Fire services across the UK are donating thousands of items of kit and equipment to be sent to Ukraine to support firefighters on the frontline.
UK charity, FIRE AID and International Development (FIRE AID), and the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) are co-ordinating donations of more than 5,000 items of fire and rescue equipment and PPE which will be sent in convoy to Ukraine.
Firefighters and support staff from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) – including members of our Urban Search and Rescue team – have packed and loaded kit that is now ready to join the convoy.
HIWFRS has donated equipment and protective clothing including 62 pairs of gloves, 96 pairs of boots, 50 helmets, 25 reels of cable and 38 lights.
The deployment of these donations is being supported by funding from the Home Office, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and the FIA Foundation, as well as through a public appeal via JustGiving – justgiving.com/campaign/KeepUkraineFireFightersSafe
