I am delighted to announce that Follow That Fire Engine has another fantastic new partner and supporter.
nuun Active Hydration have donated 16 tubes of nuun and 24 water bottles. Read more →
I am delighted to announce that Follow That Fire Engine has a fantastic new sponsor and supporter.
MAGNUM Boots owned by Hi-Tec have incredibly donated a pair of top of the range Magnum Stealth 8.0 boots for the entire crew of 24. Read more →
So maybe, just possibly, the last blog was a bit heavy?! It’s now 3 weeks till the swim, so, it isn’t going to be easy, but i’ll try and lighten the mood!
Guy’s swim is due to take place this Friday though we don’t know for sure as the actual swim day is very much weather dependent. He spoke to the channel pilot today (Reg) and apparently the winds might be a little strong until the weekend. But all the months of training seem to be reaching a climax very quickly!
Follow That Fire Engine would like to thank Nicola Will, and students on the National Diploma in Art and Design course, for their hard work, dedication and creative genius. Thanks to them, the Follow That Fire Engine shop now hosts some very cool and funky new T-shirt designs. If you want to look good this summer, there’s no excuse, you know where to go… http://www.followthatfireengine.com/news/shop/
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For Sally Stevens, mum of James Stevens (Stage 3 Beijing to Vientane), when it comes to raising money for Follow That Fire Engine the sky is the limit. Read more →
FTFE Crew spent a weekend in Herefordshire and attended the Surviving Adventure™ course donated and run by one of our integral supporters and sponsors, Prometheus Medical Limited www.prometheusmed.com.
Quite simply put FTFE crew were equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence to potentially make a difference in a life and death situation, not only on the expedition but in their day to day lives. It was a bespoke two day course, and gave those individuals with little or no medical experience (most of us!), the confidence and understanding to react and manage an emergency medical situation when travelling off the beaten track or in a remote environment.
It was high energy and very ‘hands on’ and, once theinitial lectures were complete, the course progressed to a series of fully realistic exercises. Every lecture and scenario was presented and run by a medic, mountaineer or former Special Forces member who has encountered such a scenario first hand.
Attending the Spirit of Fire awards last Friday proved to be one of the most humbling experiences of my life. Hosted in the Bobby Moore Room at Wembley stadium, it was attended by an assortment of amazing people coming together to celebrate and recognise bravery within the fire services community.
Given the challenges I’m facing in the coming months several people have said it would be good to start a blog on our site. Two weeks ago I took part in the lanzarote ironman along with Paul, Ross, Tom and Mark. Four weeks from now I’m going to swim the english channel.
Relive the UK and Ireland 360 tour. It was a wonderful chance to see first hand where the money we raise will be going. Martha passed with flying colours, our bums and backs didn’t though. Man it is a bumpy ride and this is the UK and Ireland ! Ouch. It was also a good reminder of how incredibly awesome our country it is. We really are lucky.
Bringing Martha back to her spiritual home is quite an honour after what has been a hugely successful UK 360 tour.
