The Fire Fighters Charity has supported the fire and rescue service community for 77 years. Help us make sure they’re here for the next 77.
Fundraising in Cornwall
In the past year, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service have helped to raise £64,132.46 for The Fire Fighters Charity.
All of our upcoming events will be:
- Advertised on the Service events page
- Shared across our social media accounts.
- Promoted from on our JustGiving Team page.
We welcome anyone that would like to fundraise in Cornwall for The Fire Fighters Charity and join / link your fundraiser to our JustGiving Team page. If you would like any help with linking your fundraiser to our page, please email us at infohub@fire.cornwall.gov.uk.
About the charity
Every year, thousands of firefighters are injured whilst protecting the public. Every day in the UK, firefighters are called to incidents, putting their lives on the line. Often sustaining physical injuries whilst carrying out their duties.
The Fire Fighters Charity is here for all fire service personnel during their times of need. The charity helps thousands of individuals every year by providing:
- Pioneering treatment
- Rehabilitation
- Counselling and more
How you can help
Donate your old clothes
Every year, The Fire Fighters Charity raises over £600,000 from this recycling scheme. With the help of your donations we can continue to increase this figure.
If you're having a spring clean in your wardrobe, see if we have a community fire station near you in Cornwall and donate them to us!
What you can donate in the clothes bank :
- Adult and children’s clothing
- Socks
- Coats
- Underwear
- Paired shoes
- Handbags
- Linen
Please NO bric-a-brac, plastic, toys or electrical items please.
| Location of clothes bank | Amount raised | Weight of clothing |
| Callington | £286 | 1,289kg |
| Falmouth | £184 | 838kg |
| Fowey | £127 | 576kg |
| Liskeard | £1,480 | 6,729kg |
| Looe | £401 | 1,822kg |
| Lostwithiel | £468 | 2,129kg |
| Mullion | £230 | 1,046kg |
| Penzance | £402 | 1,829kg |
| Perranporth | £291 | 1,321kg |
| Polruan | £302 | 1,375kg |
| Saltash | £327 | 1,487kg |
| St. Austell | £285 | 1,297kg |
| St. Columb | £388 | 1,764kg |
| St.Ives | £958 | 4,353kg |
| Tolvaddon | £344 | 1,562kg |
| Torpoint | £1,494 | 6,790kg |
| Wadebridge | £1,485 | 6,749kg |
| Total | £9,451.95 | 42,963.46kg |
Attend a station car wash
The National Car Wash is the Charity's largest national fundraising event of the year. It involves fire stations throughout the UK washing the nation’s cars, in exchange for a donation.
The event also gives firefighters the opportunity to meet their community and share safety campaigns.
All car wash events will be added to the events web page and shared across our social media accounts.
