November Draw. Anyone who enters will now be in with the chance of winning the Jackpot of £25,000; a…
Firefighters prepare to run London Marathon in full fire kit, in aid of The Fire Fighters Charity
Firefighters from across the UK are set to run this year’s London Marathon in full fire kit and heavy breathing apparatus sets, to raise funds for The Fire Fighters Charity. Luke Pritchard, who works for Kent Fire and Rescue Service,…
Britannia Fire donates £10K to The Fire Fighters Charity
Roger Carr, managing director of British patent-holding manufacturer, Britannia Fire – and the inventor of the world-leading P50 fire extinguisher – presented a £10,000 cheque to Group Manager Emyr Gough of Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, on behalf of The…
Firefighters’ epic Brecon Beacons challenge in memory of popular former colleague again a huge success
A team of Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue (HWFRS) firefighters and family supporters have continued the fundraising legacy of former colleague, Stu Crebbin, when they achieved the third Stu’s Phoenix Challenge on 9/10 July 2022. Stu died in March…
Innovative mental health boosting benches unveiled to mark Charity Patron’s Platinum Jubilee
The Fire Fighters Charity has unveiled specially planted trees, plaques and innovative soundscape benches at its three UK centres to mark the Platinum Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II, its Patron of 69 years. The Charity unfurled the bunting and…
EG Group donates more than £34K to The Fire Fighters Charity after four-month partnership
EG Group, a leading global petrol forecourt retail convenience operator, has donated £34,409 to The Fire Fighters Charity, after making it its first charity for 2022. Blackburn-based EG Group has been collecting donations on behalf of the Charity since the…
TV presenter Nick Knowles supports firefighters’ families with video of heart-warming children’s story
TV presenter Nick Knowles has leant his support to the families of UK firefighters by recording a video readthrough of The Wolf Was Not Sleeping, a heart-warming children’s story from The Fire Fighters Charity and children’s author Avril McDonald. Gifted…
Kent mum raises more than £7,500 for The Fire Fighters Charity, in memory of firefighter husband
A Kent mum has dedicated the last five years to raising money for The Fire Fighters Charity in her husband’s memory, after he died suddenly while at work. Nikki Haxton-Jones’ firefighter husband, Danny, passed away in July 2017, despite his…