I am pleased to announce that Robbie Creal (KG4HUF) has been appointed the new ARRL/ARS Emergency Coordinator (EC) for Flagler County, filling a vacancy which has been in existence for almost 12 months after the sudden departure of the former EC and DEC for Flagler County.

Robbie comes to the position with a career lifetime in emergency services, having recently retired as the Chief of the Flagler Beach Fire Department, and is well known to the Amateur community as well as local government officials. Robbie is also the primary coordinator for for the Flagler Skywarn program – administered by the National Weather Service, with participation from Amateur Radio, GMRS and citizen spotters. Flagler County is one of the most active Skywarn areas in the entire program, largely due to the work of Robbie and Bob Pickering (KB4RSY) from Flagler Emergency Services.

Reconstruction and revitalization of the Flagler ARES program will be Robbie’s #1 priority. Given his stature and the respect that he has earned amongst the amateur community and Flagler County officials, I am confident that he will quickly have his team at full capacity for the upcoming Hurricane Season.

As District Emergency Coordinator for Flagler and Volusia Counties, I encourage each of you to “pitch-in” and give Robbie your full support. He has a big job ahead of him – and he will need all of our individual and collective support.

Congratulations and my thanks to Robbie – our new Flagler County EC..!!

ML – 28-June-2010