Key Observations

19. The information offered in the report has been obtained from witness accounts from GMFRS personnel, and photographic evidence including such images obtained from open source material within the public domain.

20.Data sources used to produce this report are primarily from analysis of

GMFRS electronic records, data supplied by NWFC’s mobilising system, contemporaneous notes and decision logs and witness accounts including the debriefng of individuals and teams who attended the scene or supported the incident remotely.

21. Specifcally for readers of this report, a number of Key Observations are highlighted throughout where GMFRS feel there is value in sharing areas of refection. These Key Observations are refective of learning further validated by positive application prior, during and post the fre at The

Cube, but also refection on where GMFRS itself will seek improvement.

22. The report will offer at its close, a summary of actions identifed for

GMFRS based on the Key Observations offered within this report and gathered as part of GMFRS’s own investigations and analysis into the fre.

23. Where applicable, Key Observations and associated actions will be linked to other report recommendations where GMFRS feel this highlights an opportunity for increased learning. It is apparent that a number of observations in respect of The Cube are not new, and hence, there are existing recommendations in place which remain valid. Where applicable these have been openly and directly replicated or referenced for the purpose of enforcing prior opportunities for learning and improvement previously and / or independently identifed.