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[edit] Draft text for Peter Power (crisis management specialist)

Peter Power (born 1951 in the UK) is a former senior British police officer, and a regularly-quoted authority on the subjects of crisis management, business continuity and emergency management. Prior to joining the Police he spent three years in the Parachute Regiment Territorial Army.He frequently appears on UK television - especially on BBC News 24 - talking about subjects related to crisis management and terrorism.[1][2] He also advises several organisations on critical infrastructure.

[edit] Police career

Power joined the London Metropolitan Police in 1971, and rose to the rank of superintendent. He was involved in several major events in capital, including the 1981 Brixton riot while a sergeant with the controversial Special Patrol Group,[3] the 1984 Libyan Embassy Siege, the 1984 fire on the London Underground's Victoria line while an inspector[4], and the 1987 King's Cross fire[5]. Whilst attached to the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch he designed a series of counter terrorist Improvised Explosive Device mnemonics. In 1985 was the primary author of the Gold Silver Bronze command structure, now used by the emergency services throughout the United Kingdom. He moved to Dorset Police in 1990, where he was a superintendent in command of a sub-division in the west of the county, and retired in September 1993.

[edit] Private sector career

Since 1995 Power has run a UK-based private sector company working in the crisis management field. He is quoted in the UK Government Cabinet Office's Guide on Integrated Emergency Management and is the author of many other advice guidebooks, including the original UK government (DTI) booklet Preventing Chaos in a Crisis. He is a Special Advisor to a number of key organisations, including the Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness,[6] and the Business Continuity (BC) Institute London Forum, and the editorial board of Continuity Professional magazine in the USA. He is listed in the UK as an expert witness on websites such as X-Pro Registered expert,[7], and is a leading member of several industry groups including the business continuity institute. He is a Fellow of numerous industry associations, and a member of the Guild of Freemen of the City of London.

[edit] References

  1. ^ BBC - Preparing for a crisis
  2. ^ BBC - Discussing the impact of terrorism on London
  3. ^ BBC - Brixton Riots
  4. ^ Leading passengers to safety. BBC - Victoria Line underground fire 23 November 1984
  5. ^ BBC - Organising forward command. Kings Cross 18 November 1987
  6. ^ Peter Power biography at CCEP
  7. ^ Profile at www.xproexperts.co.uk

[edit] External links

[[Category:Metropolitan Police officers|Power, Peter]] [[Category:Disaster preparedness in the United Kingdom|Power, Peter]]