Deploying communications technology in a disaster environment is a challenge. Building a high capacity team equipped to do that effectively is also no small feat.

From Mosul to Mississippi, "Zero to Hero" is a real-life case study of building a disaster response comms support team. See how disaster support operations was grown from just an IT guy with duffel bag of equipment to a dedicated rapid deployment team. Hear lessons learned about the equipment, personnel, training, structure, and industry relationships that were built along the way.

Samaritan's Purse is an international disaster relief organization with a specialized disaster response communications team. This team is tasked with providing boots on the ground comms support of deployment operation on incidents where infrastructure is often damaged, inadequate or compromised.

Takeaway

-A behind the scenes look at building a rapid deployment communications support team.
-How to prepare and equip 'go anywhere, do anything support personnel for major disasters.
-Gain practical insight into mission driven equipment selection/configuration, staffing, and support structures.