FIRE service staff across Hampshire have collected more than 200 items of clothing and equipment to donate to Ukraine. 

Firefighters and support staff from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have packed and loaded the kit. 

Among the college is 62 pairs of gloves, 96 pairs of boots, 50 helmets, 25 reels of cable and 38 lights. 

Daily Echo:

It comes as UK charity, FIRE AID and International Development (FIRE AID), and the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) have been co-ordinating donations of more than 5,000 items of fire and rescue equipment and PPE to be sent in convoy to the country.

The equipment is aimed at helping to support firefighters on the front line. 

The deployment of the 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. 

The JustGiving page is justgiving.com/campaign/KeepUkraineFireFightersSafe.