A cause close to home
The Fire Fighters Charity cares for the UK's fire family, the people who run towards danger so the rest of us don't have to. We're proud to help you stand behind them.
Who they are
In their own words, they're the UK fire family's charity, providing timely clinical care and wellbeing support to members of the UK's fire services and their families.
The Fire Fighters Charity is the UK's leading provider of services that enhance quality of life for serving and retired fire service personnel and their families. Their support runs from physical rehabilitation, recuperation and nursing through to mental and emotional wellbeing, welfare and financial advice, online courses in their Wellbeing Hub, and time at one of their three centres in Devon, Cumbria and West Sussex.
It reaches the whole fire and rescue community, whatever someone's role, along with their spouses, families and dependants. With no government funding, every bit of it depends on the generosity of supporters.
Devon, Cumbria and West Sussex, for rehabilitation, recuperation and rest.
Serving and retired personnel of every role, plus their families and dependants.
No government funding, so donations and fundraising keep the services running.
Why it matters to us
Our founder is a serving on-call firefighter. We know first-hand what the fire service asks of people, and what it means to have somewhere to turn when the job takes its toll.
Atlas Printing was built around treating people fairly and looking after them properly, values that come straight from time spent in the fire service. So the charity that cares for the fire family is one we hold close, and one we wanted to use our small corner of the internet to help.
Supporting good causes is something we already do. We run Designed by Bristol, a charity design competition raising money and awareness for The Ambulance Staff Charity, because we believe a business should give something back to the community it's part of.
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How much do you really know about the pressures facing firefighters? Six quick questions, with the real facts behind each one.
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The toll of the job
The fire service is one of the most demanding jobs there is, and the people who do it carry a heavy load. These are some of the realities the charity helps people through.
Most dangerous job in the UK
A study found firefighting has the highest injury rate of all high-risk public sector roles, with around 47,000 injuries recorded over five years.
Source: Health & Safety TimesAttacked while trying to help
Crews lose working time to assaults by members of the public. London Fire Brigade alone lost 372 working days to assault-related absence in the figures reported.
Source: FSMWhy you should care
Real people the charity has stood beside. These are their own words, shared by The Fire Fighters Charity. Read the full stories on their site.
The whole fire family
When the charity talks about the fire family, it includes the UK's on-call firefighters, people held to the same standard as their wholetime colleagues, who do it around another full-time job entirely.
An on-call firefighter is trained and assessed to the same competence as a wholetime firefighter. The difference is everything around it. They hold down a separate full-time job, then carry a pager through the evenings, the nights and the weekends, ready to drop everything and turn out the moment it sounds.
It means broken sleep, cancelled plans and time given up that most people keep for themselves and their families. They train, they stay ready, and they answer, not as a side hobby, but to the same standard the public relies on from any firefighter. It is, in effect, two demanding jobs held at once.
This part of the fire family is one we know from the inside. Atlas Printing's founder is a serving on-call firefighter, so we've seen first-hand what the role asks of people, and why a charity that looks after the whole fire community matters so much.
Trained and assessed to the same competence as full-time firefighters.
The role is carried on top of separate full-time work and family life.
On call through nights and weekends, ready to turn out at no notice.
How you can help
Every one of these goes directly to The Fire Fighters Charity. If you can spare anything, even a little makes a difference to someone in the fire community.
A one-off gift or a regular donation helps fund the charity's clinical care and wellbeing services.
Donate nowTake on a challenge or hold an event, from the National Car Wash to something of your own.
Get involvedIf you're part of the fire community and need help, the charity is there for you and your family.
Find supportA range of personalised gifts, toys, clothing, homeware and accessories. All sales help support the charity.
Go to shopIf you've got a moment and a few pounds to spare, the charity will put it straight to work for the people who look after us all.
Donate to The Fire Fighters CharityFAQ
A few things people often ask about The Fire Fighters Charity. Please double-check each answer against the charity's current website before publishing.
The whole UK fire and rescue community, serving and retired personnel whatever their role, along with their spouses, families and dependants.
From physical rehabilitation, recuperation and nursing to mental and emotional wellbeing, welfare and financial advice, online courses through their Wellbeing Hub, and stays at one of their three centres.
They have three centres across the UK, in Devon, Cumbria and West Sussex, offering rehabilitation, recuperation and rest.
It receives no government funding, so it depends entirely on donations and fundraising from supporters to keep its services running.
If you're part of the fire community and need help, you can contact the charity directly. Their Support Line is 0800 389 8820, or visit firefighterscharity.org.uk to find support for you and your family.
You can donate, fundraise through a challenge or event, or shop with the charity. Every contribution goes directly to The Fire Fighters Charity and supports the fire family.
