I am a Firefighter for the Suffolk Fire and Rescue service and will be undertaking a standard 20m bleep test (pass mark level 8.8) on the hour every hour for 12 hours on October 19th 2020.

I have previously served in the Royal Navy as a Marine Engineer on nuclear submarines and have developed a strong team player ethos over my career. 

The first couple (maybe only the first) should be comfortable, however a few tests in I will need the power that comes from you guys - every single donation, no matter how big or small, will push me in the right direction. I am not a long distance runner, I honestly don't enjoy running as much as I should so this will take some encouragement and mental strength. 

The Fire Fighters charity is one that has always been there for my family. Both my father and brother served as firefighters at the same station as I am now currently serving and having had the charity behind them ready to pick them up has been amazing. 

I will keep a log of my training progress over the next few months either through my Garmin page or Strava. Please feel free to follow me to keep up to date - Just enter Joshua Finbow into either to connect. 

Please help me help my brothers and sisters in the Fire service and donate to this cause. 

I can guarantee it will be worth every single penny. 

Thank you so much in advance!

About The Fire Fighter Charity

The Fire Fighters Charity offers specialist lifelong support for members of the UK’s fire services community, empowering individuals to achieve mental, physical and social well being throughout their lives.

Through the provision of personalised support, tailored to the specific needs of each of its beneficiaries, its expert teams deliver the right support, in the right way, in the right place and at the right time to ensure the best long-term results for everyone they work with.

Whatever their reason for coming to the Charity – whether they are injured, recovering from an illness, suffering from stress or anxiety – their teams take the time to understand each person’s mental, physical and social needs.

Thereafter, the Charity works with each of its beneficiaries to design a pathway of support that could include community-based support, further advice and information, a stay at one of its residential centres or a combination of options. The aim, however, is always the same; to help people move forward positively in their lives.

To ensure the Charity can do this for over 5,000 people a year and to meet the £9m cost of operating its support services, it is dependent on regular donations from fire and rescue service personnel, past and present, as well as the general public.