Health & Wellbeing Community & Social Justice 2025
Fire Fighters Charity

Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25

The Fire Fighters Charity provides physical, mental and financial support to the UK fire services community — serving firefighters, control room staff and their families. Their 2024/25 Annual Report covers a record year with 10,267 people supported (up 7%), rising demand driven by increasing incident complexity and declining sector resourcing, and the charity's commitment to evidence-led, personalised, preventative care.

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📋About

Physical health rehabilitation; mental health and psychological support (including Crisis Line); financial assistance; residential retreats at Jubilee House; outreach support to fire personnel unable to travel; wellbeing programmes; family support; partnership services with Fire and Rescue Services across UK; chaplaincy (including first female Buddhist Fire Chaplain) Custom geography from upload: UK

📊Key Metrics

10,267 people supported in 2024/25 — a 7% increase on the previous year Key Metric 1
Growing demand driven by declining firefighter numbers, increasing major incidents (wildfires, flooding) and rising complexity of physical and mental health need Key Metric 2
Royal Patron: His Majesty The King; registered charity in England, Wales, Scotland and Isle of Man Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 10,267 fire service personnel and families supported in 2024/25 — the highest ever recorded by the charity
  • Demand continues to rise as firefighter numbers decline under funding pressures and complexity of health and wellbeing need increases alongside growing major incident workload from climate-related events
  • Chief Executive Sherine Wheeler committed to evidence-based service development focused on prevention and early intervention — reducing long-term health pressures on the fire community

📍Geography

UK-Wide

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