Post Incident

85. The incident attracted local, regional and national media attention over the following days. Local politicians, leaders and Government offcials, including the Prime Minister, visited the scene.

86. It was anticipated that given the extensive media coverage during the incident, that there could be increased anxiety for residents in other

HRRBs, and therefore proactive reassurance messaging was initiated through GMFRS social media channels.

87. Due to the nature and complexity of the incident it attracted further interest from a range of external partners and organisations, such as 10 Downing Street, Home Offce, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), NFCC, and Building Research

Establishment (BRE). Further work is continuing with an aim to fully complete fre investigation and fre development research.

88. GMFRS’s Corporate Leadership Team (CLT) initiated a SIR to be carried out by the Operational Assurance Team.

89. Video footage of the incident from news and social media platforms,

GMFRS Air Unit (drone) and Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) from

GMFRS fre engines was collated.

90. Through December 2019 and January 2020 an Incident Command

Review, Strategic Debrief and Multi-Agency Debrief were conducted.

Concurrently, a full FI process was undertaken.