The donation for the on-site area will have a hugely positive impact on wellbeing of the crew based there.
A Sussex fire station received a generous donation from its local Chandlers Building Supplies.
The Petworth branch of the builders merchants donated a range of building supplies to help build an on-site welfare area for the fire crew at Bognor Regis fire station.
James Hiller, Branch Manager of Chandlers Building Supplies in Petworth, has a personal connection to the fire station and helped arrange for the donation of building materials to enable the development of the project
Hillier, who served for over a decade in the service, said: "When I heard about plans for the welfare area, I wanted to support it. I know how important a space like this will become for the Bognor Regis fire team and how it will have a hugely positive impact on wellbeing of the crew there.
"As I have been part of the fire service for over 11 years, donating materials to this project really did feel important to me. Chandlers Building Supplies is very pleased to be able to have helped. The fire service team works so hard and is fundamental to protecting our local community. It goes some way to showing our appreciation for everything it does."
Research indicates that fire service personnel are more likely than the general population to experience something traumatic in their role. Projects like this aim to support healthy processing of such incidents allowing fire service staff and volunteers to reset their stress response, to file events as past, and to move on to the next job.
