Hi Team,
I work for an emergency service in CHCH. I have some stories to tell in regards to supporting an emergency service though such a huge emergency,
1st tip, You will NOT have enough spares, Laptops, Desktops, Phones, cellphones chargers, patch cables, network capacity, desk space, people. Never enough!
2nd tip, If you build it, they will come! Set up gear for a certain team, everyone will want to use it (see tip 1!).
3rd tip, Know where everything is coming from and going to. You thought you didnt have enough kit before. It will disappear. If you have an ability to track it through reporting back software or any other way ensure it is set up.
4th tip, While you build it, you will not sleep. If you have to move as we did you will have some fun quickly building new infrastructure!
Anyone else have anything else? I can and will add to this but it helps to get the ball rolling!