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<\/p>\nA firefighter and his family have been with little more than the clothes on their back, following a heartbreaking fire at their home<\/p>\n
Phil Morris, Group Manager at Brecon Fire Service(Image: Phil Morris \/ LinkedIn)<\/p>\n
A Welsh firefighter who has spent his career rushing to help people on the worst days of their lives has now found himself facing that same nightmare after a devastating fire tore through his family home.<\/p>\n
Brecon fire station has issued a statement detailing what happened in a serious domestic blaze on Wednesday (August 19) night, where their own Group Manager, Phil Morris, and his family lived.<\/p>\n
According to the fire station, the blaze has robbed the family of almost everything, with their home and possessions devastated. They are now facing the daunting task of rebuilding their lives with little more than the clothes they had with them.<\/p>\n
In a statement issued to social media, Brecon Fire Station said it was a call “none of us ever expected to receive”.<\/p>\n
“As firefighters, we\u2019re used to being the ones who turn up when somebody is having one of the worst days of their life,” the organisation said. “We go in, do everything we can to help and try to make a terrible situation that little bit better.<\/p>\n
“But when that call is for one of your own, it really hits home.”<\/p>\n
Brecon Fire Station further highlighted how Mr Morris has devoted much of his life and career to the Fire and Rescue Service, helping others in moments of crisis, adding that he has been an “inspiration to so many” and an “incredible fire officer, colleague and friend”.<\/p>\n
Now, the firefighters who have stood alongside him throughout his career are determined to stand alongside him and his family. For the biggest stories in Wales first sign up to our daily newsletter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n A JustGiving fundraiser has been launched by the community to help ease some of the immediate pressure facing the family. It is hoped that the money raised will help provide essential items and support as they begin the difficult process of finding their feet again and rebuilding what has been lost. So far, the page has already raised over \u00a322,000.<\/p>\n The page reads: “For a family, a home is so much more than four walls. It\u2019s where children grow, birthdays and holidays are celebrated, meals are shared, and precious family memories are made. To suddenly lose that sense of home, comfort, and security is something no family should have to face alone.<\/p>\n “As they begin the overwhelming process of putting their lives back together, we would love to show them just how much their community cares. We are raising money to help with clothing, food, temporary accommodation, everyday essentials, and the many unexpected costs they will face in the weeks and months ahead.<\/p>\n “No donation is too small. Every pound raised will help this family find their feet again and begin rebuilding a safe and loving home.”<\/p>\n Brecon Fire Station further added: “When someone has spent their life helping others, hopefully we can now come together and return some of that kindness.”<\/p>\n A link to the donation page can be found here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Get daily breaking news<\/strong> updates on your phone by joining our WhatsApp community here<\/a>. We occasionally treat members to special offers, promotions and ads from us and our partners. See our Privacy Notice<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A firefighter and his family have been with little more than the clothes on their back, following a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1164201,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5010],"tags":[23365,748,12264,4884,16,15,1764],"class_list":["post-1164200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wales","tag-brecon","tag-britain","tag-fires","tag-great-britain","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-wales"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117142873880472904","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1164200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1164201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1164200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1164200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1164200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}