Charity hat-trick for Chatteris firefighters

04/04/2024

Chatteris firefighters have thanked their local community for continued support as they scooped The Fire Fighters Charity Bag It and Bank It competition for third year running.

The competition sees fire stations around the country compete to see who can raise the most through donations of textiles to their clothing banks throughout January.

More than four tonnes of textiles were donated at the yellow clothing bins at Chatteris Fire Station, generating more than £900 for the charity. This was enough to scoop first prize for the third successive year, completing an impressive hat-trick. 

This year saw the competition reach record breaking success with over £100k raised for The Fire Fighters Charity in January across the UK, with almost 1,000 stations taking part.

Firefighter Jack James, the station’s charity representative said: “Everyone at the station would like to thank the local community for their continued support and generosity year on year. The charity provides vital support to firefighters and their families across the UK.”

The crew was presented with their award by representatives from The Fire Fighters Charity at a recent drill night.

Kevin Biles, Sales Manager for the charity said: “I’ve been overwhelmed by the support we’ve received this year for our Bag it and Bank it campaign, from both our fire services community and members of the public. This total is a result of all your hard work and the funds raised will make such a difference.”

Chatteris Fire Station is one of 20 stations in Cambridgeshire that is crewed solely by on-call firefighters. On-call firefighters are not based at a fire station, they will often have other jobs, or family commitments and carry a pager and respond to emergency incidents as and when they happen. When they are on-call they may be at home, working for themselves or for a nearby company, or out in their local community (staying within a five-minute travel time of the fire station).

We are always looking to recruit on-call firefighters, so if you are interested in finding out more, visit our Careers section.