Humberside Fire & Rescue staff have raised £23,161 so far this year for The Fire Fighters Charity.
Fire Stations and teams across the Service have organised a variety of events and activities to support the charity.
The Fire Fighters Charity provides vital physical, mental health and wellbeing support to serving and retired members of the fire and rescue community and their families.
Fire Station Open Days include:
- The hugely successful Peaks Lane Firefighters Fete, which brought in a remarkable £12,000
- Brough Fire Station’s Open Day raising £1,220
- Calvert Lane Fire Station’s Open Day adding £1,442
- Scunthorpe Fire Station’s Open Day contributing £1,114
- Pocklington Fire Station’s Open Day adding a further £344.31
- Preston Fire Station’s Open Day raised £572
Other events raised:
- Withernsea Fire Station’s friendly RNLI vs Fire Station challenge, which brought in £602
- Beverley Fire Station’s 10k run added another £979
- Barton Fire Station’s Barton Bike Night, which raised £319
- Scunthorpe Fire Station’s Coffee Morning with £178
Staff have also taken on personal challenges to boost the fundraising total even further. They include taking part in:
- Great North Run, raising £371
- Manchester Marathon raising £310
- Hull 10K in Fire Kit raising £2180
- Ultra Marathon raising £715
With more fundraising still to come, the final total is expected to rise further.
