the inquiry on Wednesday he said: "My feeling was, and is, that many firefighters joined the service to take risks, to help save lives where possible. "The risk-adverse approach demonstrated on the night does not reflect this and I feel our moral obligation to the public should be considered, not just policy and procedure."Mr Mottram, two months after the attack in July, 2017, was asked to fill in the debrief questionnaire, the inquiry was told."I can honestly say that I can't think of any aspect of the incident that went well," he said in it.Mr Mottram said firefighters felt ashamed and embarrassed at the response."Stop being so risk averse," he wrote in a recommendations section of the questionnaire, the inquiry heard.Get the latest.
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