[QCWA Hotlist] 2019-016 - Steve Szabo, WB4OMM Recognized

[ve6afo at telus.net]

September 19, 2019

 From QCWA Headquarters

https://www.qcwa.org

QCWA Bulletin 2019-016 - Steve Szabo, WB4OMM Recognized By City Commission

The Quarter Century Wireless Association congratulates Life Member # 
32402 Steve Szabo, WB4OMM, former ARRL Northern Florida Section 
Manager, was recognized recently by the Daytona Beach city 
commissioners. "City Spotlight"

"Keeping our great community prepared and safe in emergency 
situations, knowledge and experience are vital, but it also takes a 
calm presence and a steady hand." Luckily for the City of Daytona 
Beach, it has Capt. Steve Szabo at the helm when it comes to 
emergency management. Planning year round for emergency incidents - 
whether natural or man-made - is a passion for this professional who 
works out of the Daytona Beach Police Department headquarters. 
Steve's love for emergencies began at 16 years old when he gained 
experience as an amateur radio operator. He started at the police 
department in 1981 and worked his way up into many leadership positions.

During his career he served as the city's night shift incident 
commander for the 1998 Wildfires and worked eight tornadoes and 21 
hurricanes. Most notably he was the city's emergency operations 
center director during hurricanes Charley, Frances and Jeanne in 
2004, Hurricane Wilma in 2005, the Christmas day tornado in 2006, 
Hurricane Matthew in 2016, Hurricane Irma in 2017 and Hurricane 
Dorian. He also actively contributes to the contingency planning for 
special events including seven presidential visits to the city. While 
we can't prevent disasters from happening, we can control how we 
respond to them, and the City of Daytona Beach is proud to have had 
Steve at the helm of emergency management all of these years 
protecting our residents."

Thanks ARRL ARES E-Letter

73,
Ken Oelke, VE6AFO
President, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.



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